Apr 26, 2019
April 26, 2013
Anibal Sanchez breaks Mickey Lolich's franchise record of 16 strikeouts when he retires the side on strikes in the eighth inning of the Tigers' 10-0 rout of Atlanta. In his eight innings of work, the 29-year-old Venezuelan right-hander gives up just five hits en route to his 17-strikeout performance.
Ed. Note: This was the event that originally sparked the idea for this blog. As I watched the game, I thought, ‘That’s so cool. I never knew that. I wish there was something that combined baseball, history, and trivia in one place.” Five days later, this-day-in-baseball was launched.