Feat | Player |
1932 - Hit much debated 'called shot' home run for the Yankees over the Cubs | |
1938 - Only player to throw consecutive no-hitters | |
1939 - Proclaimed himself the 'luckiest man on the face of the earth' at his retirement | |
1941 - Last player to hit over .400, going 6 for his last 8 at bats to end at .406 | |
1947 - First African-American MLB player of the modern era with the Dodgers | |
1951 - Hit the walk-off homer 'Shot Heard Round the World' which clinched NL pennant for Giants | |
1954 - Nicknamed 'The Catch', he caught an over-the-shoulder fly ball to center field in game 1 of the World Series | |
1956 - Pitched the only perfect game in World Series history | |
1960 - Hit only game-winning home run in game 7 of the World Series | |
1961 - Broke the 34 year old single-season home run record with 61 home runs | |
1971 - First Negro League player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame | |
1977 - Known as Mr. October, hit 3 home runs in World Series game 6. | |
1978 - Yankee who is the bane of Red Sox fans for hitting 3-run home run in the AL East tie-breaker game | |
1985 - Broke Ty Cobb's all time hit record with his 4,192 hit | |
1986 - Let winning hit go through his legs in Game 6 of the World Series | |
1988 - Pinch hit the walk-off home run for the Dodgers in World Series game 1 | |
1991 - Throws his 7th no hitter with the Texas Rangers | |
1991 - Hit walk-off home run in bottom of the 11th for the Twins in World Series game 6 | |
1995 - Starts 2,131st consecutive game to break the record | |
1998 - Ended the season with 70 and 66 single season home runs, breaking easily the 38 year old record | |