Most historic game you saw in person
 

Mine was Tom Glavine's 300th win at Wrigley in 2010.

Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.

Game 5 of the 1974 World Series (when the A's clinched their third straight World Series).

The Amazins
 

First ever Mets wiln, 9-1, in Pittsburgh, April, 1962.

Nolan Ryan's 7th no-hitter.

I was also at the game where Fergie Jenkins struck out his 3,000th batter, and also Game 1 of the 1984 World Series (Padres first-ever World Series).


Steve

Game 5 1995 ALDS:D

Game 1 2012 World Series
 

My son and I saw Pablo Sandoval hit three home runs against the Tigers, with Verlander starting for Detroit.

Game 2 of 1998 World Series at Yankees Stadium and June 11, 2003 when 6 Astros pitchers no-hit the Yankees

I saw Greg Maddux set the record for most consecutive innings without a walk. He was hit by a pitch later in the game.


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I guess a couple stand out:
1. Don Wilson's no- hitter versus the Braves in the Astrodome. It was the first baseball game I went to.
2. The Blue Jays extra inning World Series clincher versus the Braves at Fulton County Stadium in 1992.

Robin Ventura Grand Slam Single was good one.

Yankees win game 5 in 2000 World Series on my home turf Shea Stadium I didn't like so much :(

Nolan Ryan/George Brett last game in Arlington was fun.

Final games of the 70 and 71 WS in Baltimore. Last Senators game ever. The 86 WS games that were in Boston. :mad:

My Giants win the NL pennant in 1989. Screamed my head off that day.
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For me, this would have been a PCL game around '58. It was at Westgate Park, home of the minor league Padres. Can't recall the opponent, but Al Worthington - ex of the NY Giants, tossed a no-no. His gem was saved by a diving, last out catch by CF Jim Bolger - ex of the Cubs. Over 55 years ago and I still remember it.

Sept 26, 1981 in the Astrodome. Nolan Ryan no hit (his fifth) the Dodgers

Game 6 of the 2011 world Series. Cardinals kept coming back to win. Awesome.

October 3, 1995 - ALDS Game #1 - Cleveland 5 Boston 4
 

Cleveland beats Boston 5-4 in thirteen inning in this gem of a game. It was the first post season game for Indians since 1954. Albert Belle ties the game at 4 in the bottom of the 11th inning with a solo home run and Tony Pena wins the game with a two out solo shot in the bottom of the 13th inning sometime after 1:00 a.m.

Guess mine is 2012 Turner Field in Atlanta...Yankees vs. Braves....A-Rod ties Lou Gehrig for career grand slams...ball hit like 12-15 rows in front of me....so I was on ESPN:D......could see me with arms held high in celebration.....Yankee fan 4-life

game 4 of the 78 WS.

The major league debut of Midre Cummings.

Yeah....I got nothing.

Tom C

Game 6 - 1995 WS; Glavine 1 hits the Indians to win Atlanta's only WS title.
Also saw U Jiminez no-hit the Braves in Atlanta.

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I only get to a couple of big league games each year. Toss up between the 1989 All Star game and ARod's 250th home run.

Lot of no-hitters.

I haven't been to a game of note yet, but I'll be at the Yankees final home game this season. Which will unfortunately be Jeter's last.:(

1) Tom Seaver's 300th Win -- Aug 4, 1985

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This game was played on Phil Rizzuto Day at Yankee Stadium when they retired his number and he got knocked over by a "holy" cow they presented him with).

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Here's the video of the knock-down:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i99IIPdn-9c


2) The Jeter flip game in the 2001 playoffs in Oakland:

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Here's the video: http://m.mlb.com/video/v3134880/nyyo...th-iconic-flip

Robert S

David Cone's perfect game.

The first wild card game in history.

The final game at old Yankee Stadium.

Mariano Rivera's final appearance in a major league game / at Yankee Stadium.

Pennant Clincher 1991:
 

Nobody in Atlanta knew how to react, so we cleared the parking lot in no time!

I gave away tickets to Felix Hernandez's perfect game does that count?

Cal Ripken 2,131 in 1995
Steve Carlton's last game in 88
Mike Mussina's 1-hitter in 97 or 98

Andy

I also was present for the 1972 All-Star Game and Hank Aaron's homer landed about 50 feet away from me.

