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This Day In Baseball September 4

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The history of sports is both vast and rich, thanks to the existence of so many different events and the longevity associated with them. With so much history to cull through, We offer the opportunity to look back and see what memorable things happened or milestones were reached on September 4 in baseball history.

 

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Notable Events and Chronology for September 4

9/4/1895 – John Dolan, the starting pitcher for the Chicago Colts (Cubs) in a game in Boston batted out of turn, most likely in the second inning, and an out was called. No further details are known.

Chicago Orphans rookie Alex Hardy debuts with a 1 – 0 shutout victory over Brooklyn, and becomes the first 20th century National League pitcher to toss a shutout in his first game. It’s happened twice already in the American League.

Dave Fultz steals second, third base, and home in the 2nd inning against Detroit, as the A’s romp, 13 – 3.

1905 – In a rain-delayed doubleheader, the Giants trip the Phillies twice, 7 – 1 and 11 – 6. The opener doesn’t start till 3:00 p.m. but Joe McGinnity wins easily. Christy Mathewsonwins his 25th in the nitecap, despite spotting the Phils five runs in the 2nd inning. The Phillies match the gift in the 5th and 7th innings.

The Highlanders win their fifth doubleheader in a row – a record – as they tally a double shutout of Boston, 7 – 0 and 1 – 0

1907 – For his 32nd birthday tomorrow, Cleveland fans give manager Nap Lajoie a wagon-load of gifts, including a live black sheep. Addie Joss pitches a one-hitter against Detroit.

In New York, Walter Johnson opens a series against New York by besting Jack Chesbro, 3 – 0, allowing six hits in the Washington win.

The Giants sweep two more from the Doves, beating Boston, 3 – 0 and 8 – 5. Joe McGinnity wins the first game, while three pitchers combine for the second win. Red Ames is the victor.

In a game, the significance of which will not be recognized for another three weeks, the Pirates and Cubs are tied 0 – 0 in the last of the 10th at Pittsburgh. With two outs and the bases loaded, Pittsburgh’s Owen Wilson singles to CF, scoring Fred Clarke with the winning run. Warren Gill, on first base, does not get to second but stops short, turns, and heads for the dugout, a common practice. The Cubs’ Johnny Evers calls for the ball from Jimmy Slagle, touches second, and claims the run does not count as Gill has been forced. The lone umpire, Hank O’Day, has left the field. When queried, he rules that Clarke had already scored, so the run counts. The Cubs protest to league president Harry Pulliam, but are denied. This is the first time the Cubs try this tactic, but not the last, as the Fred Merkle game will demonstrate.

In the nitecap of a twinbill in Boston, Frank Arellanes tosses a one-hitter and the Red Sox collect 13 hits to defeat the A’s, 10 – 1. Light-hitting Simon Nicholls clubs his 4th homer of the year for the only A’s hit.

1911 – Against the Boston Rustlers, the Giants’ Rube Marquard strikes out 14 batters in the first seven innings, but runs out of gas in the 8th and loses, 8 – 7.

1913 – Cleveland lefty Vean Gregg strikes out Ty Cobb three times in a row, but Cobb doubles in the winning run in the 12th.

In his major league debut, 22 year-old Hal Schwenk pitches 11 innings, giving up 12 hits, but earns a complete-game victory when St. Louis defeats the White Sox at Sportsman’s Park, 5-4. The Browns’ rookie southpaw will never again appear in a big league game.

Christy Mathewson of the Cincinnati Reds and Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown of the Chicago Cubs square off in their final major league games

Christy Mathewson of the Cincinnati Reds and Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown of the Chicago Cubs square off in their final major league games

At New York, the Yankees and Red Sox split. Boston wins the opener, 7 – 1, behind Babe Ruth, while New York scores in the 9th to win the nitecap, 4 – 3.

Reds player-manager Christy Mathewson, pitching his only game not in a Giant uniform, beats his long-time nemesis Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown and the Cubs, 10 - 8. In the 25 contests in which the two legends have faced one another, Matty, by winning the last decision, takes a 13-12 advantage in their final meeting.

Reds player-manager Christy Mathewson, pitching his only game not in a Giant uniform, beats his long-time nemesis Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown and the Cubs, 10 – 8. In the 25 contests in which the two legends have faced one another, Matty, by winning the last decision, takes a 13-12 advantage in their final meeting.

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In Detroit, the Coveleski brothers appear together in the same game for the only time in their careers

Pirates Frank Miller and Wilbur Cooper shut out the Cardinals, 7 – 0 and 2 – 0.

