Baseball History
This Day in Baseball History
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On Tuesday, October 6th, 1903 after two days of rest, Pittsburgh Pirate Deacon Phillippe threw his third complete game victory of the series against Boston American Bill Dinneen, who was making his second start of the series. The Pirates won the game and took a commanding 3–1 series lead. But they would end up losing… Read more
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On September 28th, 1941, At Shibe Park, Batting .399955, Ted Williams elected to play in a doubleheader against the A’s on the final day of the season rather than to back into the a .400 average because the number would be rounded up. In game one, Williams went 4-5 against a trio of Philadelphia A’s… Read more
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On September 26th, 1998, Oakland A’s Rickey Henderson swiped second and third off Steve Sparks and Phil Nevin in the bottom the third inning of the A’s 4-3 victory over the Angels. 39 year-old Rickey became the oldest player ever to steal over 50 bases and lead the league in stolen bases. Let’s face it,… Read more
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On September 25th, 1989, At Fenway Park Boston Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs went 4 for 5 in a 7 – 4 win over the New York Yankees to become the first player in major league history to achieve both 200 hits and 100 walks in four consecutive seasons. Wade Boggs has a lifetime… Read more
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On September 24th, 1988, Dave Stewart won his 20th game of the season and the A’s win their 100th, 5 – 2, over Milwaukee Dave Stewart is one of my favorite pitchers of all time. From 1987-1990 he won at least 20 games a year for the Oakland Athletics. In each of those years, he led the League in… Read more
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On September 22, 2002, Chicago first baseman Fred McGriff became the first player to hit 30 home runs in a season for five different teams (Blue Jays, Braves, Cubs, Devil Rays, and Cubs). The ‘Crime Dog’s’ first inning homer at PNC park also set a record for being hit in the 42nd major league park,… Read more
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On September 21st, 1971, Baltimore Orioles Dave McNally won his 20th game for the fourth consecutive season when he blanked New York at Yankee Stadium, 5-0. The lefty became the first of the four 20-game winners on the club, which would include Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar, and Pat Dobson. Dave McNally is one of just… Read more
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On September 18th, 1996, Roger Clemens tied his own record for strikeouts in a game when he struck out 20 Detroit Tiger batters in a nine-inning game. Going the distance at Tiger Stadium in the Red Sox’s 4-0 victory, he gave up no walks and just 4 hits. Travis Fryman struck out 4 times and… Read more
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On September 17th, 1979, The Royals’ George Brett collected his 20th triple of the season in a 16 – 4 romp over the Angels. With that hit Brett became the 6th player ever, and the first since Willie Mays in 1957, to collect 20 doubles, 20 triples and 20 home runs in the same season. He would finish with totals of 42, 20 and… Read more
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On September 15th, 1902, at West Side Grounds Chicago’s infield combo of Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance pulled off their first double play to back up Carl Lundgren’s 6 – 3 win over the Reds. These are the saddest of possible words:“Tinker to Evers to Chance..” With the possible exception of Lawrence Thayer’s… Read more
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