This Day In Baseball September 9

Sandy Koufax Sets World Series Strikeout Record

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 This Day In Baseball September 9

 

Notable Events and Chronology for This Day In Baseball September 9

The Athletics visit Boston without their star pitcher Dick McBride‚ who misses the game because of illness. George Bechtel pitches and loses to Al Spalding at the Bostons‚ 17-14. Harry Wright‚ a .267 hitter‚ has 4 walks and 3 runs scored.

The White Sox sweep a doubleheader - and the 4-game series - with Boston by scores of 4 - 3 and 6 - 4. Boston's Buck Freeman belts his 12th homer of the year.

The White Sox sweep a doubleheader – and the 4-game series – with Boston by scores of 4 – 3 and 6 – 4. Boston’s Buck Freeman belts his 12th homer of the year.

John T. Brush sells the Cincinnati Reds to Julius and Max Fleischmann, George B. Cox, and August "Garry" Herrmann for $150,000. Brush then buys control of the Giants from Andrew Freedman.

John T. Brush sells the Cincinnati Reds to Julius and Max Fleischmann, George B. Cox, and August “Garry” Herrmann for $150,000. Brush then buys control of the Giants from Andrew Freedman.

In Philadelphia, 17,291 see the Athletics beat Baltimore twice, while 172 watch the Phils play Pittsburgh. With the A’s 1902 attendance almost four times that of the Phillies, and the American League planning to oppose the weak Giants in New York, pressure mounts among National League directors for peace talks.

Cold weather keeps the crowd to 1,844 in New York as Joe McGinnity wins his 31st

Cold weather keeps the crowd to 1,844 in New York as Joe McGinnity wins his 31st

The Giants play their 5th doubleheader in a week, splitting shutouts with Boston. New York takes the opener, 10 – 0, then Irv Young outpitches Christy Mathewson, 1 – 0, in the 7-inning nitecap.

Boston's Cy Young and the A's Rube Waddell battle to a 13-inning scoreless tie. Neither pitcher walks a batter.

Boston’s Cy Young and the A’s Rube Waddell battle to a 13-inning scoreless tie. Neither pitcher walks a batter.

John McGraw (photo) makes his stage debut in a show at the Hippodrome. He has a small part in the show sporting days

1908 – In a 7 – 3 New York win, the Giants steal nine bases off Brooklyn’s Billy Maloney, an OF pressed into service as a catcher. That’s enough to make him quit the game. Following the game John McGraw makes his stage debut in a show at the Hippodrome. He has a small part in the show “Sporting Days”.

Bill Dinneen, winner of three games in the first World Series, is released by the St. Louis Browns and becomes an American League umpire, a position he will hold through 1937.

George Gibson of Pittsburgh catches his 112th consecutive game, breaking Chief Zimmer’s 1890 record. His streak will end at 140.

1912 – At the Polo Grounds, the Giants sweep two from Brooklyn, 2 – 1 and 7 – 2. Jeff Tesreau takes the opener and Christy Mathewson the nitecap.

Harvard Law School student George Davis no-hits the Phillies, 7-0 was first pitcher to throw a no-hiter at Fenway Park

September 9, 1915 - Sporting goods manufacturer Al Spalding, one of the original players, managers, and executives of the National League, dies at 65 in San Diego, CA

Sporting goods manufacturer Al Spalding, one of the original players, managers, and executives of the National League, dies at 65 in San Diego, CA.

Boston’s Lefty Tyler allows just one Brooklyn hit, but loses, 1 – 0. Jeff Pfeffer is nearly as perfect, allowing two hits for the win. Brooklyn scores the lone run on a walk by Hy Myers, Gus Getz’s single, a double steal, and a sac fly.

New York Giant Pol Perritt beats the Phillies twice, winning 3 – 1 and 3 – 0.

Hippo Vaughn and Jimmy Lavender shut out the Pirates, 3 – 0 and 2 – 0, for a Cubs doubleheader victory.

In Washington, Boston’s Babe Ruth tops the Senators and Walter Johnson, 2 – 1. Ruth gives up four hits while Johnson allows 8. It is the Babe’s 4th win this season versus Johnson. Washington wins the nitecap, 4 – 3, in 10 innings.

