Roger Clemens becomes the first major league pitcher to start a season with a 20-1 record when he goes 6.1 innings in the Yankees’ 6-3 victory over the White Sox at Comiskey Park. The eventual Cy Young Award winner, who has previously copped the award five times, has won his last 16 decisions for the Bronx Bombers but will drop next two decisions, finishing the season, 20-3 (.870).

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Roger Clemens becomes the first major league pitcher to start a season with a 20-1 record when he goes 6.1 innings in the Yankees’ 6-3 victory over the White Sox at Comiskey Park. The eventual Cy Young Award winner, who has previously copped the award five times, has won his last 16 decisions for the Bronx Bombers but will drop next two decisions, finishing the season, 20-3 (.870).

Going wire-to-wire in first place, the Mariners become the first team to clinch a playoff berth this season by downing the Angels, 5 – 0, for their 106th win of the year.

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Going wire-to-wire in first place, the Mariners become the first team to clinch a playoff berth this season by downing the Angels, 5 – 0, for their 106th win of the year.

Major League Baseball and the Players Association announce the creation of the MLB-MLBPA Disaster Relief Fund. The organizations will each donate $10 million to aid the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

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Major League Baseball and the Players Association announce the creation of the MLB-MLBPA Disaster Relief Fund. The organizations will each donate $10 million to aid the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Tampa Bay defeats Boston, 12 – 2, scoring a season-high eight runs in the 6th inning. Aubrey Huff has a career-high five RBIs for the Devil Rays.

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Tampa Bay defeats Boston, 12 – 2, scoring a season-high eight runs in the 6th inning. Aubrey Huff has a career-high five RBIs for the Devil Rays.

2001 – The Rockies came back from a 6 – 0 deficit in the 1st inning, in which they make five errors, and pound Curt Schilling to defeat the Diamondbacks, 10 – 9. The Rocks win it on dramatic back-to-back homers by Todd Helton and Jeff Cirillo off Byung-Hyun Kim in the bottom of the 9th. The D-Backs’ lead over San Francisco is now just 1 1/2 games.

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2001 – The Rockies came back from a 6 – 0 deficit in the 1st inning, in which they make five errors, and pound Curt Schilling to defeat the Diamondbacks, 10 – 9. The Rocks win it on dramatic back-to-back homers by Todd Helton and Jeff Cirillo off Byung-Hyun Kim in the bottom of the 9th. The D-Backs’ lead over San Francisco is now just 1 1/2 games.

After a six-day hiatus, major league games are played for the first time since the September 11 terrorist attacks. At Busch Stadium during a pregame ceremony, Cardinal announcer Jack Buck captures the mood of a nation with the reading of his original poem, “We Shall Overcome”, and a new baseball tradition begins when the song God Bless America is sung during the seventh-inning stretch of all six scheduled contests.

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After a six-day hiatus, major league games are played for the first time since the September 11 terrorist attacks. At Busch Stadium during a pregame ceremony, Cardinal announcer Jack Buck captures the mood of a nation with the reading of his original poem, “We Shall Overcome”, and a new baseball tradition begins when the song God Bless America is sung during the seventh-inning stretch of all six scheduled contests.

Boston OF Carl Everett is suspended for four games by the Red Sox. Everett was late for a scheduled workout on Sunday and got into a shouting match with manager Joe Kerrigan after being told to go home.

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Boston OF Carl Everett is suspended for four games by the Red Sox. Everett was late for a scheduled workout on Sunday and got into a shouting match with manager Joe Kerrigan after being told to go home.

Bud Smith follows up his no-hitter with a 2 – 1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The only run in seven innings against the Cards’ budding young ace is unearned. Jeromy Burnitz of the Brewers comes within one fielding chance of joining Harry “Silk Stocking” Schafer (1877), Greasy Neale (1920), Casey Stengel (1920), Bill Nicholson (1945) and Bake McBride (1978) as the only National League right fielders to register 11 chances in a game. The major-league record is held by Tony Armas, who handled 12 chances in an American League game in 1982.

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Bud Smith follows up his no-hitter with a 2 – 1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The only run in seven innings against the Cards’ budding young ace is unearned. Jeromy Burnitz of the Brewers comes within one fielding chance of joining Harry “Silk Stocking” Schafer (1877), Greasy Neale (1920), Casey Stengel (1920), Bill Nicholson (1945) and Bake McBride (1978) as the only National League right fielders to register 11 chances in a game. The major-league record is held by Tony Armas, who handled 12 chances in an American League game in 1982.

Montreal scores six times in the 5th inning to take a 6 – 0 lead over the Marlins. However, starting pitcher Javier Vazquez is injured on a bunt attempt and has to leave the game. Florida then comes back with eight runs of its own in its next turn at bat and goes on to defeat the Expos, 10 – 6.

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Montreal scores six times in the 5th inning to take a 6 – 0 lead over the Marlins. However, starting pitcher Javier Vazquez is injured on a bunt attempt and has to leave the game. Florida then comes back with eight runs of its own in its next turn at bat and goes on to defeat the Expos, 10 – 6.

Due to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Major League Baseball postpones all games through September 17. The 91 missed games, the most regular-season contests not played since World War I forced the cancellation of the final month of the 1918 season, have been re-scheduled for the week after the regular season ends, meaning the World Series is likely to extend into November for the first time in history.

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Due to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Major League Baseball postpones all games through September 17. The 91 missed games, the most regular-season contests not played since World War I forced the cancellation of the final month of the 1918 season, have been re-scheduled for the week after the regular season ends, meaning the World Series is likely to extend into November for the first time in history.