Baseball Today

April 14

1967: Boston rookie Bill Rohr lost a nohit bid in his first major league start when Elston Howard singled in the ninth inning for the New York Yankees' only hit in a 30 loss to the Red Sox.

1969: The first major league game outside the United States was played in Montreal's Jarry Park with the Expos defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 87.

1999: John Franco struck out the side in the ninth inning of the New York Met's 41 win over the Florida Marlins, becoming only the second pitcher to reach 400 career saves.

1999: Jose Canseco became the 28th player in major league history to reach the 400 home run plateau. He hit a 386foot shot in the third inning of Tampa Bay's 76 loss to Toronto.

2001: The Cincinnati Reds set a modern National League record by scoring in their 175th consecutive game by shutting out the New York Mets 10.

2005: Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield got into a brief scuffle with a fan along the rightfield fence at Fenway Park during New York's game against the Boston Red Sox.

1910: William Howard Taft became the first U. S. president to throw out the first ball at a baseball opener, making the ceremonial toss in Washington.

1910: Chicago's Frank Smith pitched a onehitter in the season opener to give the White Sox a win over the St. Louis Browns.

1915: In the opening game at Philadelphia, lefthander Herb Pennock of the A's blanked the Red Sox 50. He gave up only one hit _ a scratch single by Harry Hooper with two outs in the ninth.

1917: Ed Cicotte of the Chicago White Sox pitched an 110 nohitter over the St. Louis Browns.

1925: The Cleveland Indians opened the season with a 2114 victory over the St. Louis Browns, the most runs scored by one club on opening day. The Indians scored 12 runs in the eighth inning when the Browns made five errors. Browns first baseman George Sisler had four errors in the game.