On this date 80 years ago, Philadelphia A's right-hander Dick Fowler (Toronto, Ont.) became the first Canadian to throw a no-hitter in a major league game.
September 9, 1945 – Dick Fowler became the first Canadian to throw a MLB no-hitter
September 3, 2011 – George Kottaras hits for the cycle
Fourteen years ago today, Milwaukee Brewers catcher George Kottaras (Scarborough, Ont.) became the first Canadian to hit for the cycle in the big leagues since 1887.
August 28, 1969 – Claude Raymond became the first Canadian pitcher to earn a win for the Expos
Fifty-six years ago today, Claude Raymond became the first Canadian to register a win for a Canadian major league team in a regular season game when accomplished the feat with the Montreal Expos.
August 22, 1975 – Dave McKay becomes the first Canadian to homer in their first MLB at bat
Fifty years ago today, Dave McKay (Vancouver, B.C.) became the first - and still only - Canadian to hit a home run in their first major league at bat.
August 15, 1991 – Canadian Rhéal Cormier earns win in MLB debut
Thirty-four years ago today, Rhéal Cormier (Cap-Pelé, N.B.) earned a win in his major league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals.
August 6, 2013: Andrew Albers tosses 8 1/3 scoreless innings in MLB debut
On this date 12 years ago, left-hander Andrew Albers (North Battleford Sask.) had one of the most impressive major league debuts ever by a Canadian pitcher.
July 29, 1985 – Tom Henke made Toronto Blue Jays debut
On July 29, 1985, a hard-throwing, 6-foot-5, bespectacled right-hander named Tom Henke emerged from the Blue Jays’ bullpen for the first time.
Remembering the last game at Exhibition Stadium 36 years ago today
It was a dramatic and fitting end for the Toronto Blue Jays at Exhibition Stadium. Thirty-six years ago today, on an 0-and-1 count in the bottom of the 10th inning, George Bell belted a fastball from Chicago White Sox closer Bobby Thigpen into the left field bleachers for a two-run home run to give the Blue Jays a 7-5 walk-off victory.
May 5, 2006 – Russell Martin makes MLB debut
Montreal native Russell Martin made his major league debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers 19 years ago today.
April 24, 1977 – Fergie Jenkins threw the first shutout against the Blue Jays at Exhibition Stadium
It seems fitting that Fergie Jenkins, the greatest Canadian pitcher, was the first to toss a shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays in a regular season game. He did it 48 years ago today.