A 55-ton concrete beam crashes onto an empty public walkway at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. The Expos will reschedule, playing their final 13 home games on the road while the stadium is repaired and growing cracks in concrete ribs supporting the stadium are checked out.

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A 55-ton concrete beam crashes onto an empty public walkway at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. The Expos will reschedule, playing their final 13 home games on the road while the stadium is repaired and growing cracks in concrete ribs supporting the stadium are checked out.

Toronto OF Joe Carter drives in a run in the Blue Jays’ 7 – 6 victory over the A’s, becoming the first player in history to reach the 100 plateau in three consecutive seasons with three different teams. Nine players had collected 100 RBI with three teams, but none consecutively.

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Toronto OF Joe Carter drives in a run in the Blue Jays’ 7 – 6 victory over the A’s, becoming the first player in history to reach the 100 plateau in three consecutive seasons with three different teams. Nine players had collected 100 RBI with three teams, but none consecutively.

1991 – Texas Ranger Nolan Ryan wins his 10th game, beating the Twins, 4 – 3, and becoming just the second pitcher ever to reach double figures in wins in 20 different seasons. Don Sutton did it in 21 seasons. The win, Ryan’s 312th of his career moves him past Tom Seaver into 14th place on the career list. Jack Morris is the complete game loser.

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1991 – Texas Ranger Nolan Ryan wins his 10th game, beating the Twins, 4 – 3, and becoming just the second pitcher ever to reach double figures in wins in 20 different seasons. Don Sutton did it in 21 seasons. The win, Ryan’s 312th of his career moves him past Tom Seaver into 14th place on the career list. Jack Morris is the complete game loser.

Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers, and Alejandro Pena of the Atlanta Braves combine on a 1-0 no-hitter against the San Diego Padres

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test On September 11, 1991, At Jack Murphy Stadium., Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers, and Alejandro Pena of the Atlanta Braves combine on a 1-0 no-hitter against the San Diego Padres. The masterpiece, only the second in Atlanta’s history Phil Niekro tossed the other one also against the Padres in 1973, this also marks the first…

1991 – At Cleveland, Eric Bell debuts for the Indians with three innings of scoreless relief, and leaves in the 8th with the score, 3 – 3. The Sox score a run and win, 4 – 3.

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1991 – At Cleveland, Eric Bell debuts for the Indians with three innings of scoreless relief, and leaves in the 8th with the score, 3 – 3. The Sox score a run and win, 4 – 3.

 Pete Harnisch becomes the second Astro to strike out the side on nine pitches.

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1991 – Pete Harnisch becomes the second Astro to strike out the side on nine pitches. It happens in the seventh inning of a 3-1 triumph over the Phillies. Harnisch scatters four hits while Jeff Bagwell and Andujar Cedeno go deep for all of Houston’s runs. 

1991 – The [White Sox score 10 runs in the 4th inning of a game against the Royals‚ all with 2 outs. Chicago wins by a score of 11 – 2. Bo Jackson drives in 3 runs with his first two hits since returning from a serious hip injury. Slugger Frank Thomas receives a mauling‚ bruising his wrist in a 2nd-inning collision with Terry Shumpert‚ then chipping two front teeth when he is hit in the mouth with a ball thrown by pitcher Charlie Hough. Hough gets a throwing error on the toss.

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1991 – The [White Sox score 10 runs in the 4th inning of a game against the Royals‚ all with 2 outs. Chicago wins by a score of 11 – 2. Bo Jackson drives in 3 runs with his first two hits since returning from a serious hip injury. Slugger Frank Thomas receives a mauling‚ bruising his wrist in a 2nd-inning collision with Terry Shumpert‚ then chipping two front teeth when he is hit in the mouth with a ball thrown by pitcher Charlie Hough. Hough gets a throwing error on the toss.

The Statistical Accuracy Committee re-defines a no-hit game as one which ends after nine or more innings with one team failing to get a hit, thereby removing 50 games from the list that had previously been considered hitless, including the 1959 performance of Harvey Haddix’s 12 perfect innings against the Braves and Jim Maloney’s 1965 1-0 loss to the Mets in 11-innings.

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The Statistical Accuracy Committee re-defines a no-hit game as one which ends after nine or more innings with one team failing to get a hit, thereby removing 50 games from the list that had previously been considered hitless, including the 1959 performance of Harvey Haddix’s 12 perfect innings against the Braves and Jim Maloney’s 1965 1-0 loss to the Mets in 11-innings.

Lou Gehrig’s 1938 Yankees road uniform brings $220,000 at a memorabilia auction in San Francisco, CA, becoming the most expensive non-card sports memorabilia item ever sold. A Honus Wagner card goes for $125,500 while an autographed Gehrig bat sells for $47,500.

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Lou Gehrig’s 1938 Yankees road uniform brings $220,000 at a memorabilia auction in San Francisco, CA, becoming the most expensive non-card sports memorabilia item ever sold. A Honus Wagner card goes for $125,500 while an autographed Gehrig bat sells for $47,500.

Infielders Shane Turner and Tommy Shields both play all nine positions for the Rochester Red Wings in their season finale, an 8 – 0 win against Syracuse of the International League.

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Infielders Shane Turner and Tommy Shields both play all nine positions for the Rochester Red Wings in their season finale, an 8 – 0 win against Syracuse of the International League.