BB On this Date ~ Events & Birthdays #2

1923 Sam Jones no-hits the A's, 2-0 at Shibe Park. The Yankee hurler does not strike out any Philadelphia batters, a feat not repeated until 1969, when Ken Holtzman becomes another pitcher to record a no-hitter without fanning a hitter.

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1924 At Braves Field, the Brooklyn Robins take a twin bill from Boston, 9-1 and 5-1, sweeping their fourth doubleheader on the road in four consecutive days. Before arriving in Boston, Brooklyn swept the Phillies in three straight twin bills, winning six times at Philadelphia's Baker. Bowl.

1927 Pirate teammates Lloyd and Paul Waner become the first pair of brothers to both homer in the same game when they go deep in the team's 8-4 victory over Cincinnati at Redland Field. The siblings, who will also accomplish the feat in 1929 and 1938, each hit a bounce round-tripper.

Lloyd, Paul & Arky Vaughn

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1928 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, successively playing the Dodgers (2-2), Phillies (1-3), the Giants (0-8), and the Cubs (1-1).

 

1941 The Yankees, who will finish 17 games ahead of the second-place Red Sox, clinch their third straight pennant when they beat Boston at Fenway Park, 6-3. The victory marks the earliest date in baseball history that a team has captured a flag.

1957 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.


1961 At Metropolitan Stadium, Joe Horlen makes his big league debut, hurling four innings of scoreless relief, getting the win in the White Sox's 9-5 victory over Minnesota. The 24-year-old rookie right-hander, a last-minute call-up, is forced to wear the only road jersey the club has available, one without a number.

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1966 The Dodgers become the first team to draw two million fans at home and two million on the road as 18,670 Crosley Field patrons watch Los Angeles beat their hometown Reds, 8-6.

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1969 After thirty-one games, the third-longest consecutive game hitting streak in National League history ends when Dick Kelley and Gary Ross keep Dodger Willie Davis hitless in a 3-0 loss to the Padres at San Diego Stadium. The LA center fielder, who goes 4-for-4 tomorrow, hit .435 in 124 at-bats during the span, including collecting at least one hit in every game the team played in August.


1969 Trailing by three runs entering the top of the ninth, the Orioles quickly tie the score when their first three batters, Frank Robinson, Boog Powell, and Brooks Robinson, hit consecutive solo home runs off Earl Wilson. The Birds score the eventual winning tally later in the frame and will beat the Tigers, 5-4.

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1974 After Don Wilson pitched eight no-hit innings against the Reds, Astros' manager Preston Gomez pulls him from the game in favor of a pinch-hitter.
Mike Cosgrove gives up a hit to Tony Perez in the ninth, and Houston loses, 2-1.

1978 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

1985 Following a three-homer performance last night, Gary Carter ties a major league record by hitting two solo round-trippers, becoming the 11th player in major league history to hit five home runs in two games.

The future Hall of Fame catcher's offensive output, including a run-producing single, contributes to the Mets' 9-2 victory over the Padres at Jack Murphy Stadium.

 

1991 The Statistical Accuracy Committee re-defines a no-hit game as one ending after nine or more innings with one team failing to get a hit. The change removes 50 contests previously considered hitless, including Harvey Haddix's twelve perfect innings against the Braves in 1959 and Jim Maloney's 1-0 loss to the Mets in 11-innings 1965.

1991 Following commissioner Fay Vincent's recommendation, baseball's committee on statistical accuracy votes to eliminate the distinction of the number of games played in a league's schedule in determining the all-time home run mark hit in a season. The decision can't take away an asterisk because it never existed in the record books, but it does remove Babe Ruth's name, leaving the other Yankee outfielder, Roger Maris, as the undisputed home run champ with 61 he hit in 1961.


1993 Jim Abbott, born without a right hand, no-hits the Indians at Yankee Stadium, 4-0, becoming the first pinstripe pitcher in a decade to throw a no-no. In the ninth inning, leadoff hitter Kenny Lofton is loudly booed by the fans after he fouls off a bunt in an attempt to make the one-handed pitcher field a ball.

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1993 With their 6-5 loss to the Reds, the Phillies set a new National League record by not being blanked in 151 straight games. The major league mark for avoiding a shutout is 308 consecutive contests, accomplished by the Yankees.

 

1995 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.

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1996 Babe Dahlgren, 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.

1998 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.

1999 The Reds set a National League record with nine homers when they rout the Phillies, 22-3. Eddie Taubensee (2), Greg Vaughn, Jeffrey Hammonds, Aaron Boone, Dimitri Young, Pokey Reese, Brian Johnson, and Mark Lewis all go yard for Cincinnati.