In Chicago, with the score tied 3 – 3 in the 10th inning between the Sox and the Indians, umpire Brick Owens forfeits the game to Chicago, 9 – 0, because of the ‘dilatory tactics’ of the Tribe. Chicago now leads the American League by seven games. The Cleveland players protest Owens’ ruling in the 10th when, with two on and no outs, he calls Jack Graney out on a close play. The ensuing argument delays the game ten minutes with several Indians rolling on the ground and tossing their mitts. When Chicago’s first hitter, pitcher Dave Danforth, strikes out to open the bottom of the inning, Indian catcher Steve O’Neill fires the ball into CF, whereupon Owens calls the forfeit.

Grover Alexander beats New York’s Jeff Tesreau, 4 – 1. Ferdie Schupp takes the nitecap, 2 – 1, for New York, beating the Phils’ Eppa Rixey.

Finners Quinlan, an OF who last played in 1915, is wounded fighting in a battle at Argonne Wood, France. He loses an eye and his right leg.

In Game 4 of the World Series, Babe Ruth bats in two runs on a triple in the 4th and pitches seven scoreless innings before the Cubs tie it in the 8th, ending Ruth’s World Seriesrecord of 29 2/3 scoreless innings. Phil Douglas relieves Lefty Tyler for Chicago in the last of the 8th and throws away the game, first by a wild pitch, then with an error. Ruth is the winning pitcher, but Carl Mays relieves with two on and no out in the 9th.

1921 – An American League record for total runs and hits is made when Chicago beats Detroit, 20 – 15. Each team has 20 hits.

Baby Doll Jacobson collects three triples to lead the Browns to there biggest victory in franchise history a 16 – 0 whitewash of the Tigers

Danville’s Otto Pahlman (Three-I League) has his 50-game hitting streak stopped. Now in 2nd place, he’ll end the century with the 4th longest streak ever in the minors.

1923 – In an International League game, the Syracuse Stars are leading 3 – 2 in the 7th and final inning when umpire George Magerkurth calls a Baltimore runner safe, giving the Orioles a last chance at bat. Stars manager Frank Shaughnessy protests and the fans agree with him by pouring out onto the field, and the ump awards the forfeit win to the O’s.

Dazzy Vance

At the Polo Grounds, Brooklyn ace Dazzy Vance wins his 13th in a row, beating the Giants and pulling the Robins within a half game of the top.

1926 – Trailing 6 – 3 at the end of eight innings, Brooklyn then makes nine hits and adds two walks to win going away, 12 – 6. A National League record five Brooklyn pinch hitters all deliver, including pinch hitter Dick Cox, who gets two hits, scores twice, and has two RBI in a 9-run 9th inning. Pinch hitter Moose Clabaugh bats twice in the 9th, collecting a hit: the six pinch hits set a major-league record and the three pinch runners scoring ties a mark set in 1900. The Phils use a record-tying five pitchers in the 9th with Wayland Dean taking the loss. The Phils are again paced by Cy Williams, who clubs two homers in his first two at-bats (three in a row), before striking out in his next.

At Ebbets Field, the Robins come from behind to edge the Giants, 3 - 2, behind Dazzy Vance. Harvey Hendrick dinks a 2-run homer in the 8th, off Larry Benton, to tie, and Jake Flowers singles with two out in the 9th to drive home the winner. The ecstatic fans respond by covering the field with straw hats.

At Ebbets Field, the Robins come from behind to edge the Giants, 3 – 2, behind Dazzy Vance. Harvey Hendrick dinks a 2-run homer in the 8th, off Larry Benton, to tie, and Jake Flowers singles with two out in the 9th to drive home the winner. The ecstatic fans respond by covering the field with straw hats.

Earle Combs of the Yankees leads off with a base hit against the Philadelphia A's at Yankee Stadium, September 9, 1928.

Yankees sweep two from the A’s, 3 – 0 and 7 – 3, to move back into first place to stay

Chicago’s Alex Metzler breaks up a pitching duel between Ted Lyons and Willis Hudlin by cracking an 8th-inning pinch homer to tie Cleveland, 1 – 1. The Sox get one more, then explode for eight runs in the 9th inning to coast, 10 – 1. This is Metzler’s 3rd and last roundtripper of the year and he will tie Bill Barrett for the team lead. His 55 RBIs will be 2nd on the Sox.

