» June 24, 1991: California's Dave Winfield goes 5-for-5 and hits for the cycle as the Angels defeat Kansas City, 9-4. In so doing, he becomes the oldest player in history (39) to accomplish the feat. He completes the cycle, the first of his career, in the 8th with a triple off infielder Bill Pecota, making his first pitching appearance. Winfield was the first batter faced by Pecota, who took over when Tom Gordon's hemorrhoids acted up.
» July 19, 1991: Detroit pounds Kansas City, 17–0 to give Bill Gullickson an easy win over Tom Gordon. It is the worst loss in franchise history for KC, and a reversal of the matchup on July 14th between the same two starters. The Royals routed the Bengals, 18–4.
» December 21, 1995:
The Red Sox sign free agent P Tom Gordon to a 2-year contract.
» May 10, 1996:
The Red Sox edge the Blue Jays, 6–5, in 11 innings. John Valentin ties the score with a 2-out homer in the 9th and Troy O'Leary homers in the 11th to win it. Heathcliff Slocumb, Tom Gordon, and Mike Stanton combine to strike out 17 Jays.
» June 6, 1997:
At Fenway Park, Indian C Sandy Alomar ties a major-league record with four doubles in four at-bats and Orel Hershiser allows one run in seven innings to beat Tom Gordon. Alomar is the 38th player to bang four doubles.
» September 3, 1997: 2B Mike Lansing's 3rd-inning home run is Montreal's only hit, but it's enough to give the Expos a 1-0 win over the Red Sox. Aaron Sele and Tom Gordon baffle the Expos the rest of the way, but Carlos Perez allows only two hits himself in blanking Boston.
» September 19, 1997:
The White Sox tie Boston, 4–4 at Fenway on Albert Belle's 9th inning grand slam, off Tom Gordon, then win in the 10th on Frank Thomas' single. The Red Sox had tied the game in the bottom of the 9th on pinch homers by Curtis Pride and Scott Hatteberg. Boston wastes Butch Henry's seven 2/3 shutout innings, while Mike Sirotka's one run in eight innings goes unrewarded. Nomar Garciaparra has a pair of doubles to break Ted Williams' Red Sox rookie record for total bases. His total is 348 on his way to 365. Tony Oliva set the American League rookie record in 1964 with 374.
» September 24, 1998: Red Sox P Tom Gordon records his 42nd consecutive save of the year for a new major league mark as Boston defeats Baltimore, 9–6 (41 by Rod Beck and Trevor Hoffman). Boston clinches a wild card spot behind a pair of homers and four runs scored by Nomar Garciaparra.
» April 17, 1999: Boston P Tom Gordon suffers an elbow injury and is forced to come out in the 9th inning of the Red Sox 8–5 win over Tampa Bay. Gordon, who is placed on the DL, had converted 46 consecutive save opportunities. He'll spend 129 days on the DL.
» May 23, 1999:
The Red Sox defeat the Blue Jays, 10-8, as Tom Gordon extends his major league record to 50 consecutive saves in 50 chances.
» June 5, 1999:
The Braves score two runs in the top of the 9th inning to defeat the Red Sox, 6-5. Boston P Tom Gordon blows the save opportunity, ending his major league record consecutive save streak at 54 games.
» December 13, 1999:
Red Sox P Tom Gordon has ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow, and will miss the 2000 season. According to the Red Sox, there is only a 15% to 20% chance that he will ever pitch again.
» March 27, 2002: In need of relief help, the Cubs trade RHP Julian Tavarez and three prospects to the Marlins for reliever Antonio Alfonseca and RHP Matt Clement. The three prospects -- C Ryan Jorgensen, and pitchers Jose Cuetro and Dontrelle Willis -- are rated among the Cubs' top 20 prospects. Alfonseca, nicknamed El Pulpo (octopus) because he was born with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, will replace the injured Tom Gordon.
» August 21, 2002:
The Astros obtain RP Tom Gordon from the Cubs in exchange for minor league P Russ Rohlicek and two players to be named.
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