On this date in 2005, Jimmy Buffett played the second-ever concert at The Friendly Confines.

Or was it?

And, we recount Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder telling a touching story about his childhood idol, Walter Payton.

On this date in 1930, Bubbles Hargrave played his final MLB game. Hargrave is best known for winning the 1926 NL batting championship—in DECEMBER.

Today, we remember a man who traded coal for a diamond, who made his MLB debut on this date in 1931.

Claral Gillenwater’s cup of coffee ran dry on this date in 1923.

On this date in 1977, Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell made their Major League debuts.

Today, we honor Chet Lemon—All-Star, World Series Champion, youth sports benefactor, and all-around good dude, who’s been dealt a lousy hand, but he’s somehow still smiling.

After 9/11, baseball helped America smile again, however briefly.

Today, we send smiles and happy birthday wishes to Eduardo Perez, a man around the game literally since birth, one who continues to share his expertise with the public each and every week.

Former Detroit Tiger Ole Olsen—one-time conquerer of Babe Ruth—was born on this date in 1894–and died on this date in 1980.

Henry Chadwick—The Father of Baseball—was elected to the Hall of Fame on this date in 1938.

The Cubs’ Carlos Zambrano threw MLB’s first-ever neutral site no-hitter, defeating the Astros 5-0, on this date in 2008.