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home plate ump John McSherry, who is noticeably overweight, suffers a fatal heart attack after calling the first seven pitches of the contest. (1996)
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April Fool's Day
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Good Friday
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Gil Hodges, two days shy of his 48th birthday, suffers a fatal heart attack (1972)
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Autism Awareness Day
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Final Four
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Tom Seaver picks the Mets' name from a hat in a lottery, signing with the team for a reported $50,000 bonus (1966)
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Easter
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George Bell becomes the first player to hit three home runs on Opening Day (1988)
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Erik
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Expos trade Rusty Staub to the Mets for Ken Singleton, Tim Foli & Mike Jorgensen (1972)
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Ron Blomberg of the Yankees becomes the first designated hitter in major league history (1973)
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Bill Singer becomes the first major league reliever to officially record for a save (1969)
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World Health Day
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Holy Thursday
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The Masters
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Braves outfielder Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth as the all-time home run leader with his 715th (1974)
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Willie Stargell, the all-time Pirate career leader in home runs, RBIs, and extra-base hits dies from kidney problems at the age of 61 (2001)
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Dave Stieb pitches his third one-hitter in his past four starts (1989)
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National Siblings Day
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Palm Sunday
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Emmett Ashford becomes the first black major league umpire (1966)
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The first players strike in baseball history ends (1972)
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Pete Rose gets his 4,000th hit (1984)
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14
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The White Sox start Garcias (Leury, Willy & Avasail) at every OF position (2017)
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NFL Draft
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The Giants and Dodgers play the first games on the West Coast (1958)
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Tax Day
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Steve Garvey appears in his 1,118th straight game, breaking the National League record (1983)
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Luis Aparicio, Don Drysdale, and Frank Robinson play in their first major league games (1956)
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Vin Scully calls the first game of his illustrious 67-year career with the Dodgers (1950)
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Patriots' Day
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For the third successive day, the Marlins rally from behind in the top of the ninth inning (2009)
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Passover
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National Record Store Day
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Roberto Clemente, in a special election, is inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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urch420
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Phillip Humber's first major league complete game is baseball's twenty-first perfect game (2012)
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In the seventh inning of a 20-6 rout of Kansas City, the White Sox score 11 runs on just one hit (1959)
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Earth Day
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the heat (56)
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Administrative Professional's Day
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World Malaria Day
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BuckyBuckner (47)
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BigJonEmpire
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DMT (45)
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Duke Ellington Day
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Arbor Day
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