Forty-one years ago today, Willie Upshaw became the first player in Toronto Blue Jays' history to amass 100 RBIs in a season.
September 20, 1983 – Willie Upshaw becomes the first Blue Jay to record 100 RBIs in a season
September 18, 1976 – Canadian Bill Atkinson makes MLB debut
Forty-eight years ago today, Bill Atkinson (Chatham, Ont.) made his major league debut with the Montreal Expos.
September 17, 2010 – Jose Bautista breaks Blue Jays’ single-season home run record
Fourteen years ago, Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista belted his 48th home run of the 2010 campaign to break George Bell's single-season franchise record.
September 12, 1974 – Canadian John Hiller sets AL record for most wins by a reliever
Fifty years ago today, Detroit Tigers left-hander John Hiller broke the American League record for most wins in a season by a relief pitcher.
September 10, 1965 – Fergie Jenkins made his major league debut 59 years ago today
On this date 59 years ago, Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.) made his major league debut with the Philadelphia Phillies.
September 7, 1999 – Gagne starts against Dempster in MLB debut
On this date 25 years ago, Ryan Dempster (Gibsons, B.C.) faced off against Eric Gagne (Mascouche, Que.) in a rare battle of Canadian MLB starting pitchers.
September 4, 1995: Paul Molitor records five hits for the Blue Jays
Twenty-nine years ago, Paul Molitor had five hits in the first game of a doubleheader to propel the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-1 win over the Kansas City Royals.
August 29, 2004 – Tom Cheek honoured on Blue Jays’ Level of Excellence
Twenty years ago today, Tom Cheek had his name added to the Toronto Blue Jays' Level of Excellence in an emotional pre-game ceremony at SkyDome.
August 28, 1969 – Claude Raymond became the first Canadian pitcher to earn a win for the Expos
Fifty-five 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.
Thirty-five years ago, Larry Walker made his MLB debut with the Expos
Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) made his major league debut with the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium 35 years ago today.