A day after allowing five runs in the ninth inning of Game 1 of the doubleheader against the Cardinals, right-hander Alexis ...

1939 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees did not play against the Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium, ending at 2,130 his streak of consecutive games. Gehrig never played again. Babe Dahlgren took his ...

The Cincinnati Reds optioned former closer Alexis Diaz to Triple-A Louisville and called up reliever Luis Mey. Diaz started the season on the injured list and has struggled since his return. The ...

1975 — Bob Watson of the Houston Astros, sensing baseball history, raced around the bases on Milt May’s home run and crossed the plate at Candlestick Park in time to score major league baseball’s 1 ...