The Cards blow a 7 – 3 lead and lose to Pittsburgh, 8 – 7. Their lead is cut to 2 1/2 games. Pete Alexander blows the lead, but the loss goes to reliever Art Reinhart. Chick Hafey and Jim Bottomley homer for the Cards, but the Bucs answer with the seven hits from the Waners. Paul, leading the National League with a .381 batting average, has four of them.

Urban Shocker

New York Yankees pitcher Urban Shocker dies from pneumonia at the age of 38

1931 – To raise funds to help the unemployed in the Depression, the Yankees, Giants, and Robins agree to a series of benefit games. Sixty thousand fans, paying regular prices, raise $59,000 in the first match-up, as Babe Ruth homers and the Yankees beat the Giants, 7 – 2.

1932 – The Tigers beat the Yankees, 14 – 13, in a 14-inning game in which Lou Gehrig hits a grand slam and drives in eight runs. He has reached this RBI feat twice before. Frankie Crosetti strikes out four times in the game, including twice in one inning. Detroit also tops the Yanks, 4 – 1, in five innings to finally complete the protested game of August 1st, and the tie of yesterday. The Yanks score their lone run in the 3rd inning off Buck Marrow with their only two hits of the game.

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Joe Hauser of the American Association’s Minneapolis Millers sets a professional record by hitting his 68th and 69th home runs

1934 – In one of the most memorable games in Negro League history, the Pittsburgh Crawfords’ Satchel Paige duels the Philadelphia Stars’ Slim Jones to a 1 – 1 stalemate, called after 9 innings due to darkness. Paige strikes out 12, and Jones, 9, before 30,000 at Yankee Stadium.

1935 – With the Cardinals’ Phil Collins losing to Curt Davis and the Phils, 4 – 3, the Cubs win their 5th and 6th straight games. Chicago tops the Braves, 5 – 1 and 2 – 1, behind the pitching of Larry French and Tex Carleton, cutting the Cardinal lead to a single game.

1936: Yankees clinch their eighth pennant

1936: Yankees clinch their eighth pennant

1938 – Lou Gehrig plays his 2,100th consecutive game and has 4 hits to bring his average over .300.

Jimmie Foxx

Jimmie Foxx of the Boston Red Sox undergoes an appendectomy, sidelining him for the rest of the season

Dick Fowler gets his only victory of the season when he no-hits the Browns, 1-0

At the Polo Grounds, Dodger Rex Barney no-hits the Giants, 2-0. The Brooklyn 23 year-old right-hander had to endure a one-hour rain delay, as well as showers in the 7th, 8th, and 9th innings to finish his gem.

1949 – Despite terrorizing the National League with his bat and baserunning during the season, Jackie Robinson is picked off base by Dave Koslo, the 4th time this year Giants pitchers have nabbed him.

Sal Maglie of the Giants hurls his fourth consecutive shutout, tying a major-league record, and beats the Dodgers, 2 – 0. Alvin Dark’s two homers provide the runs.

August 9, 1949 - Dom DiMaggio's 34-game hitting streak is on the line against Vic Raschi and the Yankees. Hitless in his first four at bats, Dom hits a sinking line drive in the 8th that his brother Joe catches at his shoetops. The Red Sox win, 6 - 3, to move 5 1/2 games behind the Yankees. Dom had started his streak after going hitless against Raschi.

Dom Dimaggio steals his 15th base, that will lead the AL in steals and is lowest number in league history

The Tigers and White Sox finally finish a game that started in April. The game was originally scheduled as the nitecap of a doubleheader on April 30th, but was halted by darkness after 9 innings deadlocked at 7 – 7. Rescheduled for August 10th, the contest was halted in the 7th with the score 1 – 1. Art Houtteman finally settles it with a 1 – 0, 12-inning win. Hoot Evers triples and scores on a single by Johnny Groth. The league leaders fail to cash in by losing the nitecap, 5 – 4, cutting their lead to a half game over New York and a game ahead of Boston.

curt simmons

With the Phillies in the thick of a pennant race, their southpaw starter Curt Simmons will miss the rest of the season, as well as the entire 1951 campaign, when his National Guard unit is activated due to the Korean conflict. The left-hander, who is stationed at Indiana’s Camp Atterbury, will be granted a leave to watch his team in the World Series, but Philadelphia decides not to request he be made eligible to participate in the Fall Classic.

