Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/April 21
Events
- 1898 - At Baker Bowl, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam in his first Major League at bat.
- 1934 - Washington Senators catcher Moe Berg sets an American League record by playing in his 117th consecutive game without an error.
- 1955 - At Ebbets Field, the Brooklyn Dodgers sets a Major League record with their 10th consecutive victory from the start of the season.
- 1961 - The Minnesota Twins play their first home game, losing to the new expansion team Washington Senators, 5 - 3.
- 1966 - The Chicago Cubs trade Bob Buhl and Larry Jackson for Ferguson Jenkins, Adolfo Phillips, and John Herrnstein.
- 1967 - After 737 consecutive games, the Los Angeles Dodgers were rained out for the first time since moving to Los Angeles.
- 1972 - The Texas Rangers play the first home game in franchise history.
- 1982 - The Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 4 - 3 for their 13th straight victory.
- 1994 - Cleveland Indians first baseman Eddie Murray hits home runs from both sides of the plate in a game for the 11th time in his career, breaking the record set by Mickey Mantle.
- 2002 - Atlanta Braves infielder Rafael Furcal hits three triples in a game to tie the modern Major League record.
- 2007 - The Philadelphia Phillies turned a triple play against the Cincinnati Reds.
Births
- 1855 - Hardy Richardson, infielder (d. 1931)
- 1863 - Germany Smith, infielder (d. 1927)
- 1887 - Joe McCarthy, Hall of Fame manager (d. 1978)
- 1894 - Charlie Maisel, catcher (d. 1953)
- 1902 - Lefty Weinert, pitcher (d. 1973)
- 1906 - Ken Strong, minor league outfielder (d. 1978)
- 1913 - Bert Hogg, infielder (d. 1973)
- 1918 - Jack Brewer, pitcher (d. 2003)
- 1919 - Stan Rojek, infielder (d. 1997)
- 1935 - Mack Burk, catcher
- 1937 - Gary Peters, pitcher; All-Star
- 1938 - Bill Berrier, minor league outfielder
- 1941 - Dick Green, infielder
- 1947 - Al Bumbry, outfielder; All-Star
- 1950 - Greg Harts, pinch hitter
- 1957 - Jesse Orosco, pitcher; All-Star
- 1962 - Les Lancaster, pitcher
- 1963 - Ken Caminiti, infielder; All-Star (d. 2004)
- 1966 - Chris Donnels, infielder
- 1972 - Keith Williams, outfielder
- 1973 - Kevin Brown, catcher
- 1974 - Cliff Brumbaugh, outfielder
- 1975 - Carlos Castillo, pitcher
- 1975 - Aquilino López, pitcher
- 1977 - Kip Wells, pitcher
- 1978 - Jack Taschner, pitcher
- 1979 - Terry Tiffee, infielder
- 1980 - Jeff Keppinger, infielder
- 1981 - Ronny Paulino, catcher
Deaths
- 1907 - Nat Hicks, catcher, manager (b. 1845)
- 1921 - Tom O'Brien, infielder (b. 1860)
- 1923 - Joe Ellick, outfielder, manager (b. 1854)
- 1947 - Steamer Flanagan, outfielder (b. 1881)
- 1952 - Larry LeJeune, outfielder (b. 1885)
- 1959 - Don Black, pitcher (b. 1916)
- 1962 - Bill Norman, outfielder, manager (b. 1910)
- 1965 - Steve Biras, infielder (b. 1922)
- 1965 - Jock Somerlott, infielder (b. 1882)
- 1968 - Fred Applegate, pitcher (b. 1879)
- 1980 - Ray Dobens, pitcher (b. 1906)
- 1980 - Joe Page, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1917)
- 1987 - Haruyasu Nakajima, NPB outfielder; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1910)
- 1990 - Johnny Beazley, pitcher (b. 1918)
- 1991 - Dick Weik, pitcher (b. 1927)
- 1993 - Hal Schumacher, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1910)
- 2001 - Sandy Ullrich, pitcher (b. 1921)
- 2001 - Hal White, pitcher (b. 1919)
- 2002 - Sam Dente, infielder (b. 1922)