The Phillies’ Joe Oeschger and Brooklyn’s Jeff Pfeffer face off to a 14-inning scoreless tie. Pfeffer gives up just three hits, while Oeschger allows just 6.

The Yankees split a pair with Boston, losing, 4 – 2, to Babe Ruth in the opener, then beating Carl Mays, 7 – 3. Ruth allows no hits until the 6th inning and just five hits overall.

The rampaging White Sox use an 8-run 8th inning to beat the Browns, 13 – 6. Red Faber is the winner over reliever Tom Rogers.

1918 – Rain cancels today’s World Series opener.

In Boston, 33,000 are on hand for a doubleheader and to see Babe Ruth return to the Yankee lineup. The Babe hits his 45th homer in the opener to give New York a 5 - 3 win. In the nitecap, Carl Mays pitches to a mixture of boos and cheers. Mays takes a 5 - 3 lead into the 9th, then he fails to back up home on a play at the plate. A loose ball allows Joe Bush to score the winning run and Boston wins, 6 - 5.

In Boston, 33,000 are on hand for a doubleheader and to see Babe Ruth return to the Yankee lineup. The Babe hits his 45th homer in the opener to give New York a 5 – 3 win. In the nitecap, Carl Mays pitches to a mixture of boos and cheers. Mays takes a 5 – 3 lead into the 9th, then he fails to back up home on a play at the plate. A loose ball allows Joe Bush to score the winning run and Boston wins, 6 – 5.

Brooklyn’s Leon Cadore gives up 12 hits but coasts to a 10 – 0 shutout over the Braves.

Eddie Collins has two hits in the nitecap against the Browns, as the White Sox win, 5 – 2. Collins has hit safely in every game since August 21st, and will ring up a 22-game hitting streak through September 13th.

At the start of the day, both New York teams are on top, and both Boston teams are on the bottom. But today, the Red Sox take two and knock the leaders off their perch as they sweep the Yankees, 4 – 3 and 6 – 5. Babe Ruth hits his last regular-season home run in the Polo Grounds. He gets it off Herb Pennock, who also gave up Ruth’s first Yankee homer, also at the Polo Grounds.

At home, the Browns win decisively, beating the Indians, 10 – 3 and 13 – 2. Urban Shocker wins his 23rd in the morning and Ken Williams hits his 33rd. George Sisler is 4 for 4 in the opener and 3 for 5 in the second game to run his hitting streak to 34 games. Elam Vangilder is the winner in the nitecap.

1923 – Yankee Sam Jones no-hits the Athletics, 2 – 0, beating Bob Hasty. Babe Ruth makes the only strikeout of the game as he slips a point behind Detroit’s Harry Heilmann in the batting race. Not till Ken Holtzman’s no-hitter in 1969 will another pitcher record a no-hitter with no strikeouts. In a twilight charity game, Babe Ruth plays 1B for Philadelphia’s Ascension Catholic Club. Ruth scores the only run in a 2 – 1 loss to the Lit Brothers.

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The Brooklyn Robins take a twinbill from the Braves, sweeping their fourth doubleheader in four consecutive days. Between September 1-3, the Brooks beat the Phillies six times. Dazzy Vance chalks up his 12th straight win, and 24th on the year. Dutch Ruether then wins the nitecap, 9 – 1.

1926 – The Reds take first place by beating the Cards, 5 – 0. Pete Donohue beats Wee Willie Sherdel. Tomorrow the teams will reverse positions again when the Cards win, 7 – 3.

Pirate teammates Lloyd and Paul Waner become the first pair of brothers to both homer in the same game

Pirate teammates Lloyd and Paul Waner become the first pair of brothers to both homer in the same game

The Braves start a streak of playing nine consecutive doubleheaders, establishing a major league record. Boston will drop 14 of the 18 contests played during the twin bill marathon.

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Rogers Hornsby returns to the Chicago lineup as the Cubs beat the Pirates. Hornsby had been absent since Memorial Day because of a broken ankle.

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Joe Hauser hits 3 home runs in a game and sets new professional home run record

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Jesse Haines fails for the 11th time to win his 200th game

Babe Ruth receives a lifetime pass for all National League games from NL President Ford Frick.

The 3rd-place Cubs get two home runs, including a grand slam from Augie Galan, to beat the Phillies 

The 3rd-place Cubs get two home runs, including a grand slam from Augie Galan, to beat the Phillies 

Carl Hubbell subdues the Reds, 6 - 4, for his 20th win of the season

Carl Hubbell subdues the Reds, 6 – 4, for his 20th win of the season

1937 – Mike Kreevich of the White Sox ties a major league record with 4 doubles.

