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This Day In Baseball September 7

September

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 7 in baseball history.

 

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Notable Events and Chronology for September 7

In the most controversial game in American Association history, the Browns walk off the field in Brooklyn while leading, 4 - 2, in the 9th inning.

In the most controversial game in American Association history, the Browns walk off the field in Brooklyn while leading, 4 – 2, in the 9th inning.

New Britain, CT native Tom Lynch becomes the first major league umpire to work in over 1,000 games. The National League arbitrator, who becomes the president of the circuit in 1910, will be behind home plate in 1309 of 1325 of the games he will work.

New Britain, CT native Tom Lynch becomes the first major league umpire to work in over 1,000 games. The National League arbitrator, who becomes the president of the circuit in 1910, will be behind home plate in 1309 of 1325 of the games he will work.

The first-place Orioles (NL) sweep a tripleheader against the cellar-dwelling Colonels, 4-3, 9-8, and 12-1. Baltimore will establish the record for most games won in two consecutive days with five when they take both ends of tomorrow’s twin bill with Louisville.

Thankful to be back in New York after losing three straight doubleheaders in Pittsburgh, the Giants play a solo 5 - 2 win over the Cardinals. Dummy Taylor is the winner.

Thankful to be back in New York after losing three straight doubleheaders in Pittsburgh, the Giants play a solo 5 – 2 win over the Cardinals. Dummy Taylor is the winner.

The first-place White Sox dispose of slumping Boston by beating them, 4 – 1, in a Saturday game at South Side Park. Nixey Callahan, enjoying his switch from the North side to the South side, is the victor over Ted Lewis.

1903 – A year before the first subway is completed, the Brooklyn Superbas, later to be known as the Dodgers, play their cross-town rivals in a two-stadium, same day doubleheader. The first game played in Washington Park begins at 10:30 am with 9,300 fans watching the visiting Giants win the opener, 6 – 4 and later that afternoon in front of 23,623 fans at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan, Brooklyn wins the second game, 3 – 0.

1904 – Rookie George “Hooks” Wiltse records his 10th straight win without a loss, and the Giants’ 12th in a row, as he beats the Phillies, 6 – 3. Wiltse allows eight hits.

Christy Mathewson, John McGraw and Joe McGinnity

The Beaneaters and Giants trade shutouts, with Boston beating Joe McGinnity in the opener, 1 – 0, and Christy Mathewson returning the favor, 3 – 0, in the nitecap. The game is scoreless until New York scores a run in the 7th off Vic Willis.

Walter Johnson tops the Red Sox, 1 - 0

Walter Johnson tops the Red Sox, 1 – 0, for the first of his 38 career 1 – 0 wins

Walter Johnson hurls his 3rd shutout in 4 days

Walter Johnson hurls his 3rd shutout in 4 days

Honus Wagner helps the Pirates sweep the Cardinals going 6-7 in a double header

Christy Mathewson relieves in the 9th

Christy Mathewson allows seven hits in beating the Boston Doves, 2 – 0

Pete Alexander pitches the Phils to a 1 - 0 win over Boston's 44-year-old Cy Young

Pete Alexander pitches the Phils to a 1 – 0 win over Boston’s 44-year-old Cy Young

Frank Schulte

Frank Schulte becomes the first player to have more than 20 doubles, triples, and home runs in one season

The Giants lose a heartbreaker to Brooklyn in the 9th inning when, with Bert Tooley on first base, Jake Daubert lofts a high fly for the apparent third out. But Fred Snodgrassdrops the ball and Tooley scores the final run in the Superbas’ 4 – 3 win. The Giants are virtually tied with the Cubs, winners of two today.

1912 – Arthur “Bugs” Raymond, 30, is found dead at the Hotel Valey in Chicago of a brain hemorrhage, two days after his skull was fractured in a barroom fight. Raymond last pitched for the New York Giants in 1911, compiling a 6-4 record before his drinking forced John McGraw to let him go.

In an effort to beat the impending inclement weather, Galveston, playing host to San Antonio, finishes the regular season with a 49 minute game, a 4-0 victory by the hometown Pirates, who manage to compile 13 hits during the brief Texas League contest. The players are encouraged to play the game at a rapid pace by the teams owners, who want to avoid having to give the fans rain checks for games next year.

Floods severely damage the Kansas City Packers’ (Federal League) ballpark, washing away fences and demolishing the clubhouse.

The Miracle Braves play an AM - PM Double Header at Fenway

The Miracle Braves play an AM – PM Double Header at Fenway

1915 – The St. Louis Terriers’ Dave Davenport, strikeout leader of the Federal League, pitches a 3 – 0 no-hitter over the Whales, one of his 10 shutouts and 22 wins. St. Louis will play two more games than Chicago and split them, thus trailing the Whales at season’s end by one percentage point. Chicago will be 86-66; St. Louis, 87-67, and the Pittsburgh Rebels, 86-67. A percentage difference of .004, it is the closest bunching of the top three teams in any major league race.