Jose Jiminez no hitter 1999
All the World Series games played in Arlington including Albert Pujols 3 homer game
Game 3 2005 World Series, the one that went forever and ever and ever and ever
1st ever interleague game -- why the schedule maker put that in Arlington is beyond me
1987 All-Star Game, may have been the worst basebal game I ever saw
1995 All-Star Game, just a tad better than the 87 game
FInal day of 1993 season in Arlington --- Ryan and Brett's final day in uniform
1990 Game in Arlington when Carlton Fisk established the record for most career homers by a catcher

There may be others, but this is a start

Most historic: 1979 All-Star Game at Seattle
 

Most historic game for me would be the 1979 All-Star Game at Seattle. Dave Parker (among others) was mighty impressive.

Most memorable? That would be my first-ever game at historic Fenway Park: Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians on Monday, June 24, 1963. Gary Geiger homered with Roman Mejias aboard with two outs, bottom of the 9th, to give the Sox a 7-5 victory! It was a walk-off homer (to deep center field) and pretty exciting! The box score from that game: http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...96306240.shtml

Then again, some folks just get lucky!
 

This Baby’s First Two Baseball Games Were Perfect Games

Has anyone considered that this might just be a magic baby?

Meet Bode Dockal. He’s probably magic. Like a wizard or something. He’s now just over one-year-old and he’s attended two major league baseball games. Both were perfect games.

There have been a total of 23 perfect games in the history of major league baseball. Each team plays 162 games every year. There are 30 teams. Major League baseball is over 100 years old. The math gets confusing due to league expansion and length of schedule change, but we can jump to the bottom of the page here. There have been 23 perfect games out of 201,870 total games, AND TWO OF THEM HAPPENED THE FIRST TWO TIMES THIS BABY WAS IN THE STANDS. Put it another way. This baby is a goddamn wizard who is making perfect games happen and if my Cleveland Indians don’t give him season tickets for life and I mean tomorrow, I’ll hate them forever.

After Paul Dockal (Bode’s dad) took his son to the White Sox/Mariners game on April 21st, he couldn’t believe his luck. After all, Dockal is a life long White Sox fan, and that was the day that Sox starter Phil Humber shocked the world by going from a no-name pitcher to one of 22 men to have ever have a perfect afternoon on the baseball diamond. For that to happen at his son’s first game ever must have felt like insane luck (and a good omen for the future of the Sox). Of course at that point, Dockal didn’t know that his son was magic. He just thought it was good luck.

Fast forward to last week. Paul’s brother Pete and Pete’s girlfriend Rosa were in town and they wanted to catch a game at Safeco Field. Seeing as there was a Wednesday afternoon game (which meant Bode could be in bed at a normal hour) and that Mariners ace Felix Hernandez was pitching, it seemed like a no brainer. Bode would get to see his second major league game.

And then King Felix threw a perfect game, and everyone looked at Bode and their brains exploded, because how the fuck is that even possible?

No word on when Bode will see his third game, but if the Dockal’s let the world know before going, you should buy tickets. Don’t doubt the power of a magic baby, because who knows, he probably has other, eviler powers. I don’t know. I’m not well-versed in magic babies.

April 6th, 1973, Fenway Park. The first DH ever used. I was sitting down the RF line. I knew it was coming but was still aghast. Still not on board ;).

Not a baseball game, but I was as this year's Super Bowl in NY/NJ.

Great experience, hope each person on the board gets to go to at least one Super Bowl. I had my name pulled in the random drawing , and was able to buy 2 tickets at face value.

Here are my seats:


Tony

The first World Series night game, October 13, 1971 in Pittsburgh.
Game 4, Orioles vs Pirates.

I'll go with Andre Dawson hitting for the cycle or Jose Canseco pitching at Fenway.

Giving it more thought, Nolan Ryan's 7th no-hitter was pretty special.

Clemens 300th win and 4000th strikeout - same game in 2003. June 13 vs Cardinals at Yankee Stadium.

Not much for me:

- I saw a Blue Jays game in their inaugural season

- I saw the Rockies go back-to-back-to-back in 97 at Coors

- I've seen the pro debuts of countless major leaguers while attending Spokane Indians games

I was there, too; stayed over for Game 7...

Curt Schilling 200th win.

I was in Minnesota on business in 1995 when I went to a game and saw Eddie Murray get career hits 2996-2999 but got out when he went for 3000.