1939 – After Labor Day games, the Reds lead the Cards by 4 games. In the American League, the Yankees are 14 ½ ahead.

Joe DiMaggio connects for 3 homeruns including 2 against Bob Feller

New York Yankees become the earliest pennant-clinching team in major league history

1945 – Long-time Yankee batting practice pitcher Paul Schreiber, who last pitched in the majors in 1923 and the minors in 1931, relieves for the Yankees against Detroit in a Tiger rout. Schreiber gives up no hits in 3 1/3 innings, but the Tigers’ Dizzy Trout wins, 10 – 0.

Roy Campanella 1948 Rookie Year

Roy Campanella 1948 Rookie Year

At Philadelphia’s Shibe Park, Tommy Holmes hits a two-run homer in the fifth inning of a 9-8 loss to the Phillies. Dating back to August 3rd, the Braves outfielder has hit 10 home runs without striking out once during that span.

Don Bessent of LaGrange (Georgia-Alabama League) pitches a 14 – 0 playoff no-hitter over Carrollton.

Giant hurlers Jim Hearn and Sal Maglie hurl twin shutouts over the Phils, winning 2 – 0 and 9 – 0. Coupled with a shutout loss to the Giants yesterday, the Phils have not scored in three games at home.

Reds OF Johnny Wyrostek drives in eight runs in a doubleheader sweep of the visiting Cardinals, 5 – 4 and 8 – 4.

1953 – Despite consecutive home runs by Wes Westrum, Al Corwin, and Whitey Lockman in the 3rd, the Giants lose to the Dodgers, 8 – 6, in a game marred by beanballs and disagreements on calls. Following a Clem Labinebrushback on Giants IF Bobby Hofman, Larry Jansen throws at Duke Snider and Roy Campanella in the 8th.

1955 – Mickey Mantle’s 1st-inning three-run home run allows Bob Turley to coast to an 8 – 3 win over Washington. This is Mantle’s last home run of the year.

Orioles’ rookie right-hander Jerry Walker throws a four-hitter, blanking Washington in 10 innings, 1-0. The shutout is the 18 year-old bonus baby’s first major league victory.

1958 – At the Coliseum, the Giants score eight in the 1st inning off Johnny Podres and Stu Miller then coast to a 13 – 3 win. The Giants take the season series from the Dodgers, 16-6.

Nellie Fox streak comes to an end at 798 games

Nellie Fox streak comes to an end at 798 games

Roberto Clemente’s wrong-field bomb brings Pittsburgh one step closer to clinching the National League pennant. “Clemente powered a 420-foot shot into the right center-field portion of the stands at Forbes Field,” writes Les Biederman in The Sporting News. Clemente’s prodigious poke provides insurance in Pittsburgh’s 5 – 3 win over Philly. With 24 games to go, the Pirates’ lead over Milwaukee is up to six and a half and the magic numberdown to twenty.

After 30 straight scoreless innings, the Yankees finally score but the Orioles extend their win streak to seven by topping New York again, 6 – 2. With two outs in the 7th, Yankee 1B Moose Skowron singles to break up Chuck Estrada’s no-hitter, but Hoyt Wilhelm, in relief, preserves the win.

Woodie Held hits two homers and a double and drives in six runs to pace the Indians to a 10 – 2 win over the A’s. Jimmy Piersall also homers.

In Minnesota, the White Sox and Twins split a pair of 9 – 5 decisions in a day-night doubleheader. Harmon Killebrew hits his 39th homer in the opener to back Al Schroll’s six innings of spotty pitching. Al Smith has four hits and four ribbies in the nitecap. Numberless rookie Joe Horlen makes his major league debut in relief and picks up the win. The only road uniform available has no number on it.

Roberto Clemente leads the Pirates to a 9 – 4 win over the Cardinals. After doubling and scoring the first of three 1st-inning Pirate runs, Clemente greets newly-inserted reliever Al Cicotte with a line-drive home run worth three more runs. Les Biederman writes in the Pittsburgh Press: “Clemente’s homer was one of the longest and hardest shots he ever delivered.” Jack Hernon of the Post Gazette adds: “The ball sailed into the second row in the center field bleachers, some 425 feet away. It is a rarity for a ball to be hit into that section of Busch Stadium.”

Mickey Mantle misses the Labor Day doubleheader with a painful and swollen forearm, but the Yanks don’t need him as they sweep a pair from the Senators, 5 – 3 and 3 – 2. The sweep moves the Yanks six games up on the slumping Tigers, who lose, 6 – 3, to the Orioles and trail, 4 – 1, in a game that is suspended. Mantle’s replacement, Johnny Blanchard, breaks a 3 – 3 tie in the opener with an 8th-inning homer.

