This Day in Baseball - The Daily Rewind
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April 9, 1981 Fernando Valenzuela was forced to start opening day for the Dodgers as Jerry Reuss injured himself 24 hours before the game.
Fernando would unleash the second greatest pitching streak in baseball history and turn the Dodger fan base upside down with is incredible performance.
As Vin Scully would say it was like a religious experience to see what he did.
September 13 - Mays hits 500th!
September 12 - Yaz Collects 3000 hit
September 11 Berra ties record
World Series Ace Stan Coveleski
September 10 - Pedro Martinez is brilliant in New York
September 9 - Koufax is perfect
September 8 Todd Hundley joins Mickey Mantle
September 7 - Boston Massacre
September 6 Cal Ripken, Jr. plays in his 2,131st consecutive game to surpass Lou Gehrig
September 5 McGwire slugs his 60th home run
September 4 - Ron Guidry wins 20th
September 3 - Pedro Martinez punchesout his 3000th batter
September 2 Dave Stieb gets his no hitter
September 1 Tom Seaver sets strikeout record
August 31 - The Bagwell trade
August 30 - Stengel begins and ends on the same day
August 29 - Ruth Suspended
August 28 Boston Red Sox sign free agent Ken “Hawk” Harrelson
August 27 Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brock’s single-season stolen base record
August 26 Dan Bankhead becomes the first black pitcher in major league history
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