Sal Maglie wins his 20th game to give the Giants a 2 - 1 win over the Dodgers' Ralph Branca. Monte Irvin's two-run homer in the 4th gives New York all its scoring, The Dodgers score in the 8th on a double by Duke Sniderand a triple by Jackie Robinson. But 3B Bobby Thomson snags a ground ball, tags Robby, and throws to first for a double play.

Sal Maglie wins his 20th game to give the Giants a 2 – 1 win over the Dodgers’ Ralph Branca. Monte Irvin’s two-run homer in the 4th gives New York all its scoring, The Dodgers score in the 8th on a double by Duke Sniderand a triple by Jackie Robinson. But 3B Bobby Thomson snags a ground ball, tags Robby, and throws to first for a double play.

The Indians use three 9th-inning bunts to edge the Browns, 4 – 3. Jim Hegan leads off with a bunt that rolls foul, but then drives a single past the pulled-in 3B Jack Maguire. Two more bunts and a sac fly give Mike Garcia his 19th win. Reliever Satchel Paige takes the loss.

The Yanks hit five homers – 4 off the Nats’ Dick Starr – to win, 7 – 5. Mickey Mantle’s leadoff homer on the first pitch, which starts the scoring, slams against the bottom of the flag holder on the top of the right field stands. Vic Raschi then wins the nitecap, 2 – 0, in a game called after the 6th inning because of “darkness.” Though Yankee Stadium has lights, unlike the National League, these cannot be used on Sunday. The Yankees (88-49) remain virtually tied with the Indians (88-51).

1952 - The Cardinals' Stan Musial gets his 2,000th hit, off Curt Simmons, as the Cardinals lose 4 - 2.

1952 – The Cardinals’ Stan Musial gets his 2,000th hit, off Curt Simmons, as the Cardinals lose 4 – 2.

Mickey Mantle's 2-run home run off Chicago's Billy Pierce caps a 7-run 5th inning, as New York wins, 9 - 3, at Yankee Stadium. Returning to CF after the 5th, Mantle is photographed blowing a huge bubble with a wad of gum. Manager Stengel will publicly rebuke the Mick, who will apologize for the indiscretion. However, Mantle does get an endorsement fee from the Bowman Gum company

Mickey Mantle’s 2-run home run off Chicago’s Billy Pierce caps a 7-run 5th inning, as New York wins, 9 – 3, at Yankee Stadium. Returning to CF after the 5th, Mantle is photographed blowing a huge bubble with a wad of gum. Manager Stengel will publicly rebuke the Mick, who will apologize for the indiscretion. However, Mantle does get an endorsement fee from the Bowman Gum company

After losing the opener to the Cubs, the Dodgers win the nitecap, 16 - 9, as pitcher Clem Labine gets his 3rd home run of the year. Labine has just three hits all year, but all three are homers.

After losing the opener to the Cubs, the Dodgers win the nitecap, 16 – 9, as pitcher Clem Labine gets his 3rd home run of the year. Labine has just three hits all year, but all three are homers.

The Cardinals beat the Cubs, 8 – 7, with Jim Brosnan earning the win over his old team. Don Elston takes the loss. Ernie Banks hits his first home run in St. Louis in two years while Eddie Kasko cracks a grand slam.

Athletics 1B Preston Ward hits three home runs in a row in an 8 – 6 win against Baltimore.

Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams hits career homer 511, tying him with Mel Ott for third on the all-time home run list

Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams hits career homer 511, tying him with Mel Ott for third on the all-time home run list

Vintage 1966 Wire Photograph - Mickey Mantle & Roger Maris

Yankees come back for a 8-7 on Whitey Ford Day at Yankee Stadium

1962 – Boston’s Lou Clinton makes four stellar grabs in the outfield and adds a homer, triple and single as the Red Sox trip the Yankees, 9 – 3, in 16 innings at Yankee Stadium. Dick Radatz takes over for Hal Kolstad and pitches nine innings of relief before leaving in the 16th for a pinch hitter.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that Cleveland GM Gabe Paul has requested economic surveys of the Seattle, WA market in anticipation of a possible Indians move to the Northwest.

