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1894 Taking over for the fired manager Ned Hanlon, Connie Mack leads the Pirates to a 22-1 rout of his former team, the Washington Senators.
1917 Phillies hurler Grover Cleveland Alexander goes the distance in both games of doubleheader as Philadelphia sweeps the Dodgers, 5-0 and 9-3.
1936 Red Sox hurler Wes Ferrell ends Luke Appling's White Sox club-record 27-game hitting streak.
1941 The Yankees clinch the American League flag (third straight) on the earliest date in major league history as the Bronx Bombers beat the Red Sox, 6-3.
1947 At Fenway Park, Tommy Henrich and Joe DiMaggio lead the way with four hits each as the Yankees bang out a total eighteen hits, all singles, defeating the Red Sox, 11-2.
1957 The Braves' Warren Spahn's 8-0 blanking of the Cubs sets a major league record for shutout thrown by lefty. The future Hall of Famer (1965) has now held his opponents scoreless 41 times.
1965 In preparation of their move to Anaheim, the Los Angeles Angels change their name to the California Angels.
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 the their home town Reds, 8-6.
1970 Cubs' outfielder Billy Williams asks to sit out thus ending his National League record for consecutive games at 1,117. Steve Garvey will better the mark in 1983.
1973 After 11 years at the helm (944-806 .539), Ralph Houk resigns as Yankee skipper. The 'Major' will manage the Tigers next season
1975 On the final pitch of his Hall of Fame career, Cardinals' great Bob Gibson gives up a grand slam to Pete LaCock. It will be LaCock's only bases-loaded homer of his career.
1977 Japanese superstar Sadaharu Oh hits his 756th career homer to surpass Hank Aaron as the All-time career home run leader in professional baseball.
1978 At Dodger Stadium, Lee Mazzilli becomes the first Met in the club's 18-year history to hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same game. The centerfielder's 4-for-5 day helps New York beat the Dodgers, 8-5.
1981 The Red Sox and the Mariners play nineteen innings to a 7-7 tie. The game ends with the Mariners winning 8-7 in 20 innings when the suspended game is resumed the next day making it the longest game played in Fenway Park history.
1986 After using a record 53 players in a 14-inning affair yesterday, the Astros edge the Cubs in the 18th inning, 8-7, thanks to Billy Hatcher's home run.
1990 Bobby Thigpen sets a major league record with his 47th save as Chicago defeats the Royals, 4-2. The White Sox reliever breaks Yankee Dave Righetti's mark established in 1986.
1994 With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Jackson Generals overcome a 1-0 deficit as Tom Nevers and Jeff Ball hit back-to-back homers. The dramatic decisive Game 5 victory over the Shreveport Captains at Mississippi's Smith-Wills Stadium enables the Astros AA farm club to capture the Texas League East championship series.
2000 Kenny Lofton's first inning run ties a 1939 major league record set by Yankees' Red Rolfe for scoring in eighteen consecutive games. The speedy Indian outfielder, besides hitting the game-winning homer in the 13th, also steals five bases tying Cleveland's single-game record set by Alex Cole (8/1/90 & 5/3/92).
2001 On Labor Day, in just his 11th start, Cardinals' freshman hurler Bud Smith no-hits the Padres, 4-0. The 21-year-old becomes the 18th rookie since 1900 to throw a complete game without giving up a hit.
2002 Losing their 15th straight game at Shea Stadium, the Mets pass the dubious mark set by the 1911 Braves to establish a new National league record for consecutive losses at home.
2003 In an effort to make the perception of the team younger and hipper, the Blue Jays unveiled their fourth logo in the franchise's 27-year history. The new look for the 2004 season adds black and silver trimming to a newly stylized bird while eliminating the red maple leaf backdrop and the word Blue.