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June 18, 1979 Dave Kingman launches Homerun vs Dodgers
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Radio broadcast from June 12 1939 when the Baseball Hall of Fame first opened. 
 

 On May 8, 1968, Catfish Hunter of the Oakland A’s pitches a perfect game against the Minnesota Twins. Hunter’s perfect game is the first in the American League during the regular season in 46 years, when White Sox right-hander Charlie Robertson, who accomplished the feat against Detroit in 1922.
Don Larsen had pitched a perfect game in the 1956 World Series.

He strikes out 11, including Harmon Killebrew three times, and drives in three of the A’s four runs, the other coming on a two-out, bases-loaded walk to 1B Danny Cater in the 8th inning. Only 6,298 fans are in attendance.

1968 | Catfish Hunter | Danny Cater | Harmon Killebrew | May 8 | Minnesota Twins | Oakland A's

On May 4, 1975, At 12:32pm at Candlestick Park, Bob Watson of the Houston Astros scores the one millionth run in major league history. Watson scores the run on Milt May’s three-run homer, as part of the Astros’ 8-6 loss to the San Francisco Giants in the first game of a doubleheader. He scored seconds ahead of Dave Concepción of the Cincinnati Reds, playing in a different game in another city, to earn the distinction.
Learn More about the teams, players, ball parks and events that happened on this date in history just click the tags! 1975 | Bob Watson | Candlestick Park | Dave Concepcion | Houston Astros | May 4 | Milt May | San Francisco Giants

Today’s classic moment features the San Francisco giants and the Milwaukee Braves on April 30 1961.  
The Say Hey Kid Willie Mays ties the Major League Record of 4 Homeruns in a Single Game at County Stadium.
Special note –  I am going to play the news reel and some game audio of his 4 homeruns and then have Mays himself talk a little about his amazing career.

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April 28, 1965 Mets announcer Lindsay Nelson calls the game from the Dome's ceiling
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