At Los Angeles, Don Drysdale stops the Giants, 4 – 0, allowing just two hits. The Dodgers are now two games in back of the first-place Reds.

After losing, 4 – 3, the A’s outkick the Angels, 13 – 7, in the second game of a doubleheader, using an 11-run 6th inning. Kansas City collects seven hits, four walks, three errors and a stolen base for their big inning. Norm Siebern and winning pitcher Joe Nuxhall homer in the frame.

1962 – Houston finally defeats Philadelphia, 4 – 1, in their final meeting of the season. The Phillies had won all 17 previous contests.

1964 – The Yankees overcome two homers by Ken Harrelson to beat the host A’s, 9 – 7, in 10 innings. Mickey Mantle and Elston Howard hit back-to-back homers in the 4th inning for New York. With the Orioles losing today, Baltimore (81-54) and Chicago (82-55) are virtually tied for first, with New York (77-56) three games back.

At Yankee Stadium, the Red Sox sweep two from the Yankees, winning 1 – 0 and 7 – 2. Mickey Mantle’s homer in the second game, off Dennis Bennett, is the only bright spot for New York.

The Reds score three runs in the 9th to edge the Phillies, 5 – 4. Deron Johnson drives in the last two runs with a single.

Los Angeles Dodgers become the first team in major league history to draw over two millions fans

Los Angeles Dodgers become the first team in major league history to draw over two millions fans

Chris Short shuts out the Mets, 5 – 0, the 5th complete game win in a row for the Phillies’ pitchers.

1967 – In the first of two at Wrigley Field, Chuck Hartenstein and the Cubs top the Dodgers, 2 – 1, in 11 innings. Don Sutton takes the loss and is now 0-7 against Chicago.

The Dodgers’ Don Sutton allows just three hits and strikes out 12 to beat the Phils, 3 – 0.

Future Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza is born in Norristown, PA. A 62nd round draft choice in 1988, he will be the lowest-drafted player to be enshrined in Cooperstown after being elected in 2016.

Down 4 – 1 in the 9th against the Tigers in Detroit, Baltimore gets consecutive home runs from Frank Robinson, Boog Powell, and Brooks Robinson off Earl Wilson to tie. Tom Timmermann then gives up the winning run on a double, sacrifice fly, and Baltimore chop as the O’s win, 5 – 4.

After thirty-one games, the third longest consecutive game hitting streak in National League history ends as Dodger Willie Davis is stopped by Dick Kelley and Gary Ross in a 3-0 loss to the Padres.

Luis Tiant (10-4) pitches his 4th straight shutout, beating the Brewers, 2 – 0, in the opener. Carl Yastrzemski’s two-run home run accounts for the scoring. The Red Sox lose the nitecap, 6 – 2, as four former Hubmen do the damage. Syd O’Brien and Joe Lahoud homer, Boomer Scott has three hits and Ken Brett is the winner.

The Yankees split with the Orioles, losing, 4 – 3, before winning, 5 – 2. The split leaves the Yankees (69-61) in 4th place, just one-half game out of first place. The Orioles (69-60) are tied with Detroit for the lead. Andy Etchebarren’s three-run homer in the first game, off Fritz Peterson, is the big blow while the Yankees take the nitecap behind the three hits, including a homer, by Bobby Murcer.

The Cubs top the Mets, 2 – 0, as Fergie Jenkins posts his 19th win. The Cubs then drop the second game, 7 – 2, to Gary Gentry, who strikes out 8.

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Don Wilson is taken out after eight innings of no-hit ball

1976 – The Reds’ Pat Zachry gives up a pair of singles in the 2nd in pitching a 5 – 1 two-hitter against the Braves.

Behind Ron Guidry’s 20th win, the Yankees take the first game against Detroit, 9 – 1. New York scores eight in the 7th. Detroit wins the second, 5 – 4, to keep New York five games behind Boston.

In his first major league at-bat, Dorian Boyland strikes out sitting on the bench. The Pirate rookie is removed with a 1-2 count when the Mets make a pitching change and pinch hitter Rennie Stennett takes the third strike.

At Baltimore, the Orioles top the Red Sox, 4 – 1, behind Jim Palmer. Rookie Bob Sprowl pitches credibly in his major league debut, but takes the loss.

