| Year |
FIRST / LAST |
| 1976 |
July 20: Hank Aaron hits his LAST home run in the major leagues, number 755 off Angels hurler Dick Drago. |
| 1976 |
September 18: In his LAST appearance in a major league game as a player, Cleveland manager Frank Robinson pinch hits in the 8th inning and singles off Oriole hurler Rudy May. |
| 1976 |
October 3: Hank Aaron singles in his FINAL major league at bat while driving in his final RBI. Hank and the Brewers lose the game to the Tigers 5-2. |
| 1977 |
April 6: Joe Rudi of the California Angels hits the FIRST home run at the new Kingdome. The Mariners lose their inaugural home game 7-0. |
| 1977 |
April 15: Ellis Valentine of the Expos hits the FIRST home run at Olympic Stadium> The Phillies won the game though 7-2. |
| 1977 |
April 18: Eddie Murray hits the FIRST of his 504 long balls against Indians pitcher Pat Dobson. |
| 1979 |
Don Kessinger was the LAST player/manager in the American League. He was 46-60 before being replaced by Tony LaRussa. |
| 1979 |
April 28: Oriole Eddie Murray hits his FIRST career grand slam in a 6-4 win over the White Sox. |
| 1979 |
June 24: Rickey Henderson plays in his FIRST big league ball game. He has a single and a double in 4 at bats. He also collects his FIRST stolen base. |
| 1979 |
September 15: Red Sox Bob Watson becomes the FIRST player to hit for the cycle in each league. The Red Sox cruise over the Orioles 10-2. |
| 1979 |
September 23: Lou Brock steals the LAST base of his career, number 938 in a 7-4 Cardinals win over the Mets. |
| 1980 |
May 3: Giants first baseman Willie McCovey hits his LAST career home run off Expos pitcher Scott Sanderson. |
| 1980 |
October 4: Willie Wilson becomes the FIRST player ever to be credited with 700 at bats in one season. Wilson and the Royals pound the Twins 17-0. |
| 1981 |
April 9: Pressed into service on Opening Day, scheduled starter Jerry Reuss pulls a calf muscle, Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela shuts out the Astros 2-0 on 5 hits in his FIRST major league start. |
| 1981 |
August 24: In his FIRST major league game, Kent Hrbek homers in the 12th inning to give the Twins a 3-2 over the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. |
| 1982 |
June 22: Wade Boggs hits his FIRST major league home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Red Sox a 5-4 win over the Tigers. |
| 1983 |
October 2: Carl Yastrzemski plays in his LAST big league ballgame. He plays left field and goes 1 for 3 as the Red Sox beat the Indians 3-1 at Fenway Park. |
| 1984 |
May 20: Roger Clemens notches his FIRST major league win. He pitches 7 innings and fans 7 Twins, in the 5-4 Red Sox win. |
| 1985 |
June 11: Von Hayes becomes the FIRST player to ever to hit 2 home runs in the 1st inning. His solo blast and grand slam cap off a 9 run first inning. Phillies bomb the Mets 26-7 and are the most runs scored in the National League since 1944. |
| 1985 |
October 2: Darrell Evans of the Tigers becomes the FIRST player to hit 40 home runs in each league. Evans hit 41 for Atlanta in 1973. |
| 1986 |
June 4: Bobby Bonds goes 4 for 5 and belts his FIRST major league home run off Atlanta's Craig McMurtrey. Pittsburgh cruises 12-3. |
| 1986 |
July 6: Atlanta slugger Bob Horner becomes the FIRST player to hit 4 home runs in a game that his team loses. The Expos outslug the Braves 11-8. |
| 1986 |
August 25: Mark McGwire belts his FIRST major league home run off Tigers pitcher Walt Terrell. The A's go on to win 8-4 at Tiger Stadium. |
| 1987 |
April 15: Juan Nieves throws the FIRST no hitter in Brewers history, 7-0 at Baltimore. Milwaukee is now 9-0 on the young season. |
| 1987 |
May 9: Eddie Murray from each side of the plate for the second consecutive game, a major league FIRST. |
| 1987 |
July 5: A's slugger Mark McGwire becomes the FIRST rookie to have 30 home runs by the All Star break. |
| 1987 |
September 27: Phil Niekro make his LAST major league appearance and is pounded for 5 runs in 3 innings in the Braves 15-6 loss to the Giants. |
| 1988 |
September 24: A's slugger Jose Canseco becomes the FIRST player to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in the same season. Jose has a home run and 2 steals in the A's 9-8 triumph over the Brewers in 14 innings. |
| 1989 |
April 10: Ken Griffey Jr., hits his FIRST major league home run in Seattle's 6-5 win over the White Sox. |
| 1989 |
April 10: Eddie Murray hits his FIRST National League home run, a grand slam in the top of the 9th inning to lead the Dodgers to a 7-4 win over the Giants. |
| 1989 |
June 21: Sammy Sosa hits his FIRST major league home run off of Roger Clemens at Fenway Park. |
| 1989 |
April 16: Kelly Gruber becomes the FIRST Blue Jay to hit for the cycle as Toronto outslugs Kansas City 15-8 |
| 1990 |
The Mariners Alvin Davis hits the LAST home run ever hit at Comisky Park. |
| 1990 |
April 14: Bret Saberhagen gets the win and Mark Davis gets the save as the Royals beats Toronto 3-1. It is the FIRST time ever that 2 reigning Cy Young Award winners have figured in the same victory. |
| 1990 |
August 28: Frank Thomas hits his FIRST major league home run against Twins pitcher Gary Wayne. White Sox lose though 12-6. |
| 1990 |
June 2: Randy Johnson pitches the FIRST Mariners no hitter, a 2-0 win over the Tigers. He walks 6 and fans 8. |
| 1990 |
August 15: Mark McGwire becomes the FIRST player to hit 30 home runs in each of his first 4 seasons. His 30th today is a game winning grand slam in the bottom of the 10th to lead the A's over Boston 6-2. |
| 1991 |
Tigers second baseman "Sweet" Lou Whitaker hit the LAST home run at the storied Memorial Coliseum in Baltimore. |
| 1994 |
July 28: Kenny Rogers becomes the FIRST left handed pitcher in AL history to throw a perfect game as he turns one in against the Minnesota Twins. Rangers win 4-0. |
| 1999 |
The Cleveland Indians become the FIRST team to score 1,000 runs on a 162 game schedule. |
| 2000 |
September 28: The Reds beat the Brewers 8-1 in the LAST game at Milwaukee's County Stadium. The Reds Sean Casey hits the parks last home run. |
| 2000 |
September 29: The Baltimore Orioles become the first team in American League history to score 10 runs or more in an inning two consecutive games. They do it against the Yankees, who today clinch the American League East with the 13-2 loss. |