1997 — The San Francisco Giants scored 13 runs to set a modern NL record for runs in a seventh inning en route to a 16-2 rout of the San Diego Padres. The Giants set the NL record for the most runs in ...

The personal collection of Willie Mays will head to auction via Hunt Auctions on Sept. 27-28 in San Francisco.

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of July 13-19 include actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas, singer Dan Reynolds of ...

1959 — At Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, the first of two All-Star games played that season went to the NL, 5-4. The NL scored the tying and winning runs in the bottom of the eighth when Hank Aaron ...

One of the best center fielders in MLB history, Mays was a run-producing machine for the San Francisco Giants, with whom he spent the majority of his career (1951-52 and 1954-72). Mays, a two-time NL ...

The Cardinals become the first team to hit four consecutive homers in the 1st inning when Nolan Arenado, Nolan Gorman, Juan Yepez and Dylan Carlson all go deep against Ky ...

2009 — Mariano Rivera earned his 500th save, becoming the second reliever to reach the milestone, and the New York Yankees beat the Mets 4-2 for a Subway Series sweep.

Barry Bonds will be getting a statue outside the San Francisco Giants' home stadium where he set baseball's career home run record, the team's CEO said Thursday.

1998 — Sammy Sosa broke the major league record for homers in a month, hitting his 19th of June leading off the seventh inning of the Cubs’ 6-4 loss to Detroit. Sosa passed the mark set by Detroit’s ...

Dusty Baker was one of the last people to see Willie Mays alive on Monday, and is scheduled to read a message Wednesday to the city of Birmingham.

Willie Mays, the "Say Hey Kid," a home run slugger and center field star for most of his major league career, died Tuesday after a short illness.

Willie Mays, the "Say Hey Kid" of 1950s and 1960s Giants fame, a home run slugger and center field star for most of his 23-year Major League Baseball career, died Tuesday at 93 after a short ...