In the conclusion of the longest game in Fenway Park history, the Mariners beat the Red Sox, 8 - 7, in 20 innings

In the conclusion of the longest game in Fenway Park history, the Mariners beat the Red Sox, 8 – 7, in 20 innings

1982 – At Baltimore, Jim Palmer one-hits the Twins, 3 – 0, for Baltimore to get his 11th consecutive victory. The only hit is Gary Gaetti’s two-out single in the 5th inning. It is Palmer’s second career one-hitter against the Twins.

Gary Carter hits two home runs giving him a record-tying five over the last two games

Gary Carter hits two home runs giving him a record-tying five over the last two games

1987 – Nolan Ryan and Juan Agosto combine on a two-hitter for a 2-0 whitewash of the Pirates. Ryan notches his 210th strikeout of the season, most ever by a pitcher aged 40 or older. A two-run single by Bill Doran plates the only runs. 

1988 – Cincinnati’s Danny Jackson becomes the National League’s first 20-game winner by shutting out the Cubs on six hits as the Reds romp, 17 – 0. Calvin Schiraldi is the loser.

1989 – Fred Lynn hits his 300th career home run to help the Tigers to a 5 – 1 win over Kansas City.

1990 – Down 7-0, the Astros respond for a 10-8 triumph at Dodger Stadium. A three-run pinch-hit bomb by Eric Anthony starts the comeback. An error by Hubie Brooks allows the game-winner. Luis Gonzalez strikes out in his big league debut. 

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The alleged asterisk attached to Roger Maris’ record of 61 home runs in 1961 is officially removed

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.

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.

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.

1992 – Yankees OF Roberto Kelly ties a major league record by reaching base on catcher’s interference for the 7th time this year. Pittsburgh’s Dale Berra set the mark in 1983. Texas C Ivan Rodriguez is the latest victim of Kelly in New York’s 6 – 3 victory.

Jim Abbott of the New York Yankees throws a 4-0 no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians

Jim Abbott of the New York Yankees throws a 4-0 no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians

The Phillies lose to the Reds by a score of 6 – 5. In doing so, they set a new National League record by not being shut out in 151 consecutive games. The major league mark of 308 is held by the New York Yankees.

Ron Maurer of the Triple-A Albuquerque Dukes plays all nine positions in his team’s 4 – 2 loss to Las Vegas.

Toronto DH Paul Molitor strokes five hits and brings home three runs to lead the Blue Jays to a 6 – 1 win over the Royals. His hits include three singles, a double and a home run.

Robin Ventura becomes the eighth player to hit two grand slams in the same game. The third baseman’s blasts in the fourth and fifth innings power the White Sox past Texas at The Ballpark in Arlington, 14-3.

Andy Pettitte wins his 20th as the Yankees prevail over the A’s, 10 – 3. Paul O’Neill and Tino Martinez hit solo homers in the 4th inning. The Yanks’ last 20-game winner was Ron Guidry in 1985.

In pursuit of his 7th batting title, Tony Gwynn is 4 for 4 in the Padres’ 2 – 1 win over the Phils. Gwynn, hitting .352, needs to average nearly five at bats in the final 22 games to qualify for the batting crown.

Babe Dahlgren, the man who replaced Lou Gehrig at first base to end the streak, dies in Arcadia, California. In the game, he goes 2-for-4, including a home run, in a 22-2 victory over the Tigers at Briggs Stadium.

1997 – Rookie C Bobby Estalella cracks three home runs and drives home four as he leads the Phillies to a 6 – 4 win over Montreal. It is just his 10th major league game, the fewest for a player with a three-homer game.

9/4/1997: Cardinal Phil Plantier hit a solo homer at Coors Field in a game that was rained out in the bottom of the third inning.

With his Giants down 6 – 0, Barry Bonds, with 23 stolen bases so far, attempts to steal second base but is thrown out. Ellis Burks then hits a home run and the Giants end up losing, 8 – 5. Bonds ends the game with a National League record of 15 straight times reaching base.

Sammy Sosa’s 57th home run leads the Cubs to a 5 – 2 win over Pittsburgh. Sosa surpasses Hack Wilson’s club record set 68 years ago.

Defeating the White Sox, 11-6, the Yankees win their 100th game on the earliest date in major league history, besting the 1906 Chicago Cubs and 1954 Cleveland Indians by five days. The 1906 Cubs set the major league record for fewest contests to reach 100 victories, accomplishing the milestone in 132 games.

The Reds set a National League record with nine homers as they rout the Phillies, 22 – 3. Eddie Taubensee (2), Greg Vaughn, Jeffrey Hammonds, Aaron Boone, Dmitri Young, Pokey Reese, Brian Johnson and Mark Lewisall go yard for Cincinnati.

