SEPTEMBER 9 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** (1877-1924) Frank Chance HOF first baseman (World Series 1907, 08; 2 x NL...
Wally Pipp missed a game on June 2, 1925, with a headache ... Lou Gehrig played the next 2,130 games for the Yankees. [IMG]
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Dorona, PA has less than 5,000 residents but Stan Musial and Ken Griffey Jr were born there [IMG]
Buck Leonard was born Sept. 8, 1907 in Rocky Mount, NC. "Trying to sneak a fastball by him was like trying to sneak a sunrise past a rooster,"...
2008 The Red Sox break the Cleveland Indians' attendance record with their 456th consecutive regular-season sellout at Fenway Park. To...
2002 Rafael Palmeiro's sixth-inning homer against Tampa Bay establishes a new major league record with a Ranger player hitting a home run in 26...
1998 Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire connects off of Cub hurler Steve Trachsel and sends a 341-foot line-drive over the left-field fence...
1993 Retiring the final 17 batters in a row, 24-year-old right-hander Darryl Kile no-hits the Mets in a 7-1 Houston victory at the Astrodome....
1973 Billy Martin, dismissed six days ago by the Tigers, signs a multi-year contract to manage the last-place Rangers. The fiery 45-year-old...
1963 At Connie Mack Stadium, Braves left-hander Warren Spahn tosses a complete game, edging Philadelphia, 3-2. The triumph is the southpaw's...
1954 "It's not a record, but being traded four times when there are only eight teams in the league tells you something. I thought I was...
1933 In the second game of a doubleheader against Detroit, Red Sox outfielder Mel Almada makes his major league debut at Fenway Park. The...
Today in Baseball History September 8th 1885 George H. Rawlings patents a close-fitting baseball glove that features padding made of felt and...
SEPTEMBER 8 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1907 Buck Leonard HOF first baseman (Negro League World Series 1943, 44, 48...
