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Friday, September 16, 2011

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY SEPTEMBER 16

2008 Derek Jeter gets his 1,270th hit at Yankee Stadium – passes Lou Gehrig
2007 Jim Thome gets his 500th HR
2007 Bengals beat Browns 51-45 as Carson Palmer throws 6 TDs and Derek Anderson 5 – Cleveland had 554 total yards and Cincinnati had 531
1999 Rookie Carlos Beltran gets his 100th RBI – 1st rookie since 1987 to do so – Mark McGwire
1998 Ken Griffey Jr. steals his 20th base of the year – 3rd player in MLB history to have 50 HRs and 20 steals – Willie Mays and Brady Anderson
1997 Curt Schilling gets his 300th strikeout of the season – 1st NL pitcher since 1986 to do so
1996 Paul Molitor gets his 3,000th hit – ends with 3,319
1996 Lance Johnson of Mets gets his 20th triple of the season – his 6th year in a row with double digits – had 117 in 14 seasons
1993 Dave Winfield gets his 3,000th hit – 19th to do so – ends with 3,110
1990 Pittsburgh beats Oilers 20-9 despite only getting 123 total yards – Warren Moon threw 3 interceptions
1988 Reds Tom Browning pitches a perfect game vs. Dodgers
1987 Bob Boone of the Angels catches in his record 1,919th game
1979 Willie Wilson of KC hits his 5th inside the park HR of the season
1975 Pirates beat Cubs 22-0 – Rennie Stennett is the 3rd player to go 7 for 7 in MLB history
1965 Red Sox Dave Morehead no hits Cleveland
1960 Warren Spahn no hits Philadelphia – it is his 20th win of the season and his 11th 20 win season – will do it two more times before retiring with 363 wins
1948 Joe DiMaggio hits his 300th HR – ends with 361

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