2007 Major League Baseball season

The 2007 Major League Baseball season is the 107th since the American and National Leagues combined to form Major League Baseball. It began on April 1st with a rematch of the 2006 NLCS; the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets played the first game of the season at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, which was won by the Mets, 6-1.

A special exhibition game known as the "Civil Rights Game" was played on March 31 between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cleveland Indians to celebrate the history of civil rights in the United States.

[edit] Regular season standings

Information on players approaching career milestones is maintained during the regular season at the Major League Baseball website. [1]

Barry Bonds (735) is 20 home runs away from tying Hank Aaron for most all-time career home runs.
The following players have a chance of hitting their 600th career home run in 2007:
- Sammy Sosa (588)
- Ken Griffey, Jr. (563)
The following players have a strong chance of hitting their 500th career home run in 2007:
- Frank Thomas (487)
- Jim Thome (472)
- Manny Ramírez (470)
- Alex Rodriguez (464)
The following players have a chance of collecting their 3000th hit in 2007
- Craig Biggio is 70 hits away from 3000.
- Barry Bonds is 159 hits away from 3000.
The following player has a chance of hitting the most grand slams in baseball history
- Manny Ramírez also needs three grand slams to tie Lou Gehrig for the all-time lead with 23

The Cincinnati Reds need 19 wins to reach the 10,000 win mark. The Reds currently have 9,981 wins and 8,870 losses for their 132 seasons in Cincinnati.

The Philadelphia Phillies need 44 losses to reach the 10,000 loss mark. The Phillies currently have 8,768 wins and 9,956 losses for their 124 seasons in Philadelphia.

The Arizona Diamondbacks change from purple, copper and turquoise to a modern Sedona Red, sand and black design, re-colored primary and alternate logos, and new scripts and sleeve insignia.

The Chicago Cubs have restored player names to the back of their home jerseys and removed their blue alternate jerseys.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have restored player names to the back of their jerseys and removed the white trim from their road uniforms.

The Pittsburgh Pirates add a red alternate jersey to be worn on Friday nights, paying tribute to the city's "Redd Up" cleanup campaign.

The Atlanta Braves will remember the lives of Lew Burdette and Johnny Sain, who were traded for each other in 1951 in a deal between the then-Boston Braves and the New York Yankees, with their initials ("JS" on the left and "LB" on the right) between the number they shared, "33".

The Florida Marlins will wear a patch celebrating the 10th anniversary of their 1997 World Series championship.

The Milwaukee Brewers, who since 1998 have played in the National League, will wear a patch celebrating the 25th anniversary of their 1982 American League championship.

The Minnesota Twins will wear a black armband during their first home stand and a patch in memory of Herb Carneal, their radio play-by-play announcer from 1962 until 2006, who died on April 1, 2007.

The New York Yankees will wear a black armband in memory of Cory Lidle, who was killed in the October 11, 2006 New York City plane crash.

The Philadelphia Phillies will wear a black patch with "VUK" written in white in memory of longtime team player, coach and scout John Vukovich, who died during Spring Training.