 

2000 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.

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2002 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.

2004 San Diego retires the uniform #19 worn by future Hall of Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn, who spent twenty seasons with the team, compiling a .338 batting average en route to collecting 3,141 hits. 'Mr. Padre,' a 15-time All-Star, won eight batting titles while playing his entire career with the Friars.


2006 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 falling 20 games under .500.

2006 In a 3-2 Astros loss at Citizens Bank Park, Charlton Jimerson, pinch-hitting for Roger Clemens, homers off Phillies' southpaw Cole Hamels. The sixth-inning blast to center field makes the Houston rookie the third player in franchise history to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat.

 

2007 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-year 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.

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2007 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).

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2010 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.

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2011 In 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 firefighters' rescue net after being thrown out of a burning building.

2012 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.

 

2013 Matt Adams becomes the seventh major leaguer to hit two home runs in extra innings of the same game when he goes deep twice in the Cardinals' 5-4 victory over Cincinnati. The Cardinal first baseman, who entered the game in the fourth inning, hits solo homers in the top of the 14th and 16th frames, with his second blast proving to be the difference in the Great American Ball Park contest.


2013 In a 20-4 rout of the Tigers at Fenway Park, the Red Sox hit eight home runs, matching a franchise record last accomplished 35 years ago. Boston homers in six of eight frames they bat, with Mike Napoli, Ryan Lavarnway, Daniel Nava, Will Middlebrooks, David Ortiz (2), Jacoby Ellsbury, and Stephen Drew all going deep in the Fenway Park contest.

2017 Joining Reds utilityman Scooter Gennett as the second player to accomplish the feat this season, J.D. Martinez becomes the 18th major leaguer to hit four home runs in one game , going deep in the top of the ninth in the Diamondbacks' 13-0 rout of the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine. The Arizona outfielder, acquired in a trade from the Tigers in July, had one more home run than the opponent's total amount of hits in the contest.


2021 After blowing a nine-run lead in a scheduled seven-inning contest, the Mets prevail, 11-9, beating the hometown Nationals, thanks to Francisco Lindor's two-run homer in the ninth. En route to their sixth consecutive victory, New York avoids setting a franchise mark for squandering the largest lead in a defeat, having lost previous games after being ahead by eight runs.

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"I didn’t just like Stan Musial, I wanted to be like Stan Musial.” Hank Aaron After the color line broke in baseball, black players were often isolated socially. At one All Star Game, Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, Hank Aaron & Ernie Banks were all sitting together playing cards, when Stan Musial walked over and said, ”Deal me in.” It was Stan’s way of saying “I accept you” when many others did not. Musial at the Polo Grounds

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On the road early today
SEPTEMBER 5 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS
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1874 Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie, HOF second baseman (Triple Crown 1901; AL batting champion 1901–04, 10; Philadelphia A's, Cleveland Naps)


1936 Bill Mazeroski MLB 2nd baseman (won 1960 World Series for Pitts)


1970 Lori Harrigan softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996)


1970 Michael Potts pitcher, mgr (Milwaukee Brewers


1975 Rod Barajas catcher, DBacks, Mets, Jays

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This Day in Baseball History
September 5th​

1908 Superbas southpaw Nap Rucker strikes out 14 Doves en route to tossing a no-hitter in the team's 6-0 victory over Boston at Washington Park. The only runners to get on base off the talented left-handed redhead result from three Brooklyn errors.

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1914 En route to tossing a 9-0 shutout against the Toronto Maple Leafs, 19-year-old Babe Ruth of the AAA Providence Grays hits the first home run in his professional career at Hanlan's Point Stadium. Jerry Amernic, the author of Gift of the Bambino, promotes the Lake Ontario's Toronto Islands site, near the city's mainland, as a historical landmark.

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1918 At Comiskey Park, Red Sox southpaw Babe Ruth the Red Sox six-hits the Cubs in the World Series's opening game, 1-0. The Fall Classic game, which started earlier than usual due to World War I, is played at the White Sox home field rather than Weeghman Park (renamed Wrigley Field in 1926) due to the larger seating capacity.

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1921 Walter Johnson, in an 11-inning complete-game losing effort against Philadelphia, fans seven A's batters to surpass Cy Young's major league mark of 2,803 career strikeouts. In 1927, the 'Big Train' will finish his 21-year tenure with the Senators with 3,509 punch outs, a record which will last for 62 seasons until Nolan Ryan surpasses the mark in 1983.

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1921 Elmer Smith establishes a major league record, collecting seven straight extra-base hits over two days. The 28-year-old Indian outfielder from Sandusky (OH) bangs out four home runs and three doubles during the streak.

