TODAY IN MLB HISTORY:
April 12th
- 1909 - Philadelphia's Shibe Park, the first steel-and-concrete structure built for baseball, is dedicated.
- 1955 - In their first game at Kansas City, the transplanted Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-2 at Municipal Stadium.
- 1965 - Richie Allen hit the first home run in the Houston Astrodome, off Bob Bruce, as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Astros 2-0.
- 1966 - A crowd of 50,671 welcomed the Braves to Atlanta, but Willie Stargell spoiled the opener with a two-run homer in the 13th inning, giving the Pirates a 3-2 victory.
- 1980 - Cecil Cooper and Don Money each hit grand slams in the second inning of Milwaukee's 18-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
- 1992 - Boston's Matt Young pitched eight no-hit innings at Cleveland but lost 2-1 in the opener of a doubleheader. In the second game, the Indians managed only two hits off Roger Clemens to set a major league record for fewest hits (2) in a doubleheader.
- 1994 - Scott Cooper hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 22-11 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
