The Giants sweep the Robins at the Polo Grounds. New York takes the opener, 3 – 2, by scoring the winning run in the 10th on George Burns’ inside-the-park homer. They do it again in the nitecap, scoring two runs in the 9th to beat Jack Coombs. Pol Perritt, with relief help in the 9th, wins. Read More September 11, 1917
The Dodgers shut out the Reds, 2 – 0, on a combined one-hitter by Darren Dreifort (8 innings) and Jeff Shaw (1 inning). A Willie Greene double is the only hit for Cincinnati. Read More July 20, 1998
Orioles manager Buck Showalter wins his 1,000th game as a major league skipper when the O’s defeat the Yankees, 7 – 1. Brian Matusz wins his first game in 11 months while Chris Davis and J.J. Hardy homer off loser Phil Hughes. Matusz had gone 0-12, 10.47 in 14 starts since beating the Athletics on June 6, 2011. Read More May 1, 2012