Talking Chop · Apr 26, 2023
This Day in MLB History: April 26
MLB History
1901 - After two consecutive rainouts, just over 10,000 fans witnessed the Philadelphia Athletics make their American League debut with a 5-1 loss to the Washington Senators.
1904 - Ty Cobb makes his pro debut as a 17-year old playing for the Augusta Tourists of the South Atlantic League. Cobb homered and had a double in the game.
1941 - Wrigley Field becomes the first ballpark to install an organ to entertain fans.
1959 - Sadaharu Oh hits the first home run of his Nippon Pro Baseball career. Oh will hit 868 home runs during his career in Japan.
1961 - Roger Maris hits his first home run of the season to help the Yankees to a 13-10 win over Detroit at Tiger Stadium.