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Saturday, September 15, 2012

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY SEPTEMBER 14

2008  Carlos Zambrano of the Cubs no hits Houston
2003  Detroit loses its 110th game of the season – ends with 43-119 record
2002  Barry Bonds gets his 100th RBI – 11th time in his career
2002  Red Sox Derek Lowe wins his 20th game – had 20 saves last season
1999  Royals Mark Quinn makes his MLB debut – hit 2 HRs – only 3rd in MLB history to hit 2 in his debut – also had a double
1999  NYY beat Toronto 10-6 – Bernie Williams hit a grand slam in the 8th and Paul O’Neill hit one in the 9th
1996  NY Mets Todd Hundley sets a record of 41 HRs by a catcher
1994  On the 34th day of the strike, Bud Selig announces the end of the season
1990  Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Jr. hit back to back HRs in the 1st inning vs. the Angels
1990  A’s Dave Stewart wins his 20th game for the 4th straight year
1989  Jeff Reardon gets his 30th save – 1st pitcher to have 30 or more saves in 5 straight seasons
1987  Blue Jays hit a MLB record 10 HRs vs. Baltimore
1986  Bo Jackson hit his 1st HR – had 141 in 8 seasons
1978  Angels beat Texas 16-1 – had 13 unearned runs in the 9th inning
1972  San Diego’s Steve Arlin loses his 20th game of the season – lost 19 last year – ends career 34-67
1968  Denny McLain wins his 30th game – 1st 30 game winner since 1934
1961  St. Louis and Chicago combine to use 72 players in a double header
1958  NYY win their 24th pennant and 9th under Casey Stengel
1951  Rookie Bob Nieman made his MLB debut and hit a HR his first two times at bat – only time in MLB history it has been done

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