BASEBALL
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On September 5th, 1976, Reds’ Hall of Fame infielder Joe Morgan becomes the first second baseman in 26 years to drive in 100 runs when his third-inning single off Dick Ruthven plates Pete Rose and Ken Griffey in the team’s 6-4 victory in Atlanta. The last second sacker to reach the plateau was Bobby Doerr,… Read more
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On September 4th, 1989, Fred Lynn hit his 300th career home run to help the Tigers to a 5 – 1 win over Kansas City. In 1975, Boston Red Sox center-fielder Fred Lynn won both the American League Rookie of the Year Award and the American League Most Valuable Player Award. In 1979, he had an even better year hitting 39… Read more
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On September 3rd, 1917, Grover Cleveland Alexander goes the distance in both games of the Phillies’ doubleheader sweep of Brooklyn at Ebbets Field. In his 18 innings of work, the Philadelphia right-hander limits the Dodgers to seven hits en route to posting 5-0 and 9-3 victories in the twin bill. You read that correctly. Pitchers… Read more
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On September 1, 1906, With the regular umpires sick from food poisoning‚ Cub P Carl Lundgren and Cardinal C Pete Noonan were picked to umpire at the West Side Grounds. The Cubs‚ behind Mordecai Brown’s 5-hitter‚ won, 8 – 1, for their 14th win in a row.≥ Last summer my friend Bob and I did a cool baseball road trip. We saw 6 games in… Read more
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On August 31st, 1990, Dennis Eckersley saved his 40th game of the season in Oakland’s 4 – 2 win over the Texas Rangers. He joined Dan Quisenberry and Jeff Reardon as the only pitchers to save 40 games twice. On Opening Day this year, I was as at the Oakland Coliseum to see the Oakland Athletics lose to the Cleveland Guardians. I entered the… Read more
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On August 30th, 1974, Keith Hernandez made his major league debut, going 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and an RBI for the Cardinals. The Cardinals however fell to the San Francisco Giants 8-2, as starter Sonny Sievert gave up 6 earned runs over the first two innings. Only 3,111 fans showed up at Candlestick… Read more
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On August 29th, 1977, at Fenway Park, Jim Rice clubbed three homers – in the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th innings – but Boston lost to the Oakland A’s anyway, 8 – 7. Rice added a single in the 4th. He became the first Red Sox player to hit three in the same game since Norm Zauchin on May 27, 1955. Jim Rice played from 1974-1989.… Read more
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On August 28th, 1990, Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first second baseman in history to notch consecutive 30-home run seasons. I had a chance in 2006 to spend a little time talking to Ryne Sandberg. He joined Paul Molitor, Harmon Killebrew, and a bunch of retired Twins at the opening night of… Read more
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On August 27th, 1990, 42-year old Texas Ranger knuckleballer Charlie Hough allowed 10 walks in five innings before being lifted in the 6th. California scored just three runs off of Hough. But they scored four off of the two Texas relievers to win the game, 7 – 3. For many baseball fans like me, the knuckleball is the… Read more
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On August 25th, 1985, At the age of 20 years, 9 months, 9 days, Dwight Gooden became the youngest 20-game winner ever when the Mets beat San Diego at Shea Stadium, 9-3. Doc was 27 days younger than Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller, who had accomplished the feat with Cleveland in 1939. Gooden would… Read more
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