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Friday, September 2, 2011

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY SEPTEMBER 2

2006 Indians rookie Kevin Kouzmanoff hits a grand slam on the first pitch he sees in his MLB debut – 3rd rookie to hit a grand slam in his 1st at bat
2004 Gary Sheffield gets his 100th RBI for the 5th team in his career – only 2nd player in MLB to do so (Don Brouthers 1887-1894)
2002 Oakland wins its 19th straight game – ties AL record set in 1906 and 1947
2001 Mike Mussina misses a perfect game – 2 outs, 2 strikes to Carl Everett in the 9th – his 4th career one hitter
1999 Cal Ripken hits his 400th HR – 29th to do so
1996 Mike Greenwell of Boston drives in all 9 runs in a 9-8 win
1992 Terry Mulholland of Philadelphia records his 14th pickoff of the season – MLB record
1990 Dave Steib pitches a no hitter – 9th in MLB this year – record
1987 Kevin Bass of Houston is the first NL player to switch hit HRs in a game twice in a season
1986 Greg Maddux makes his MLB debut – gets the loss – ends career with 355 wins and 4 consecutive Cy Young awards
1979 Falcons beat Saints 40-34 as the teams combine for 1,064 total yards
1974 Luis Tiant and Bill Lee each allow just one run in a double header – both lose to Baltimore 1-0
1972 Milt Pappas no hits the Padres 1-0 – gave up 2 walks
1965 Ernie Banks gets his 400th HR – ends with 512

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