Game 7 2001 W.S. Luis Gonzalez game winning hit off Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the 9th.
1962 All-star game at Wrigley Field
August 1957 Cubs Giants game at the Polo Grounds. Bob Rush pitched all 16 innings in a losing effort for the Cubs.

Being a Cub fan, would rather have had teeth pulled than see the Cardinals win. LOL.

Actually it was pretty exciting for Cardinal fans at that time but I have a few friends that are Cardinal fans where it kind of went to their heads. Go Cubs Go

Anthony, Josh and I were all at Clayton Kershaw's first :) no-hitter out here in Los Angeles. That was pretty special.

I was in the Red's dugout in Wrigley Field when Pete Rose tied Ty Cobb's hit record on September 9, 1985.

Chicago Cubs Don Caldwell's no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals May 15, 1960 second game of a doubleheader. My dad ran on the field but my mom wouldn't let me.

Colt 45's first Game
April 10, 1962
Bobby Shantz vs Don Cardwell
Colts 11 Cubs 2
Ramon Mejias hit 2 dingers
My first time to see Ernie Banks, he hit a homer also

Also, I went to one game in 1989 was 9th longest game in major league history.
22 Innings, 7hrs 14 minutes , Astros 5 Dodgers 4
I remember some position players had to pitch, I recall Craig Reynolds pitching an inning.

Funny story about that game, sometime about the 19th inning my buddy comes back and says would you go get me a beer they won't serve me anymore. I went up to get him a beer and reason they couldn't serve is because it was after 2:OO AM

Never know what your going to see at the old Ballpark

Hey, Don & Jerry-
 

Have another cup of coffee- it's Cardwell, not Caldwell.

I looked it up just to be sure my 5-Hour was working.

Yount's 3000t hit, All-Star game at Wrigley, two playoff clinching games ; one each at Wrigley and Miller Park, three playoff games at Wrigley.

Game 7 - 1979 World Series at Memorial Stadium. As a young kid...the first time I ever felt crushed and defeated. All I remember is Willie Stargell's 6th inning home run to put Pittsburgh up 2-1 on my Orioles. First time in my life I heard "silence" in the stadium...I was 8 years old.

"2130" and "2131"

8/21/93 - Nolan Ryan's last start at Camden Yards.

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Probably game 7 of the 1997 World Series, extra inning win for the Marlins.

Also saw in person when Mark McGwire tied and then broke the National League record for homers in a season. In the next game, which i was also at, he hit 2 more, the second giving him 59 for the season. At that time it was so exciting as we didnt know anything about the steroids.

July 4, 1983
 

Dave Righetti's no-hitter vs Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on George Steinbrenner's birthday, July 4, 1983.
I still have my ticket stubs, parking pass and Kodak photo's taken during and immediately after the game.

2nd place (maybe tied for first): September 30, 1973, the last game at the original House That Ruth Built. I still have the ticket stubs and program to that one.
I remember using by Boy Scout pocket knife to slowly cut through a wooden slat in my seat. Who knew they'd be selling entire seats at Korvette's for 19.99!
I also remember yelling "Houk must go!" with the crowd towards the end of the game, and then feeling bad the next day when I heard that he was fired.

Seeing the "Big Hurt's" 500th hr at the dome and game 163 about 6 years ago. I also remember the '91 world series game 2 when the Twinks took down the Braves.

Jim Bunning's perfect game in 1964 (still have my stub) and
1970 NBA Finals Game 7, Willis Reed walks out of the tunnel.

Cliff Lee's 20th win of his Cy Young season in '08, when he became the first 20 game winner for the Indians since Gaylord Perry in '74. Not much in terms of overall history, but for Cleveland Indians history it's somewhat significant. 34 years between is a fairly long wait..

Pete Rose beaks Cobb's record
 

My Dad was a middle school principal. He convinced his boss to let him off for Sept 10 to go to Cincinnatti to see his favorite player Pete Rose try and break Ty Cobb's hit record. Fortunately his boss let him off and he and I went to the game. Unfortunately Pete went 0-3 that night. My dad and I had to drive back to Bowling Green, KY that night empty handed and disappointed( 3 1/2 hours ). My Dad had just enough nerve to ask off for the next day, Sept 11. We went back that night and got to see hit 4192. We were also interviewed moments after the hit by a local radio person for our thought and reaction. It was so cool at the time how he hugged his son on 1 base and how they pulled a red corvette onto the field to present to Pete for this great accomplishment.
My birthday is Sept. 12, but I received my present on Sept 11 that year by being able to witness history with my Dad.

Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS Mets vs Astros at Shea. Dykstra went yard for the walk off win :) . I was 8yo.

My father was at the final Opening Day at the Polo Grounds, in 1957.

1) Rod Carew's 3000th hit
2) Game 5 of the 2003 ALDS Sox vs A's (big fight between players and fans and Damon got carted off by ambulance after colliding with 2nd baseman). Sox won. A's fans after seeing me exit car pre-game with Sox hat gave car beer bath and showered with broken bottles.
3) Game 1 2002 WS Angels vs. Giants

Derek Jeter's 300th Hit Game
 

Almost my entire family was at Jeter's 3K game on July 9, 2011. It was my wife's birthday present.

Well not exactly 'historic,' but a strange coincidence nonetheless. The first major league game I attended was on July 2, 1960, at Griffith Stadium. My family had traveled up from Norfolk on vacation.

Appearing in that game were the only two major leaguers to have attended my high school. Chuck Stobbs (Washington) and Hank Foiles (Cleveland) had been battery-mates at Granby High School during the mid-40s, around 20 years before my time.

Game 4 2001 World series with my Son, Jeter's 3000 hit with My wife And Jeter's only inside the park Home run with 12 members of my Family. Great Moments and Sharing them with the one's you love......

Nothing super historic but a few record breakers and especially memorable games (all at Fenway):

June 14, 2003: Red Sox vs. Astros. Freddy Sanchez records 10 assists at third base (one shy of the record). Sox win 8–4.

June 27, 2003: Red Sox vs. Marlins. Red Sox score 10 runs before the first out is recorded (setting a record). Johnny Damon tallies three hits in a single inning (tying a record, only done once before in the modern era). Marlins RP Kevin Olsen gets hit in the face with a line drive and is down for ten minutes before being carried away on a stretcher (based on what I can find he was OK, though never really pitched again). David Ortiz gets plunked at the end of the game, Red Sox pitcher throws behind one of the Marlins batters and benches clear but no punches are thrown. Sox in 25–8. Red Sox legend Byung-Hyun Kim gets the win.

October 6, 2008: Red Sox vs. Angels, Game 4 of the ALDS. Pitching matchup was John Lester against John Lackey, both threw gems. Jed Lowrie hits a walk-off single to clinch and advance to the ALCS. This is probably my favorite of all the games I've been to.

I was a young man working at Lowe's in 1974 and 1975 and won an Enterprise Paint contest sending me on trips to Super Bowls IX and X. Super Bowl IX was to be played in the New Orleans Super Dome but not being completed, rusty ole Tulane Stadium, instead hosted the Steelers vs Vikings. The night before my group went bar hopping in Fat City and saw Vikings Bill Brown #30 (with his short hair flattop) bellied up to a bar, knocking down a few cold ones and mingling with fans at midnight. Very cold weather and low, dark clouds engulfed the stadium at game time. O.J. Simpson sat a few rows behind me and he signed autographs throughout the game. The score was 2-0 at the half and the Steelers defense mauled the Vikings all day. I took 6 rolls of Super 8mm film that day.

Super Bowl X at the Orange Bowl was played in nice Miami weather. Hollywood filmed a portion of a movie that day (Black Sunday) with the Goodyear blimp floating overhead capturing shots of the Orange Bowl spectators (so, I'm in the movie...ha ha). Actor Robert Shaw roamed the sidelines during the game as filmmakers cameras rolled. Lynne Swan made his famous catch. And, at halftime, I stood shoulder to shoulder, side by side at the urinals, with Jack Nicklaus.

I was at the game Kevin Brown was booed off the mound in Yankee Stadium and broke his own hand in frustration, pretty much ending his career as an effective pitcher.

That's all I've got. :(

I've been very lucky
 

Great Topic

In chronological order (not necessarily by importance):

Yaz Day - Oct 1983 - Fenway
1999 All Star Game - Fenway (Ted Williams honored)
2004 WS Game 4 in St. Louis
Fenway 100th Anniversary Game - April 2012
2013 WS Game 6 @ Fenway

Game 7 of 2003 ALCS, the Aaron Boone HR vs the Red Sox. It was also the best game I was ever at. Pedro was amazing and should not have been taken out. Giambi kept the Yankees in the game with two solo HRs.

