This Date in Baseball - Ivan Rodriguez catches his 2,227th game, breaking Carlton Fisk's record

This date in baseball history features a string of notable moments across decades, from 1943 to 2021. In 1943, Joe Cronin of the Red Sox hit a three-run pinch homer in both games of a doubleheader against the A’s, with Boston winning the opener 5-4 and losing the second 8-7. Ted Williams belted his 500th career home run in 1960, powering a 3-1 win over the Indians. Don Kessinger went 6-for-6 for the Cubs in 1971, and Ron Guidry fanned 18 California Angels in 1978 to set an AL left-hander strikeout record in a 4-0 win. The list also notes 1993’s playoff expansion vote, 2007 Frank Thomas’ DH homer record, and 2009 Iván Rodríguez’s 2,227th game, breaking Fisk’s mark. Additional entries include a 2008 nine-pitch inning by Félix Hernández, a 2016 three-homer day by Michael Saunders, and the 2021 Diamondbacks’ road-loss record.