The Red Sox defeat the Mariners, 4 – 0, as Pedro Martinez wins his 20th game, striking out 15 batters in eight innings of work.

In the Red Sox’s win over the Mariners, 5 – 1, Carl Everett of the Sox becomes only the sixth major-league switch-hitter to drive in 100 runs in both leagues when he knocks in his 100th ribbie of the year. Everett drove in 108 runs for the Houston Astros last season. The other five 100-100 switches are Ted Simmons, Ken Singleton, Eddie Murray, Bobby Bonilla and J.T. Snow. Pedro Martinez is the big star, striking out 11 in eight innings to go 7 – 0 over the M’s. Jamie Moyer loses his 6th in a row, though not through his fault as a routine fly ball by Jose Offerman to Mike Cameron becomes a three-run triple when the center fielder stumbles. Prior to the game, Boston retires Hall of Fame C Carlton Fisk’s uniform number 27.

The Rockies trim the Cubs, 6 – 2, as rookie OF Juan Pierre gets five hits.

The A’s defeat the Blue Jays, 10 – 0. Mike Stanley goes 5 for 5 for Oakland, including a double and home run, and drives home five runs.

The Red Sox honor Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk. The New Hampshire resident, who played his first nine seasons with Boston, joins Bobby Doerr (1), Joe Cronin (4), Carl Yastrzemski (8), and Ted Williams (9) in having his number (27) be retired at Fenway.

The first-place Braves draw just 3,613 fans in Montreal as they beat the Expos, 3 – 2. Andruw Jones hits a leadoff homer in the 9th for the difference. The crowd is the smallest at Olympic Stadium in 17 years.

The Marlins’ Josh Beckett debuts with a 6-inning one-hit effort as the Fish beat the Cubs, 8 – 2. Beckett, who was 14-1 in the minors, also adds a double. Kevin Millar has a grand slam and Preston Wilson a three-run homer.

The Mariners clinch a tie for the playoffs with a 3 – 2, 11-inning win over Tampa Bay. The win gives the M’s a 99-39 record.

The Blue Jays roll over the sleep-walking Yankees, 14 – 0. Andy Pettitte lasts just three innings in losing to Chris Carpenter, who goes the distance, allowing six hits while striking out 11.

Aaron Myette, ejected yesterday for two pitches thrown behind Melvin Mora, starts today’s game, allowing six of the 11 walks in an 8 – 3 loss to Baltimore. According to the New York Times, it is the first back-to-back starts by a pitcher since Steve McCatty in 1980 (though five pitchers – Dennis Martinez (Baltimore), Bert Blyleven (Cleveland), Pete Vuckovich (Milwaukee), Rick Langford (Oakland), and Juan Eichelberger (San Diego) – made the last start before the 1981 strike and the first start after.

Randy Johnson pitches a complete game in defeating the Dodgers, 7 – 1. The Diamondbacks’ ace improves to 20-5 on the year and punches out 8 opponents to give him 300 or more strikeouts for the fourth straight season, the first ever pitcher to do so.

In front of 55,528 fans at the Coliseum, the A’s set an American League record by extending their winning streak to 20 consecutive games. After blowing an 11-run lead to the Royals, Scott Hatteberg hits a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving Oakland the historic victory, 12-11.

In his first at-bat after his arrest in Pittsburgh for felony counts of sexual assault and related charges, Ramon Castro receives a supportive ovation from the Florida fans as he approaches the batter box as a pinch-hitter. The Marlin catcher connects for a home run in the 5-1 victory against the Pirates.

Labor Day game at Fenway Park, Carlos Pena belts a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Red Sox a 3-2 win over the White Sox

Labor Day game at Fenway Park, Carlos Pena belts a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Red Sox a 3-2 win over the White Sox

With an 8-5 comeback victory over the Diamondbacks, the Marlins improve their record to 69-68. After an 11-31 start, Florida becomes the first club in big league history to have a winning record after being 20 games under .500.

2006 – Charlton Jimerson homers in his first major league at-bat – the third time an Astro has accomplished this feat. His pinch-hit blast in the sixth breaks up a no-hit bid by Cole Hamels to tie Philadelphia at 1-1 but Chase Utley gives the Phils their first win over Houston in three years with a solo shot off Dave Borkowski in the tenth for a 3-2 decision. Time’s running out on Houston who is four games below .500 yet 4-1/2 games out in the wild card race. 

