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Sunday, September 11, 2011

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY SEPTEMBER 11

2004 Barry Bonds walks 3 times – 1st player to ever have 200 walks in a season
2004 Philadelphia beats NY Mets 11-9 in 13 innings – MLB record 18 pitchers used in the game
2002 Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas died at age 69
2002 John Smoltz gets his 50th save of the season – 7th to do so
1999 Eric Milton of Minnesota throws a no hitter vs. Angels
1998 Florida Marlins lose their 100th game of the season – won the World Series last year – 1st team to do that
1985 Pete Rose gets his 4,192nd hit – passes Ty Cobb
1980 Expos Ron LeFlore steals his 91st base and Rodney Scott his 58th – MLB record number for teammates
1974 Cardinals beat Mets in 25 innings – NY goes to the plate 103 times and St. Louis 99 – MLB record 45 runners left on base
1973 Samuel Ewing makes his MLB debut for White Sox – strikes out 4 times – Nolan Ryan gets the win
1966 Johnny Miller of NYY hits a HR in his 1st at bat – his only HR as a Yankee – will hit a HR in his last at bat in 1969 as a Dodger – only 2 HRs in his career
1965 Milwaukee beats Mets on a one hitter as they did yesterday – ties MLB record for back to back one hitters
1959 Frank Robinson ties NL rookie record with his 38th HR of the season
1936 A’s pitcher Hod Lisenbee gave up 26 hits in the game
1918 The Boston Red Sox win the 15th World Series

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