Nap Rucker

The Giants defeat the Dodgers 4-1 to start their major league record 26-game winning streak

Carl Mays

On one day’s rest, Hippo Vaughn gives up only seven hits, but Carl Mays wins a 2 – 1 duel

The A’s are hit with a no-hitter for the second time in four days as Boston’s Howard Ehmke 

The Giants bring a half-game lead into Ebbets Field. With the park already packed, some 7,000 fans batter down the LF exit gate with a telephone pole and break into the field. The Giants win the thriller, 8 – 7, despite three Robin runs in the 9th.

Carl Mays (photo) wins a 2 - 1 duel

Behind Carl Mays and Dolf Luque, the Reds sweep a pair from the visiting Pirates, 4 – 1 and 4 – 3

Walter Johnson tops the Red Sox, 1 - 0

Walter Johnson tops Lefty Grove, 2 – 1, and goes 3 for 4, the second consecutive game he’s collected three hits

After apologizing to his teammates yesterday, Babe Ruth makes his first appearance in a week, collecting one hit in a 5 - 1 loss to the Red Sox.

After apologizing to his teammates yesterday, Babe Ruth makes his first appearance in a week, collecting one hit in a 5 – 1 loss to the Red Sox.

1926 – The Red Sox lose their 17th game in a row, 4 – 2, to the Yankees.

1927 – After blasting three home runs in a doubleheader split with the Red Sox the day before, Babe Ruth hits two more in a 12 – 10 win, giving him a record-tying 5 in 3 games. He leads Lou Gehrig 49 homers to 45.

The stumbling Yanks drop a pair to the Senators, losing 11 – 0 and 6 – 1. Bump Hadley tosses the shutout and adds three singles. Fred Marberry wins the nitecap over Waite Hoyt, for his second win over New York in five days. New York, which led by 13 1/2 games on July 1st, is now tied with the A’s.

The A’s take two from Boston, winning 1 – 0 and 7 – 3, and move into a first-place tie with the Yankees. Lefty Grove is magnificent in the opener, allowing four hits and striking out 11 to win his 14th straight. Red Ruffing takes the tough loss, allowing an unearned run. Ed Rommel outguns Danny MacFayden in the nitecap.

In Philly, the Braves tally 11 hits and three walks but still get shut out by the Phils' Ray Benge, 4 - 0. In the nitecap, the Braves are hitless until two are out in the 7th, then take the lead, but the Phils tie it in the 9th on Cy Williams' homer. Boston wins in 11, 4 - 3.

In Philly, the Braves tally 11 hits and three walks but still get shut out by the Phils’ Ray Benge, 4 – 0. In the nitecap, the Braves are hitless until two are out in the 7th, then take the lead, but the Phils tie it in the 9th on Cy Williams’ homer. Boston wins in 11, 4 – 3.

In the morning game of a doubleheader in Philadelphia, the Yankees begin with eight walks and score eight times in the 1st inning on only two hits. Ed Rommel, the 4th pitcher in the frame, retires Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Ben Chapman on strikes. The Yanks win, 15 – 3. In the second game, Ruth and Gehrig bang 6th-inning homers off Waite Hoyt, and Ruth adds another blow off Hoyt in the 9th, his 40th. The Yanks roll, 9 – 4, over the first-place A’s.

The Pirates sweep a holiday pair from the Reds, 6 – 1 and 4 – 3, scoring three in the 8th of the p.m. game. The Bucs lose SS Tommy Thevenow when he fractures his ankle in two places sliding in the 6th inning of the opener.

Van Lingle Mungo, Uncle Robby’s last find as a pitcher, reports to Brooklyn from Hartford and shuts out Boston, 2 – 0, in his first start. He fans seven and hits a triple and a single to drive in both runs. Ancient Tom Zacharytakes the loss. Brooklyn also take the opener, 5 – 4, in 10 innings on Fresco Thompson’s RBI single.

Babe Ruth is hospitalized with pains in his side.

Babe Ruth is hospitalized with pains in his side.

Rookie Johnny Marcum of the Philadelphia A's wins his first major league start with a shutout, 6 - 0 over Cleveland.

Rookie Johnny Marcum of the Philadelphia A’s wins his first major league start with a shutout, 6 – 0 over Cleveland.

1934 – Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx, heirs to Babe Ruth’s home run championship role, are in battle for the title. Gehrig hits his 44th in Chicago, and Foxx, his 41st in Detroit.

Augie Galan

Bill Lee shuts out the Phils, 4 – 0, for his 16th win of the season, as the Cubs move into second place ahead of the Giants. Augie Galan continues his hitting for the Cubs, driving in two runs.