Francisco Cordero establishes a new Milwaukee mark when he gets his 40th save, pitching a scoreless ninth inning in the Brewers’ 5-3 win over Houston. The right-handed reliever surpasses the record previously shared by Dan Kolb (2004) and Derrick Turnbow (2005).

In the fifth inning of Florida’s loss 4-3 to Washington, Miguel Cabrera singles off Shawn Hill to drive home Hanley Ramirez for his 500th career RBI. The Marlin third baseman reaches the milestone at the age of 24 years and 139 days, with only Hall of Famers Mel Ott (23, 74 days) and Ted Williams (24 years, 4 days) getting to the mark at a younger age.

Roy Halladay pitches a one-hitter to beat the Yankees, 6 – 0. Toronto ends New York’s winning streak at 6.

Trailing 5 – 0 to St. Louis in the 5th, Pittsburgh scores 6 runs in the bottom of the inning, but is unable to hold on as they then give up 9 runs over the next 3 frames. The Cardinals win, 14 – 7, with Ryan Ludwick homering twice and Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday once to allow Adam Wainwright to notch his 17th win of the year. For their part, the Pirates lose their eighth straight.

Jim Thome hits two homers to pass Mark McGwire and take over 9th place on the all-time list in the Twins’ 12 – 4 drubbing of Texas. Thome drives in 4 runs, and 3B Matt Tolbert adds two triples and 5 RBI to pace Minnesota’s attack. Carl Pavano wins his 16th of the year.

Meanwhile, the Rangers sign former All-Star P Mark Prior and assign him to AAA Oklahoma City. A month ago, Prior began a comeback with the Orange County Flyers of the independent Golden Baseball League, during which he did not allow an earned run in 11 innings and struck out half the batters he faced. He will fail to make it back to the majors, however.

The Giants move within two games of the NL West-leading Padres with a 5 – 4 win over the Dodgers. Trailing 4 – 0 entering the 7th, the Giants hit four homers, the last a two-run blast by Juan Uribe off closer Jonathan Broxton in the top of the 9th, to secure the win. Meanwhile, the Padres continue their free fall, losing their 9th straight game, 6 – 2 at home to Colorado.

Jim Thome hits a pair of homers to pass Mark McGwire for eighth place on the all-time career list with 584. The Twins designated hitter’s historic round-trippers, which he blasts in the third and fourth innings off Colby Lewis at Target Field, contribute to Minnesota’s 12-4 victory over Texas.

The Tigers crush the White Sox, 18 – 2, behind Max Scherzer. Miguel Cabrera homers and drives in 4 runs, while Alex Avila has 4 hits. Over the last two days, the Tigers have scored 26 unanswered runs against Chicago, coming back from 8 – 1 down yesterday to win, 9 – 8, then taking an 18 – 0 lead today before surrendering two 9th-inning runs.

In an episode of the HBO comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bill Buckner, appearing as himself, is promptly thrown out of a shiva service because one of the mourners is a Red Sox fan who hasn’t forgiven him for his infamous error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. The former Boston first baseman redeems himself when he uses his baseball skills to catch a falling baby, who has ricocheted off the firemen’s rescue net after being thrown out of a burning building.

In a game that doesn’t want to end, the Marlins eventually dispose of the Phillies, 5 – 4 on a “walk-off walk” in the 14th. The Marlins place runners in scoring position with less than 2 outs in the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th innings against David Herndon, but he always manages to wiggle out of the jams, issuing 5 intentional walks over that span. The last one, to Logan Morrison to load the bases with two outs in the 14th, is too much, though, as Herndon then walks Mike Cameron, unintentionally, to end the game, his 4th walk of the frame. Both teams have run out of available players by then, which explains why Herndon keeps returning to the mound one painful inning after another, one day after giving up three homers to the Fish in another difficult outing. The game takes close to 5 hours to play, and the Marlins strand a team record 23 baserunners. The Phillies play the game under protest, the result of a 6th-inning call, when the umpires use a video review to determine whether Hunter Pence’s double to deep right field left the ballpark; they decide instead that fans – clad in Phillies gear at the Marlins’ home park – reached over the fence and interfered with RF Bryan Petersen’s attempt to make a leaping catch, and declare Pence out. The game is delayed 10 more minutes as a livid Charlie Manuel argues the decision until he is ejected, and bench coach Pete Mackanin continues the argument some more before deciding to file a protest. Major League Baseball Vice-President for baseball operations Joe Torre will announce on September 7th that the protest is denied as the umpires applied the rules correctly.