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1935 Cardinal rookie center fielder Terry Moore has a perfect 6-for-6 day at the plate, collecting five singles and a double. The 23-year-old leadoff man has nearly a third of the Redbirds' 19 hits in the team's 15-3 rout against Boston at Sportsman's Park.

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1938 Dodger catcher Babe Phelps breaks a bone in his throwing hand for the third time this season. Although the injuries will limit his playing time to only 66 games and 208 at-bats this season, the southpaw-swinging backstop, who will hit .308, is selected to be a National League All-Star for the first of the three consecutive seasons he'll play in the Midsummer Classic.

 

1954 Playing in the Class C Longhorn League, Joe Bauman of the Roswell Rockets hits three home runs to give him 72 for the season. Although the 32-year-old slugging minor league first baseman never made it to the majors, his home run total stood as a record in professional baseball until it was broken with 73 dingers by Giants outfielder Barry Bonds in 2001.

1954 Reds' slugger Ted Kluszewski goes deep off Warren Spahn in an eventual 9-7 victory over the Braves in the nightcap of a twin bill. The homer, the first baseman's 44th overall, is the 34th round-tripper he has hit at Crosley Field, making it the most ever hit in one season by a National Leaguer in the same ballpark until Sammy Sosa eclipses the mark in 1998 at Wrigley Field.

1954 Hank Aaron, batting .280 with 13 home runs and 69 RBIs, breaks his ankle sliding into third base in the eighth inning of the Braves’ 9-7 victory over the Redlegs at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field. Ironically, the 20-year-old rookie became a starting outfielder for the team when Bobby Thomson’s sustained a broken ankle in a spring training game in March.


1955 Dodger right-hander Don Newcombe hits his seventh homer of the season to set a National League record for a pitcher, breaking the previous mark of six shared by Hal Schumacher (Giants, 1934) and Jim Tobin (Braves, 1942). Additionally, Brooklyn's 11-4 win over the Phillies in the Ebbets Field contest marks the second of three seasons Newk records 20 or more victories for the team in a season.

 

SEPTEMBER 6 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS
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1874 Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie HOF second baseman (Triple Crown 1901; AL batting champion 1901–04, 10; Philadelphia A's, Cleveland Naps)


1936 Bill Mazeroski MLB 2nd baseman (won 1960 World Series


1963 Jeff Brantley MLB pitcher and broadcaster (Cincinnati Reds)


1970 Lori Harrigan softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996)


1971 Kim Maher softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996)


1975 Rod Barajas Catcher Padres,Mets

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This Day in Baseball History
September 6th​

1883 At Chicago's Lakefront Park, the National League's White Stockings send 23 batters to the plate, scoring 13 runs before the team makes an out. Tommy Burns and Ned Williamson score three times in the 18-run, 18-hit seventh inning, establishing a major league record today.

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1905 In the biggest no-hit rout in major league history, Frank Smith no-hits the Tigers at Detroit's Bennett Park, 15-0. The 26-year-old White Sox right-hander will toss another no-hitter in 1908, beating the A's, 1-0, thanks to Freddy Parent's ninth-inning shallow sac fly hit while being walked intentionally by Eddie Plank.

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1912 In a game that purposely matches the superstars, Boston hurler Smokey Joe Wood bests Senators' legend Walter Johnson, 1-0, for his 30th (14th consecutive) victory in a season he wins 34. The Red Sox's only run results from back-to-back doubles by Tris Speaker and Duffy Lewis; the first two-bagger should have been an easy flyout, but the ball lands into an area cordoned off by a rope to section off the overflow Fenway Park crowd.Tuesday night - and his game isn't even over yet. Playing against the Texas Rangers in a critical battle with playoff implications, Altuve has homered in each of the first three innings.

The Golden Outfield

Harry Hooper (left), Tris Speaker (center), Duffy Lewis (right)​

1912 Jeff Tesreau, joining Christy Mathewson (Giants, 1901) and Nick Maddox (Pirates, 1907), becomes the third post-1900 rookie to throw a no-hitter. The 24-year-old right-hander holds the Phillies hitless in the Giants' 3-0 victory in the first game of the Baker Bowl's twin bill.

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1924 In a game with only six hits, the Brooklyn Robins beat Boston, 1-0, behind the strong two-hit performance of right-hander Bill Doak. The Braves Field victory is the team's 15th consecutive win, establishing the longest winning streak in franchise history.

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1924 Browns' right-hander Urban Shocker throws two complete games, beating the White Sox 6-2 in both Comiskey Park contests. The 1922 major league strikeout leader faces 77 batters in the twin bill but fans only one opponent, getting Chicago's first baseman Earl Sheely in the opener.

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