Cleveland beats Boston thanks to an unusual triple play. With no outs and the bases loaded in game 1, and the Indians leading, 5 – 3, in the 9th, the Indians bring in Oral Hildebrand to pitch to Joe Cronin. Cronin lines his first pitch off the side of the head of Cleveland 3B Odell Hale. The ball caroms to SS Bill Knickerbocker, who throws to 2B Roy Hughes, who throws to 1B Hal Trosky to finish the triple play ending the game.

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The Cards’ Paul Dean tops the Braves, 8 – 5, as Joe Medwick and Frankie Frisch have three hits apiece.

Red Sox infielder Joe Cronin hits into a 5-6-4-3 game-ending triple play when his line drive caroms off Indian third baseman Odell Hale’s head to Bill Knickerbocker. The Tribe’s shortstop starts the triple killing throwing the rebound to Roy Hughes covering second, who in turn relays the ball to first baseman Hal Trosky, giving Cleveland a 5-3 victory in the first game of a twin bill at Fenway Park.

1936 – Sonny Dunlap, an All-American girls A.A.U. basketball player for the Tulsa Stenos, is in RF for the Fayetteville Bears in a 5 – 1 win over Cassville (Class D Arkansas-Missouri League). She goes hitless in 3 trips but hits the ball hard. She is the first woman to play an entire game, and represents the second and last time a woman plays in the minors.

Cleveland Buckeye backstop Buster Brown and pitcher Smoky Owens are killed almost immediately, and three of their teammates along with the team’s general manager are seriously injured when a truck slams into the rear of their car. The fatal accident occurred at 3 a.m. in Geneva, Ohio as the Negro American League team was traveling to Akron after having played a twin bill against the Black Yankees in Buffalo.

Joe Kuhel

Washington’s Joe Kuhel hits the season’s first and only home run by a Senators’ player at Griffith Stadium

Indian great Bob Feller wins his 200th major league game

Tiger OF Hoot Evers hits for the cycle, and knocks in six runs in a 13 – 13, 10-inning tie with Cleveland

Preacher Roe (photo) walks six Phillies, but pushes his record to 19-2, as the Dodgers win, 11 - 6,

Preacher Roe walks six Phils, but pushes his record to 19-2, as the Dodgers win, 11 – 6

The A’s split a pair with the Red Sox, losing 8 – 5 to Bill Wight, before winning, 11 – 4. Billy Hitchcock has two triples and a double in game two, good for five RBIs. Bosox reliever Ellis Kinder makes his 54th appearance in the opener, breaking Wilcy Moore’s club record set in 1931. Boston slips in the American League race to four games back.

Bobby Thomson goes 5 for 5 against the host Braves, as the Giants win, 7 – 3. Larry Jansen is the winner, scattering 10 hits, over Max Surkont. Monte Irvin drives in the first three runs, hitting a homer estimated at 500 feet. He now has 101 RBIs.

In an 18-inning game with the Cubs, the Reds’ Lloyd Merriman records 12 putouts in CF, tying the National League mark. The Reds prevail, 7 – 6. The game is tied at 3 – 3 after regulation, but both teams score three runs in the 15th inning. Dixie Howell’s sac fly with the sacks full drives in the winner.

Warren Hacker, pitching for Los Angeles (Pacific Coast League), pitches a no-hitter against Seattle, winning, 4 – 0.

OF Don Grate of Chattanooga sets a record for a long toss of a baseball in Chattanooga’s Engel Stadium, with a throw of just one inch better than 434 feet, breaking a 42-year-old mark set by Larry LeJeune on October 3, 1908. Grate will improve his own record to 443 feet 31 1/2 inches on August 23, 1953.

Johnny Mize hits 3 homeruns for the 6th time

Johnny Mize pinch-hits a grand slam, giving the Yankees a 5-1 victory over the Senators

1954 – The Senators and Athletics draw just 460 fans to a game, the smallest crowd in Griffith Stadium history. The Senators win, 5 – 4.

Whitey Ford

Whitey Ford continues his mastery with his second consecutive one-hitter, beating the A’s, 2 – 1

Pumpsie Green hits first career homerun in Red Sox win over Yankees Full Radio Broadcast

Pumpsie Green hits first career homerun in Red Sox win over Yankees Full Radio Broadcast

1960 – At Crosley Field, Frank Robinson homers in the 15th inning as the Reds edge the Dodgers, 4 – 3. Marshall Bridges is the winner in relief, pitching six innings of shutout ball, and allowing two hits while striking out 7.

1961 – Roger Maris lays down a bunt and also belts his 55th homer of the year in the 3rd inning as New York beats the Senators, 7 – 3. All of Washington’s scores come in the 6th on an inside-the-park homer by Tito Francona, off Bill Terry. When asked by writers after the game why he bunted, a testy Maris replies, “Trying to win the game, you stupid cocksucker. Why do you think.”