The Angels waive Lou Clinton and both the Indians and the Athletics claim him. Since the rule on waivers is that the team lowest in the standings gets first dibs, Clinton joins the Athletics. He arrives in mid-game and appears as a pinch-hitter, striking out, as California beats the A’s, 7 – 2. He and the Athletics then learn after the game that Clinton has been awarded to the Indians because the Athletics’ claim was filed after the 24-hour claiming period had expired. Charlie Finley knew this before Clinton reported to the Athletics, but manager Haywood Sullivan, fed up with Finley’s second-guessing, didn’t answer the telephone during the game, and therefore didn’t find out.

September 9 1965 Koufax

Sandy Koufax fires a perfect game

1967 – White Sox starter Gary Peters takes a 3 – 0 lead into the 9th inning, but a 7-run 9th keeps Detroit tied for first place with the Twins with a 7 – 3 win at Chicago. Chicago is now in 4th place, two games back, with the Red Sox in 3rd place just a half-game behind.

Jim Wynn smashes two home runs becomes the first Astro in franchise history to reach 100 RBIs

Jim Wynn smashes two home runs becomes the first Astro in franchise history to reach 100 RBIs

Joe Gordon will have the distinction of managing his second team in Kansas City when he is hired to be the skipper for the new American League expansion team. The former A’s manager, in his only year with the club, will pilot the Royals in their inaugural year to a fourth-place finish in the six-team AL West Division, finishing the season with a 69-93 record.

Atlanta’s Phil Niekro joins the 20-win circle for the first time with a 2 – 1 defeat of the Dodgers. The victory pulls the Braves into 3rd place, 1 1/2 games from the National League West lead.

With a 3 – 2 win, Tom Seaver hands Chicago its 6th straight loss, giving the Mets a sweep of two games. New York now trails the Cubs by one-half game.

Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain for the third time on the season

Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain for the third time on the season

Pitching in his second major league game, Reds rookie Milt Wilcox pitches a 5 – 0 shutout over the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

California’s Alex Johnson becomes the 3rd player in history to put one into the CF bleachers at Comiskey Park when he connects in the 6th against Chicago’s Billy Wynne in a 2 – 1 loss in eight innings. The Sox also win the opener, 11 – 4, to break their eight-game losing streak. Bill Melton leads the 5-homer offense with a pair and five RBIs.

1974 – At Fenway Park, the Yankees beat the Red Sox, 6 – 3, for their first win in Boston since July 31st of last year. The Yankees have won two of 24 games at Fenway since 1972.

1975 – The Cubs’ Bill Madlock suffers an “incomplete fracture” of his right thumb when hit by a Bruce Kison pitch in a 6 – 5 win over the Pirates.

At Texas, Rod Carew hits a pinch grand slam in the 7th for the Twins, as Minnesota wins, 6 – 0. It is Carew’s 3rd grand slam of the year. Dave Goltz twirls the shutout.

George Brett is 5 for 5 to lead the Royals to a 6 – 5 win over the Angels in 10 innings.

Tiger rookies Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell debut together

Tiger rookies Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell debut together

1978 – Ron Guidry (21-2) gives up two singles in the 1st inning and that’s it. New York sends 12 runners to the plate and scores seven runs in the 4th inning to win, 7 – 0, against Dennis Eckersley and cut the Boston lead to a single game. For Guidry, it is his 7th shutout of the year, and the first lefty shutout in Fenway Park since Ken Holtzman fired one on August 5, 1974.

Bob Montgomery becomes the last player to step into the batter’s box without wearing a helmet

Reds fireballer Mario Soto strikes out 15 Braves in a 7 - 1 Reds win in Atlanta.

Reds fireballer Mario Soto strikes out 15 Braves in a 7 – 1 Reds win in Atlanta.

Oakland’s first two batters, Rickey Henderson and Mike Davis, line homers off Toronto’s Jim Clancy. It turns out to be the margin of difference in a 7 – 5 win.

White Sox Britt Burns pitches a one-hit, 11 – 0, win over the Angels. California’s sole hit is Mike Brown’s single with two out in the 7th. Sox teammates Carlton Fisk, Tom Paciorek, and Greg Luzinski make it easy for Britt by clouting consecutive homers in the 1st inning.