An unofficial rain delay occurs in Toronto when the retractable roof of the Rogers Centre closes so slowly that the fans have to run for cover as the stands and field get soaked with rain that begins to fall during the middle of the sixth inning. Surprisingly, there have been six official rain delays in the Rogers Centre, formerly known as the Skydome.

Yadier Molina collects his 1,000th career hit, an infield single in the second inning of the Cardinals’ 5-1 victory against New York at Busch Stadium. The 31 year-old popular Redbird backstop, who enjoys a 2-for-3 night at the plate, will finish the season with a .279 career batting average

The Red Sox crush the Tigers, 20 – 4, in a battle of first-place teams as DH David Ortiz collects the 2,000th hit of his career. The Sox tie a team record with 8 homers at home, with Big Papi hitting two of the long balls. Will Middlebrooks hits a grand slam in the Sox’s 8-run 6th inning and Daniel Nava adds a two-run shot, while Jacoby Ellsbury, Stephen Drew, Mike Napoli and Ryan Lavarnway account for the other long balls.

Matt Adams of the Cardinals becomes the second player this year to hit a pair of homers in extra innings, breaking out of an 0-for-17 slump in a 5 – 4 win over the Reds. He goes deep off Alfredo Simon in the 14th, but rookie pinch-runner Billy Hamilton steals a base and scores a key run for the second straight game to tie the score back at 4-all. Shin-Soo Choo then gets thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the 15th when Chris Heiseywhiffs on a bunt attempt and Adams goes deep again, against Logan Ondrusek, in the 16th for the winning margin. John Mayberry of the Phillies had hit two extra-inning homers on June 4th, a feat which had previously not been accomplished since 1987.

9/4/2013 – In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Rangers made a few lineup changes. Geovany Soto entered the game as the catcher and batted sixth while Engel Beltre entered the game as the new right fielder and batted fifth. Previously, the right fielder had been batting sixth and the catcher fifth. In the top of the ninth, Soto batted in his proper spot and homered. Beltre then came to the plate out of turn (he was before Soto not after) and struck out. Then Soto’s spot was skipped and Jeff Baker struck out (out of turn). Jurickson Profar then struck out to end the game.

2014 – Battling to stay alive in the AL Central, the Indians suffer a demoralizing loss after they rally from a 4 – 0 1st-inning deficit against defending Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer of the Tigers. They manage to force extra innings, but everything goes wrong in the 11th, when they allow 7 runs to lose, 11 – 4. It’s their second straight crushing loss to the Bengals, after closer Cody Allen gave up a three-run, 9th-inning homer to J.D. Martinez in a 4 – 2 loss yesterday.

In the Red Sox’ 9-4 victory at Yankee Stadium, Xander Bogaerts and Mookie Betts become the first pair of Boston rookies to hit a home run in the same game at the Bronx ballpark in 62 years. In 1952, Dick Gernert and Faye Throneberry also accomplished the feat, providing the difference in the team’s 3-1 win over the Bombers.

2015 – Tony Zych pitches two innings and allows two runs for the Mariners in a 11-8, 15-pitcher slugfest. Zych breaks Dutch Zwilling’s 105-year-old record for the last name alphabetically in major league history.

2015 – Collin McHugh wins his 15th in an 8-0 whitewash of the Twins. Backup catcher Hank Conger goes deep, becoming the tenth Astro to bash ten or more homers during the season, a franchise record. Five days later, Marwin Gonzalez would join the club to tie a major league record for most players with double-digit homers on one team. 

J.D. Martinez of the Diamondbacks becomes the 18th player in major league history – and second this season after Scooter Gennett – to hit four homers in one game. He connects for a two-run shot off Rich Hill in the 4th, solo homers off Pedro Baez and Josh Fields in the 7th and 8th, respectively, and a two-run blast off Wilmer Font in the 9th to tie the record. Arizona defeats Los Angeles, 13 – 0 for its 11th straight win, while the Dodgers have lost 9 of their last 10.

Several sources report that a severe fight breaks out between the two main members of the Tigers’ television broadcast team, Mario Impemba and Rod Allen, at the end of tonight’s game. The two have been working together for 17 years and it is not clear what caused the altercation.

On a rare play, Trea Turner of the Nationals is thrown out on a walk. He takes off for second with a full count on Bryce Harper and while the pitch is called Ball Four, C Yadier Molina of the Cardinals still throws to second. Turner is called out after a video review for overrunning the bag ever so slightly, negating the immunity he had until he reached it. Observers say that the unusual play epitomizes the Nationals’ frustrating season, which has seen them fall out of contention early after being prohibitive favorites to win a division title before the year began.

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