Four steals bring Maury Wills’ season total to 82, one better than Bob Bescher’s 1911 mark and a modern National League record. But Pittsburgh beats Los Angeles, 10 – 1, cutting the Dodger lead to half a game. In a streak of six games, from September 6th to the 11th, Maury will swipe 13 bases.

With a three-game lead, the Yankees purchase some insurance in the form of righty Hal Brown, acquired from the Orioles.

1963 – In the Reds’ 4 – 2 win, Frank Robinson suffers a spike wound requiring 30 stitches when Mets 2B Ron Hunt lands on his left arm.

Completing a 12-3 home stand, the Cards sweep a Labor Day doubleheader from the Reds 3 – 2, 3 – 2, and move into a 2nd-place tie with Cincinnati.

The Pirates roll out 11 pitchers but still lose two to the Giants, 6 – 4 and 9 – 6.

At Connie Mack Stadium, a Labor Day crowd of 26,390 fans watches the first-place Phillies split a doubleheader with the Dodgers. The attendance for the twin bill brings the season’s total to 1,224,172 patrons, breaking the all-time franchise home attendance record established by the Whiz Kids in 1950.

1967 – The Giants tie their own National League record by using 25 players in a 15-inning 3 – 2 win over the Astros.

With just three weeks left in the season, the standings at the end of the day will reveal a four-way tie for first place in the American League. The Red Sox (79-62), the eventual AL champs, are battling the White Sox (78-61), Tigers (79-62), and the Twins (78-61) to capture the flag in the historic pennant race.

At Candlestick Park, the Giants tie a National League mark, using a record 25 players to beat the Astros in 15 innings, 3-2. Manager Herman Franks uses all his starters and five relief pitchers, sends six pinch hitters to the plate, and three players enter the contest as pinch runners, along with two defensive substitutions.

Heading toward home plate with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth, Hank Aaron falls down and is tagged out by Houston’s third baseman Doug Rader. The last-place Astros come back for an improbable 6-3 victory over the Braves when they score three runs in the top of the tenth frame.

Hank Aaron stumbles and falls rounding third base in the bottom of the ninth leading to a Braves loss

Hank Aaron stumbles and falls rounding third base in the bottom of the ninth leading to a Braves loss

Donald Dubois wins $27,000 when Fred Talbot, the Pilots’ starting pitcher who throws a three-hit shutout, hits a grand slam in the sixth inning of the team’s 8-0 victory over California at Sick’s Stadium. The Gladstone, Oregon native’s good fortune is the result of participating in the expansion team’s “Home Run for the Money” promotion.

Brant Alyea drives in all seven Twins runs on two homers in game 1, then drives in two more in the nitecap as the Twins sweep the Brewers, 7 – 6, and 8 – 3. Stan Williams (9-0) wins his 9th straight to set a Twins record. In game 2, Hal Haydel makes his first major league appearance a good one, pitching five innings of relief to win, and also hitting his first big league home run.

Houston sweeps a doubleheader from San Diego, 10 – 5 and 9 – 4. In the first game Astro Bob Watson and Padre Ramon Webster each hit grand slams.

The White Sox use a major-league record 41 players in a doubleheader with Oakland, but lose both games, 7 – 4 and 7 – 5.

Jim Northrup goes 5 for 5 with two home runs in a 3 - 2, 11-inning Tiger win over Washington.

Jim Northrup goes 5 for 5 with two home runs in a 3 – 2, 11-inning Tiger win over Washington.

In the resumption of the August 1 protested game, the Cards and Phils resume play with the Cards leading in the 12th, 6 – 3, with two runners on base. Stranding the runners, the Phils then rally for three runs to tie, but St. Louis scores another three in the 13th to win, 9 – 6. Stan Williams wins his first National League game since 1962. The Cards then take the regularly-scheduled game, 7 – 5, in 10 innings.

Kansas City’s Amos Otis collects four hits and five stolen bases in a 4 – 3 win over Milwaukee. Darrell Porter’s wild throw on a steal allows Otis to score the winning run.

1972 – Tommy Harper and Rico Petrocelli club 3-run homers to pace the Red Sox to a 10 – 4 win over the Yankees and move into first place in the American League East ahead of the Tigers. Sonny Siebert adds a homer as he wins his 12th game.

1972 – Don Wilson ties a club record by tossing 13 innings in a complete-game 5-1 victory in San Francisco. Bob Watson and Roger Metzger end it with home runs in the decisive frame. Metzger finishes with four hits and four RBIs. Imagine how scribes would howl at Leo Durocher these days for keeping Wilson out there for 193 pitches. 

