April 4 - 300th win in his final start

April 3 Seaver picks the Mets' name from a hat

The greatest spaghetti eating contest in baseball history, the lottery that gave the Mets Tom Seaver, the trade nobody noticed that changed everything for Eckersley and Guerrero — April 3 is pure baseball.

April 2 Reggie Jackson gets traded to the Birds

Jackie Mitchell, Gil Hodges, Reggie Jackson's blockbuster trade, and Billy Martin's toy bat — April 2 is one of the most remarkable dates on the baseball calendar.

April 1 Rube Waddell He entered this world on Friday the 13th and exited on April Fools Day

March 31 All He Ever Did Was Crush the Ball - Al Oliver

Al Oliver's forgotten masterpiece, Roger Maris finally gets his due, Jackie Robinson homers at Dodgertown, and Larry Doby quietly changes the American League — March 31 is loaded.