Nolan Ryan

Nolan Ryan drives in winning run after striking out 4500th batter

In his final major league game, Bruce Sutter notches his 300th career save

California's Devon White steals four bases including second base, third base, and home in the same inning in the Angels' 8 - 5 win over Boston

California’s Devon White steals four bases including second base, third base, and home in the same inning in the Angels’ 8 – 5 win over Boston

The Cubs’ Luis Salazar singles in the tying run in 8th, then doubles in the winner in the 10th to give Chicago a 3 – 2 win over St. Louis. The Cubs now lead the Cards by 1 1/2 games. Yesterday, the Cubs blew a 7 – 2 lead to lose 9 – 8 to the Cards.

Tiger RF Scott Lusader loses the battle to bright sun and soggy turf and makes three errors (two fielding and one throwing) in the 1st inning against the White Sox. It’s a first in the American League since 1925. The Sox score seven runs in the inning and coast home, 13 – 3, snapping the Tigers’ 7-game winning streak.

Oakland beats New York, 7 – 3, to complete a 12-game sweep of the Yankees this year. The season sweep is a first for the Yankees.

Seattle’s Matt Young strikes out four batters in the 1st inning of a 3 – 1 win over the Red Sox. He’s the 2nd pitcher this year to K four batters in an inning.

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.

With the score tied, 7 – 7, in the bottom of the 6th, with two on, one out and first base open, the Cubs elect not to pitch to the red-hot Barry Bonds. Its the 28th intentional pass this season for Pittsburgh’s left fielder, thus breaking the Bucs’ single season record, set in 1968 by Roberto Clemente. By season’s end, Bonds will extend his record total to 32. Today, however, the strategy in question will prove an absolute and instantaneous bust when Jeff King hits the first pitch following Bonds’ freebie over the left-field wall for his second career grand slam.

Philadelphia P Curt Schilling tosses a one-hit, 2 – 1 victory over the Mets. The lone hit is a home run by Bobby Bonilla in the 5th inning.

Brewer owner Bud Selig is selected by the owners to serve as acting baseball commissioner until a permanent successor can be found. It will take nearly six years to name a permanent commissioner and it will be Selig himself.

Robin Yount becomes the 17th and third youngest player to reach the 3000 hits milestone

Robin Yount becomes the 17th and third youngest player to reach the 3000 hits milestone

1993 – The major leagues vote to divide each league into three divisions, and add another round of playoffs featuring two wild card teams.

1995 – In the Japanese Central League, the visiting Yakult Swallows beat the Yomiuri Giants behind Terry Bross’s no-hitter. Bross becomes only the second foreign-born pitcher to pitch a no-hitter.

Nomar Garciaparra 87 RBIs set a new major league record for leadoff men

Detroit P Scott Sanders hurls a one-hit, 4 – 0 shutout over the Rangers. 2B Domingo Cedeno’s single is the only Texas safety.

Hall of Famer and beloved Phillies announcer Richie Ashburnpasses away of an apparent heart attack in his New York hotel room

Hall of Famer and beloved Phillies announcer Richie Ashburnpasses away of an apparent heart attack in his New York hotel room

In Toronto’s 6 – 3 loss to the Indians in 13 innings, the Jays’ Alex Gonzalez strikes out six times. Tribe starter Dwight Gooden K’s him the first three times, with three relievers add strikeouts.

The Yankees (102-41) move 20.5 games ahead of the second-place Red Sox, clinching a flag on the earliest date in AL history with their 7-5 win over Boston at Fenway Park. The Bronx Bombers will set an American League record with their 112 victories this season.

Thanks to Damion Easley’s tenth inning two-run walk-off homer, the Tigers beat Rick Aguilera and the Twins, 8-7. It is the third consecutive contest in which Detroit trailed going into the final inning, but wins the game in dramatic fashion in their last at-bat.

In Baltimore’s 6 – 5 win over the Twins, Albert Belle drives in his 100th run, the 9th season in a row he’s had 100+ RBIs. On the minus side, Cal Ripken, Jr. grounds into his 324th double play to top Carl Yastrzemski for the all-time lead.

The Padres defeat the Expos, 10 – 3, in a game in which they are nearly allowed four outs in the 7th inning. When San Diego’s Reggie Sanders strikes out for the 3rd out, the umpires don’t notice and the players do not leave the field. Phil Nevin comes to the plate and runs the count to 2-1 against Expos P Ted Lilly before someone in the Montreal dugout points out the problem to home plate umpire Jerry Layne.

In the Cubs’ 5 – 3 loss to the Reds, Sammy Sosa hits his 59th homer. Sosa has more homers than the Cubs have wins: 56. They’ve lost 31 of their last 39 games.