To prevent an injury, the second game of the Mets-Expos doubleheader at Jarry Park is delayed for 11 minutes. The setting sun over the rim of the Montreal ballpark makes it impossible for the first baseman to see the ball being thrown from certain positions on the field.

The Rangers fire future Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog. The White Rat, who compiled a 47-91 record during his six-month tenure in the Texas dugout, will be replaced by Billy Martin.

New York southpaw Jerry Koosman establishes a franchise mark with a streak of 31.2 consecutive scoreless innings before it is snapped when a run crosses the plate in the bottom of the third inning in the team’s 4-2 victory in Montreal. Although Dwight Gooden will pass the left-hander’s effort with 36.2 consecutive innings without giving up an earned run, Koosman’s record without allowing any runs will last for 39 years before it is surpassed by knuckleballer R. A. Dickey in 2012.

Playing on a badly-sprained ankle, Joe Morgan belts a 2-run homer off Mike Marshall to give the Reds a 7 – 5 win over the Dodgers. Before his homer, Morgan had missed a pitch and fallen down, prompting Sparky Anderson to try and remove him. The Reds win today after trailing, 5 – 0.

In a game with the Tigers, Graig Nettles loses a single when it is discovered he is using a corked bat. The Yankees win 1 – 0 on Nettles’s earlier home run.

During a 3 – 1 win over the Chicago White Sox, California’s Nolan Ryan has a fastball clocked at 100.8 miles per hour – the fastest pitch ever recorded.

Nettles Graig

Graig Nettles will be suspended for ten days after stuffing his bat with six super balls

1975 – The Reds, leading by 20 1/2 games, clinch the National League West flag with an 8 – 4 win over the Giants. It is the earliest clinching date in league history.

With an 8-4 victory over the Giants at Riverfront Stadium, the Reds clinch the National League West in their 142nd game of the season. The ‘Big Red Machine’ captures a title earlier than any other club since the inception of divisional play in 1969.

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Ken Boswell’s bases-loaded triple keys an eight-run seventh inning as the Astros wrench the Big Red Machine, 10-5. Cliff Johnson adds a two-run double. Starter Joe Sambito gets the win. 

The Yankees take game one of the Boston Massacre with a 15 - 3 route

The Yankees take game one of the Boston Massacre with a 15 – 3 route

In a 9-4 victory over the Expos, Mets backstop John Stearns establishes a new mark for National League catchers with his 25th stolen base. Johnny Kling swiped 24 bases catching for the Cubs in 1902.

In a 9-4 victory over the Expos, Mets backstop John Stearns establishes a new mark for National League catchers with his 25th stolen base. Johnny Kling swiped 24 bases catching for the Cubs in 1902.

Carl Yastrzemski of the Red Sox gets three hits to pass Ted Williams on the all-time total base list. ‘Teddy Ballgame’ collected 2,654 hits during his 19 seasons with Boston.

1980 – The Oakland A’s pitch their major league-record 78th complete game of the season as Steve McCatty beats the Orioles, 5 – 2.

1981 – Dave Magadan is named MVP as West Tampa, FL, defeats Richmond, VA, 6 – 4, to win the American Legion World Series. Magadan was 11 for 24 at the plate and also pitched a complete-game win over Omaha, NE.

1982 – The Pirates’ Jason Thompson hits his 30th home run of the season in a 9 – 5 win over the Mets, becoming just the 8th player in history to hit 30 home runs in a season in each league. Thompson hit 31 home runs for the Tigers in 1977.

Down 4 – 0 in the 8th, the Tigers score four runs – three on a homer by Kirk Gibson – to tie the Blue Jays in Toronto. In the 10th, Dave Bergman cracks a 3-run homer and the Tigers win, 7 – 4. Willie Hernandez (9-2) wins with three innings of shutout relief.

Dwight 'Doc' Gooden fans Cub Ron Cey for his 228th strikeout, setting a National League rookie record

Dwight ‘Doc’ Gooden fans Cub Ron Cey for his 228th strikeout, setting a National League rookie record

1985 – Dave Winfield steals home with the winning run in the Yankees’ 3 – 2 win over the A’s. Following a pitchout in the 7th, Winfield gets hung up in a rundown but escapes to score.

Greg Maddux wins his first big league game, taming the Reds, 11-3, at Wrigley Field

1986 – Montreal’s Floyd Youmans and Tim Burke combine to one-hit the Giants but lose, 1 – 0, as Mike Krukow tosses a 2-hit shutout. Mike Aldrete’s 1st-inning double drives in the game’s only run.

George Foster released

George Foster released

1987 – That spells relief. In for Brian Fisher, Pirate closer Jeff Robinson strikes out three Cubs on nine pitches in the 8th inning. The Pirates win, 3 – 2. Both Cubs runs come on homers, by Leon Durham and Keith Moreland.

