April 8

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Contents

1 Events
- 1.1 1974
2 Debuts
- 2.1 1911
- 2.2 1963
- 2.3 1975
- 2.4 1991
3 Births
- 3.1 1954
4 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] 1974

Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run breaking Babe Ruth's career home run record.

[edit] Debuts

[edit] 1911

The Harvard Club of New York City plays its first squash tournament.

[edit] 1963

Pete Rose made his MLB debut for the Cincinnati Reds.

[edit] 1975

Frank Robinson of the Cleveland Indians became first black manager of a major league baseball team.

[edit] 1991

Mike Timlin made his MLB debut for the Toronto Blue Jays. He worked 1.1 scoreless innings to finish the game in a 6-2 loss against the Boston Red Sox.
Darryl Kile makes his Major League debut for the Houston Astros.

[edit] Births

[edit] 1954

MLB Hall-of-Famer Gary Carter was born in California.

[edit] Deaths

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