Hall of Famer Jim “Catfish” Hunter dies from ALS at the age of 53

Hall of Famer Jim “Catfish” Hunter dies from ALS at the age of 53

2000 – The Astros kick the Cubs, 14 – 4, hitting a team-record seven home runs in the process. Richard Hidalgo, Lance Berkman, and Tim Bogar each hit a pair, with Daryle Ward adding another.

Astros belt a club record seven home runs in a 14-4 bombfest at Wrigley Field

For the second time in the season, Barry Bonds hits three home runs in a game and passes Maris for most homeruns in a season for a left handed batter

For the second time in the season, Barry Bonds hits three home runs in a game and passes Maris for most homeruns in a season for a left handed batter

Roy Oswalt fans a dozen Brewers in a complete game shutout, 8-0.

On the third-earliest date since divisional play began in 1969, the Braves clinch the National League East for the eighth consecutive season. Atlanta will finish the season 19 games ahead of the second-place Expos.

For the fifth straight season, Diamondback southpaw Randy Johnson records 300 strikeouts, breaking his own record of four consecutive years. The feat also ties the 'Big Unit' with Nolan Ryan, having a total of six 300 strikeout seasons.

For the fifth straight season, Diamondback southpaw Randy Johnson records 300 strikeouts, breaking his own record of four consecutive years. The feat also ties the ‘Big Unit’ with Nolan Ryan, having a total of six 300 strikeout seasons.

Barry Bonds’ 610th career home run is the longest dinger ever hit in the three-year history of Pac Bell Park. The 491-foot homer sails over the heads of the fans who are waiting in line at a concession stand in the center field bleachers.

A Rod breaks his own Homerun Record for Shortstops

A Rod breaks his own Homerun Record for Shortstops

Bud Smith becomes the second man to throw a no-hitter against the Padres this season

At Turner Field, Tomas Perez and Jason Michaels both hit grand slams in the Phillies’ 18-5 rout of the hometown Braves. The bases-full blasts come in the second and sixth inning, respectively.

Joe Randa becomes the first player in American League history to collect six hits and score six runs in the a nine-inning game. The Kansas City third baseman’s offensive output contributes to the Royals’ 26-5 rout over Tigers.

Lino Urdaneta’s first major league appearance results in an earned run average of infinity when the Tigers rookie does not retire a batter, giving up five hits, one walk, and six earned runs. Fortunately for the right-hander, the Mets will give him the opportunity to appear in two games in 2007, in which he allows one run in one inning of work, to bring down his ERA to a much more respectable 63.00.

At Coors Field in Denver, Alfonso Soriano hit his 45th home run of the season to set the Nationals’ single-season franchise record. The previous club record was established in 2000 by Vladimir Guerrero, playing for the Montreal Expos.

In the shortest game ever recorded at Chase Field, Brandon Webb one-hits the visiting Cardinals, 3-0. The only hit the Diamondbacks right-hander gives up in the 1 hour and 54-minute game in the desert is Scott Rolen’s two-out double in the fourth inning

Dustin Pedroia hit his first career home run

Dustin Pedroia hit his first career home run

Todd Helton hits his 35th double of the season, this one against Joe Thatcher, in a 4 – 2 Rockies win. It makes him the first major leaguer ever to hit 35 or more doubles 10 years in a row; even the legendary Tris Speakerhad only had 9 such seasons in a row.

The Brewers become the third team in big league history to begin a game with three consecutive homers. In the Brew Crew's 10-5 victory over the Reds, Rickie Weeks, J.J. Hardy, and Ryan Braun start the Great American Ball Park contest with a bang.

The Brewers become the third team in big league history to begin a game with three consecutive homers. In the Brew Crew’s 10-5 victory over the Reds, Rickie Weeks, J.J. Hardy, and Ryan Braun start the Great American Ball Park contest with a bang.

In the first inning at Detroit’s Comerica Park, Curtis Granderson steals his 20th base of the season to become only the third major leaguer to belong to the 20-20-20-20 club. The Tigers center fielder joins Frank Schulte (1911 – Cubs) and Willie Mays (1957 – Giants) as the only players to record 20 home runs, 20 triples, and 20 doubles, as well as swiping 20 bases in a season.