1992 – Baseball commissioner Fay Vincent resigns three days after failing to receive a vote of confidence by the owners at a meeting in Rosemont, Illinois.

Detroit C Chad Kreuter homers from both sides of the plate in the Tigers’ 10 – 6 win over California. He is the second Tiger this year to perform the feat, joining Mickey Tettleton, who did so on May 7th.

Mark Whiten of the St. Louis Cardinals ties a major league record by hitting 4 home runs and driving in 12 runs

Mark Whiten of the St. Louis Cardinals ties a major league record by hitting 4 home runs and driving in 12 runs

The Athletics collect 19 hits and pound the Royals, 13 – 6, as Mark McGwire hits his 48th home run. He also reaches the 100 RBI level.

In the Phils’ 4 – 2 win over the Cubs, Phils 3B Scott Rolen suffers a broken wrist when he is hit by a Steve Trachsel pitch in his second at bat. Rolen has exactly 130 at bats, which means he will still technically be a rookienext year.

Complaining of abdominal pains the day of his scheduled start at Yankee Stadium, Juan Guzman is rushed to New York’s Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital where he undergoes an emergency appendectomy. He won’t pitch any more this season and his 2.93 ERA will lead the American League.

In Atlanta, John Smoltz strikes out 13 and wins his 21st as the Braves stop the Mets, 6 – 1. Jermaine Dye hits a 3-run home run off Bobby Jones for the big blow.

In the Expos’ 2 – 1 win over the Marlins, Marlin LF Joe Orsulak throws out three runners in a span of five batters. He throws out two Expos at the plate on consecutive plays to end the 3rd, and throws out another in the 4th. Mark Leiter, 4-0, since being traded from San Francisco on July 30, picks up the win.

The Cards win their 8th in a row as pitcher Donovan Osborne belts his first major league home run – a grand slam – to beat the Padres, 8 – 3.

Mike Mussina shuts out the Tigers, 6 – 0, for his 19th win, giving the Orioles their first shutout of the year. It takes them 141 games to do it.

In a pregame ceremony in front of a sellout crowd at the Metrodome, the Twins bid farewell to Kirby Puckett, one of the team's most popular players in recent years. After a remarkable 12-year Hall of Fame career, the talented and personable outfielder was forced to retire in July because of blindness in his right eye caused by glaucoma.

In a pregame ceremony in front of a sellout crowd at the Metrodome, the Twins bid farewell to Kirby Puckett, one of the team’s most popular players in recent years. After a remarkable 12-year Hall of Fame career, the talented and personable outfielder was forced to retire in July because of blindness in his right eye caused by glaucoma.

With 129 at-bats and a mediocre .254 batting average at the start of his major league career, Scott Rolen misses the remainder of the season, when his arm is broken by a pitch thrown by Cubs right-hander Steve Trachsel. The hit-by-pitch will prove to be a blessing in disguise when the Phillies third baseman, technically still a rookie due to one less at-bat last season, will have an outstanding year next season, winning the National League Rookie of the Year award.

The major league mark for the most combined strikeouts in a game is tied when 33 players whiff during a 15-inning, 5 – 4, Angel victory over the Tigers.

Atlanta’s Denny Neagle wins his 20th game, shutting out the Padres, 4 – 0. He’s the first to win 20 in the National League.

Expo infielder Mark Grudzielanek breaks the National League mark for doubles for a shortstop, hitting his 49th in a 2-1 loss to Philadelphia. The previous record was set by Dick Bartell of the 1932 Phillies.

For only the twenty-second time in major league history, a player reaches the 50 home run plateau when Mariner outfielder Ken Griffey, Jr. goes deep off Bob Tewksbury in a 9-6 loss to Minnesota at the Metrodome. Junior will finish the season with a league-leading 56 round-trippers.

In a 15-inning contest, a total of 33 players whiff during the Angels’ 5-4 victory at Tiger Stadium. Players from both teams become visibly upset with home plate umpire Mike Everitt when 21 of the of 30 extra-inning outs are strikeouts, with 13 being the result of a called third strike.

1998 – In the 1st inning at Busch Stadium, Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire ties Roger Maris’ single-season home run mark hitting his 61st in a nationally-televised Labor Day game against the Cubs. Big Mac hits his historic homer on his dad’s 61st birthday.

Mariners’ OF Ken Griffey, Jr. has four hits, including two homers, and reaches the 50 home run level. He’s the 3rd player to do so in successive seasons. Seattle defeats the Orioles, 11 – 1, as Griffey knocks in six runs.

Houston’s Randy Johnson strikes out 14 Reds in a 1 – 0 win. It is the 17th time this season he’s struck out 10 or more and the 100th time in his career. He lowers his ERA to 1.00 since being acquired in a trade with the Mariners.