The 2003 All-Star game here in Chicago. I was there with my wife, who is a big baseball fan. She had to go to the bathroom, left our seats and the AL was down 6-4. Comes back and had missed it all. Hank Blalock hit a 2 run HR to put AL on top. I thought the atmosphere at the game was unbelievable. I also met Andre Dawson and Harmon Killebrew at the game. So cool!

Nothing to major
 

Hands across america going through three rivers stadium, held hands with guy that was Punky Brewsters teacher, also was at three rivers stadium when Stargell returned to Pittsburgh for his first game as a member of Chuck Tanners braves staff. I lived across the state near Philly but saw way more Pirates games live.

My scary fun night
 

Cubs vs Mets July 13, 1977. Ray Burris vs Jerry Koosman.
NYC blackout!
It was around 9:30 pm with Lenny Randle batting. The stadium went dark. You could see a little out the back that the whole area was dark, but nobody knew it was the whole of NYC that had lost power.
It was kind of surreal. For a while, everyone waited, figuring it was temporary. No one panicked. The organist, Jane Jarvis, played music. In a bit, a couple of cars were brought on to the field through the outfield fence. The headlights were put on to light up the field and a few players came out to run around and entertain us. I don't know who they were as we couldn't see them all that well.
A bit later, the news filtered in that the whole of NYC was blacked out. Most people hurried to their cars to get out of there. My dad drove home without any highway or street lights. There was lots of mayhem.

The blackout lasted until the next day. Power returned one area at a time starting around 7am. By 10:40 the power had been restored to the entire city. Unfortunately, this blackout was marked by extreme vandalism and theft.

The first part I can remember just as it was yesterday.
The last bit I got from Wikipedia's page about the blackout.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Yor...ackout_of_1977

My actual game program.
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tony gwynn's 3000th hit....

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Game 6 of the 2011 World Series - greatest game, even for this Cubs fan.

Game 1 of the 1984 NLCS

1990 All Star Game at Wrigley

Diehard Mets Fan so all the 1986 games. Then the 1999 Playoffs with Todd Pratt beating the Diamondbacks in 1999
Games 3 and 5 against the Yankees in 2000
The Endy Chavez catch in game 7 against St Louis which they lost in 2006
Last game at Shea Stadium 2008
First Game at Citifield 2009
But my historic games were any game Tom Seaver Pitched for the Mets when I was a young Kid!

Ted Williams last game, last at bat
 

1960 freshman at MIT last class @ 1:00 then to Fenway. Williams last at bat drive deep into centerfield bleachers, landing about 50 feet from me. Not many in bleachers, but at least 10 closer to the ball. I think of it several times a year.

- September 8, 1993 Darryl Kyle throws no-hitter in the Astrodome.
- Last baseball game in the Astrodome
- First baseball game in Enron Field (Now Minutemaid Park)
- First official interleague game - Rangers vs Giants - June 12, 1997

Yaz's 3000th hit
Saw the Sox clinch the pennant in 86/07/13 and the World Series in 2013
Yanks clinch Pennant in 99
99 All Star Game
Triple Play by John Valentine (ARod's first game)
The Dave Robert Steal Game

But the most memorable game was 7-19-1970, my first. Great seats behind home plate and saw Yaz hit a HR on his first at bat!

Game 163 would have been amazing to witness live! I lived in Michigan at the time and watched it with a bunch of Tigers fans! :D

October 1, 2013
 

Went to the 1994 All-Star game at Three Rivers. That was a great All Star game.

Been to many Pirate playoff games in 90, 91 and 92.

But nothing can possibly top the atmosphere of the game I went to on October 1, 2013. This was the playoff game between the Pirates and the Reds. First above .500 team since 1992, when Bonds left. If you remember, this is the game Johnny Cueto pitched. Fans were yelling Cueto, Cueto. He dropped the ball on the mound, the crowd went crazy and Russell Martin put the next pitch in the seats. Unbelievable

In no special order:

1976 and 1996 all star games in Phila.

final day of the 1991 season--David Cone (Mets) struck out 19 phillies

Tom Seaver's 300th win at yankee stadium

Since you brought up 4192, I'll mention something I've wondered for awhile now:

Since Cobb has been officially reduced to 4189 hits, instead of the previous total of 4191, why do we never hear anything about hit #4190? Who was it against? Where's the film? Do people care that the hit against Show didn't actually break the record? And so on...

MLB still officially recognizes 4191.. It's outside sources that cite 4189..