Derek Jeter passes the legendary Babe Ruth on the Yankees’ all-time hits list, adding a first inning single during the 7-1 victory over the Angels in Anaheim to run his career total to 2,519 hits. Lou Gehrig (2,721) is now the only Bronx Bomber with more hits than the club’s current shortstop.

Removed from the starting lineup when his cab is stuck in traffic en route to Fenway Park, Dan Johnson, called up today from the Triple-A minor league Durham Bulls, pinch hits in the ninth inning with the Rays trailing 4-3, and belts a game-tying home run off closer Jonathan Papelbon. The homer, which comes in his first at-bat with the team and is his first pinch hit in 16 major league attempts, is believed to be the turning point of Tampa Bay’s season, as the timely round-tripper helps to snap a four-game losing streak and prevents the Red Sox from taking over first place.

For the first time in National League history, instant replay is used to help officiate a game.

Derek Jeter ties the New York Yankees franchise record for hits held by Lou Gehrig, with his 2,721st hit in the 7th against the Rays. He will pass Gehrig in two days. In the game, Jorge Posada belts a three-run pinch homer in the 8th to give the Yanks a 4 – 2 win. The Rays, the AL East champions last year, have now lost 8 straight and are almost out of the playoff race.

The Red Sox beat the Orioles, 7 – 5. Baltimore’s Brian Roberts hits his 50th double, becoming the fourth major leaguer to reach 50 three times, following Tris Speaker, Paul Waner and Stan Musial.

Ichiro Suzuki becomes the first major leaguer with ten consecutive seasons with 200 hits. The Mariner right-fielder extends his own record with a fifth-inning single to center in the Mariners’ 1-0 loss to Toronto at the Rogers Centre.

2011 – The Tampa Bay Rays continue their late charge for a postseason berth by beating the Red Sox, 7 – 2, behind a complete game by Wade Davis. The Rays are now 5 1/2 games behind Boston in the Wild Card race; the Red Sox, beset by injuries, have lost 5 of 6 and 8 of 11.

B.J. Upton hits three home runs to back the pitching of James Shields as Tampa Bay shuts out Texas, 6 – 0. With the Yankees beating the Orioles, 13 – 3, the standings in the AL East have New York one game in front of Baltimore, and two ahead of Tampa Bay.

The Angels complete a three-game sweep of the Tigers with a 3 – 2 win. Rookie OF Mike Trout hits a lead-off homer for the second straight game and Zack Greinke pitches a five-hitter. After winning 15 of their last 18 games, the Angels have inserted themselves back into the playoff picture as they are now even with Tampa Bay, and one game behind Baltimore and Oakland.

2013 – In a rare highlight for the Nationals this season, Gio Gonzalez pitches a one-hitter and is backed by five homers as the team rolls to an easy 9 – 0 win over the Mets. The Nats start off with a bang as Denard Span and Ryan Zimmerman greet Mets starter Carlos Torres with back-to-back long balls. Pinch-hitter Zach Lutz has the Mets’ only hit, a soft single that lands on the first base foul line to open the 7th.

Juan Uribe homers in each of his first three trips to the plate in the Dodgers’ 8-1 victory over Arizona. Los Angeles goes yard six times in the Chavez Ravine contest, falling two shy of the franchise record established in 2002.

The Tigers are again even with the Royals in the AL Central following a 4 – 2 win over their rivals. Max Scherzer is the winner while J.D. Martinez and Rajai Davis both go deep. In the 9th, Tigers closer Joe Nathan escapes a two-on, none out jam with two strikeouts around picking Jarrod Dyson off second base.

Cubs 3B prospect Kris Bryant is named the Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year after leading the minor leagues with 43 homers and a .661 slugging percentage between the AA Tennessee Smokies and AAA Iowa Cubs.

2016 – Rick Porcello of the Red Sox becomes the first twenty-game winner in the majors this season as he defeats the Blue Jays, 13 – 3. He is the first pitcher to reach the total for the Red Sox since Josh Beckett in 2007, and the win puts Boston two games ahead of Toronto in the AL East.

2017 – Jose Abreu hits for the cycle in the White Sox’s 13 -1 rout of the Giants in an interleague game pitting the holders of the worst record in each league. He starts things off by homering off Jeff Samardzija in the 1st, the first of six Chicago players to go deep in the game as James Shields wins for only the third time this year.

 

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