Randy Johnson fires a six-hit shutout, 1-0, over Cincinnati to sport a record of 7-1 with a 1.00 ERA since his midseason trade from Seattle. He fans 14. Derek Bell supplies the game's only run with a solo shot off Steve Parris in the sixth. 

Randy Johnson fires a six-hit shutout, 1-0, over Cincinnati to sport a record of 7-1 with a 1.00 ERA since his midseason trade from Seattle. He fans 14. Derek Bell supplies the game’s only run with a solo shot off Steve Parris in the sixth. 

Mike Lieberthal’s streak of 100 games without an error ends when he makes two against the Astros. Houston beats the Phils, 8 – 6.

The Diamondbacks defeat the Brewers, 11 – 9, in a game which sees the two teams tie a major league record by using a total of 15 pitchers. Arizona uses eight hurlers, while seven take the hill for Milwaukee.

Colorado manager Jim Leyland confirms rumors that he will retire at the end of the season.

Two native Canadian pitchers oppose each other as starters for the first time in 26 years. Florida Marlin pitcher Ryan Dempster from British Columbia faces off against Dodger Eric Gagné who hails from Quebec. The two roomed together while competing on Canada’s national baseball team. The battle is a draw with neither pitcher getting the decision, but the Marlins win, 2 – 1.

The Cubs and Reds split a pair with Chicago taking game 1, 2 - 1 and the Reds coming back, 10 - 3. When the Cubs Brian McNichol pitches in game 2, he is the 25th pitcher the Cubs have used this season.

The Cubs and Reds split a pair with Chicago taking game 1, 2 – 1 and the Reds coming back, 10 – 3. When the Cubs Brian McNichol pitches in game 2, he is the 25th pitcher the Cubs have used this season.

2000 – The Giants defrock the Padres, 13 – 1, scoring eight runs in the 6th inning.

Shawn Green breaks a franchise record for homers in a season with his 44th home run, the first of his two dingers the Dodger right fielder will hit of Dustin Hermanson in the team’s 7-1 victory over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The previous mark had been shared by Duke Snider (1956) and Gary Sheffield (2000).

Ranger infielder Alex Rodriguez breaks his American League record (42 in 1998 and 1999 for the Mariners) for home runs by a shortstop with his 43rd long ball of the season. In 1958, Cub Hall of Famer Ernie Banks established the major league record for homers for that position with 47.

Ranger infielder Alex Rodriguez breaks his American League record (42 in 1998 and 1999 for the Mariners) for home runs by a shortstop with his 43rd long ball of the season. In 1958, Cub Hall of Famer Ernie Banks established the major league record for homers for that position with 47.

The Tigers defeat the Yankees, 2 – 1. Detroit 1B Eric Munson hits a home run in his first major league at bat.

Texas pounds Tampa Bay, 11 – 2, with Herbert Perry’s 3-run home run being the big blow. The round-tripper enables the Rangers to tie a major-league record by hitting homers in 25 consecutive games.

Dontrelle Willis becomes the first pitcher in the thirteen-year history of the Marlins to win 20 games in a season when the team routs Washington at RFK Stadium, 12-1. The high-kicking southpaw had established a franchise record for victories in his last start with his 19th win.

Craig Biggio blasts a dramatic three-run homer off ex-Astro Billy Wagner with two outs in the ninth to stun the Phillies, 8-6

Craig Biggio blasts a dramatic three-run homer off ex-Astro Billy Wagner with two outs in the ninth to stun the Phillies, 8-6

The Cubs are honored by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks for their preservation efforts at Wrigley Field. The venerable old ballpark receives Chicago Landmark Awards for Excellence for the bleacher expansion project which improved circulation in the seating section, increased the number of bathrooms, and dramatically improved access for fans with disabilities.

Dave Littlefield is dismissed as general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Littlefield’s tenure is noted for the team’s continued run of losing records. Poor moves this year included the first-round selection of Danny Moskosand a trade for Matt Morris, saddling the team with a large salary and unproductive pitcher. These actions led to a public call for Littlefield’s firing.

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Curtis Granderson of the Detroit Tigers became just the sixth player in baseball history to hit at least 20 doubles, triples, and home runs in the same season

While his former franchise is setting a record for poor play, Chris Young (who the team traded for a pitcher they released shortly thereafter) turns in a gem. He retires the first 23 Brewers he faces before Gabe Kapler homers to rob him of a perfect game. The Padres still win, 10 – 1.

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The Pirates ensuring the club will endure their 16th consecutive losing season

Chris Carpenter continues his dominating run of pitching for the Cardinals. He throws a one-hitter and strikes out 10 to dispose of Milwaukee, 3 – 0. Jody Gerut strokes a double for the only hit. Carpenter is now 16-3 with a 2.16 ERA and is a leading candidate for the Cy Young Award after injuries limited him to only 5 outings over the 2007 and 2008 seasons.

