TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY SEPTEMBER 5

2006  13 games played today – 7 shutouts

2003  Detroit’s Mike Maroth loses his 20^th game – 1^st 20 game loser in 23 years

2003  Montreal’s Todd Zeile hits a HR – 1^st to do so for 11 different teams

2002  Alex Rodriguez hits his 50^th HR – 5^th in MLB history with consecutive 50 HR seasons

1999  Cincinnati has 14 HRs over 2 games – MLB record

1998  Mark McGwire hits his 60^th HR – 3^rd time in MLB history

1995  Cal Ripken plays in his 2,130^th consecutive game – ties Lou Gehrig

1994  Steve Young throws 4 TDs and Jerry Rice gains 169 yards in the air as 49ers crush Raiders 44-14 on Monday night

1988  Canadian football player Earl Winfield scores on a 101 yard punt return, 100 yards on a kickoff, and 58 on a TD reception

1987  John McEnroe fined $17,500 for his tirade at the US Open

1984  Nolan Ryan gets 8 strikeouts – passes Steve Carlton for #1 all time

1979  Matt Keough pitches Oakland to a 6-1 win – had lost 14 straight – ends season with 18 losses

1978  Montreal beats Chicago 10-8 in 9 innings – MLB record 45 players used in the game

1975  Expos and Pirates play a double header – record 15 pinch hitters used

1972  11 Israeli athletes were killed at the Summer Olympics in Munich

1971  JR Richards strikes out 15 in his MLB debut

1961  Lee Thomas of the Angels ties a MLB record with nine hits in a double header

1955  Dodgers Don Newcombe hits NL record 7^th HR of the season – also got his 20^th win of the season