By losing 4 – 2 to the Cubs, Pittsburgh is assured of finishing below .500 for a record 17th straight year. The Pirates have lost 10 of their last 11 games to drop to 54-82 and have not had a winning record since 1992. They were previously tied with the Philadelphia Phillies, who were below .500 every year from 1933 to 1948.

Two stars are out for the season today. Carlos Pena of the Rays breaks two fingers on his left hand when hit by a pitch from CC Sabathia in the opener of a doubleheader swept by the Yankees, 4 – 1 and 11 – 1. For their part, the Indians announce that Grady Sizemore will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow in two days and also needs abdominal surgery after playing in pain all year.

The Houston Astros shock the World Series defending champions Philadelphia Phillies with a four-game sweep in their 3rd consecutive one-run game, winning, 4 – 3.

At Petco Park, Padres’ starter Mat Latos establishes a major league record when he limits L.A. to one run over seven innings. The 22 year-old right-hander has a string of 15 straight starts of five or more innings of allowing two or fewer runs, breaking the mark shared by Greg Maddux (1993-94) and Mike Scott (1986).

A statue of Billy Williams, who played 16 seasons with the club from 1959-74, is dedicated by the Cubs on the corner of Sheffield Avenue and Addison Street outside of Wrigley Field. In attendance for the unveiling of the sculpture, that portrays the Hall of Famer outfielder finishing his sweet swing from the left side, is his wife, Shirley, former teammates Ernie Banks, Ferguson Jenkins, Ron Santo, and Glenn Beckert, along with the Reverend Jesse Jackson.

Trevor Hoffman earns his 600th save when he induces pinch-hitter Aaron Miles to hit a grounder for the final out in the Brewers’ 4-2 victory over St. Louis at Miller Park. The 42 year-old reliever, baseball’s career saves leader, has converted 600 of his 676 save opportunities (89%) during his 18-year career with Florida, San Diego, and Milwaukee.

The Tampa Bay Rays, née Devil Rays, win the 1000th game in franchise history when rookie Desmond Jennings connects for a walk-off home run off Mark Lowe in the 10th inning of today’s game against the Texas Rangers for a 5- 4 win.

The Cardinals’ Chris Carpenter pitches his first shutout in exactly two years as he whitewashes the Brewers, 2 – 0, beating Zack Greinke. The Cards still trail the Brew Crew by 8 1/2 games, however.

Justin Verlander allows a pair of homers to the Indians’ Shelley Duncan, but his teammates pick him up as they rally for an 8 – 6 win, his 22nd of the season. A grand slam by Victor Martinez highlights a five-run 7th inning push by the Tigers. Jose Valverde records his 42nd save of the year.

Alex Liddi becomes the first player born and raised in Italy to play in the major leagues. The Mariners’ third baseman, who goes 0-for-2 in the loss to L.A., is the first MLB European Academy alumnus to make the show.

The Braves record their third straight shutout in beating the Mets, 3 – 0. Paul Maholm is the winner, with the help of five relievers. Jason Heyward provides his team with the only run they need with a solo homer off Jon Niese in the 4th.

2013 – The Cardinals move back into first place in their see-saw battle with the Pirates for the lead in the NL Central, winning 5 – 0 at home over the Bucs behind the pitching of Adam Wainwright. Wainwright comes back from being clubbed in his last two outings, when he gave up a total of 15 runs, to pitch 7 scoreless innings, while another player who has been struggling, 3B David Freese, contributes a home run.

The Yankees put on a special day to honor their captain, Derek Jeter, who is retiring at the end of the year after a brilliant 20-season career. A 45-minute ceremony prior to today’s game features surprise appearances by Hall of Famer Cal Ripken and NBA great Michael Jordan. However, the Royals go on to shut out the Yanks, 2 – 0, to dim their already slim postseason chances even further. This may not the last tribute to Jeter, as the Yankees are expected to retire his number 2 and put up a plaque in his name in Monument Park before the season ends.

2016 – The Mets sign former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback Tim Tebow to a minor league contract. At 29, he is set to begin his baseball career in the Florida Instructional League.

The now-unbeatable Cleveland Indians set a new franchise record with their 15th straight win, 11 – 2 over the White Sox. Corey Kluber strikes out 13 in 7 innings while his teammates belt 5 homers, kicked off by a three-run shot by Edwin Encarnacion in the 1st. Erik Gonzalez hits two of the homers. It is the longest winning streak in the majors since Oakland won 20 consecutive games in 2002.

2018 – The Orioles suffer their 100th loss of the season in a 14 – 2 beatdown at the hands of the Rays. It is just the third time in team history that they reach the mark, and they are the fastest team to do so, after 141 games, since the 2003 Tigers whose 100th loss had come in their 134th game. The team record of 107 losses, set in 1988, is well within sight.

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