1947 Not waiting for the end of the season, The Sporting News, in a full-page splash in today's issue, names Dodger Jackie Robinson as the...
1930 Earl Averill, with three consecutive home runs, drives in eight runs in the Indians' 13-7 victory over the Senators at Cleveland's League...
This Day in Baseball History September 17th 1900 At Philadelphia Park, Tommy Corcoran leaves his shortstop position and digs around the third...
SEPTEMBER 17 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1879 Rube Foster HOF manager and executive (Negro National League pennant...
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2000 With a sixth-inning blast in a 7-6 loss to the hometown Cardinals, Cub outfielder Sammy Sosa joins Mark McGwire (1997-99) as the only...
1998 Four batters strike out in one inning for only the 30th time in major league history, marking only the 12th time the feat occurs...
1991 Darren Lewis scores four runs and steals three bags without getting a hit. In four of his five plate appearances, the Giants' leadoff...
1980 Mike Norris, en route to a 22-9 record with the second-place A's, gets his 20th victory of the season when Oakland beats Texas at...
1975 Rennie Stennett ties a major league mark established in 1892 with his 7-for-7 performance in a nine-inning game. The Pirates' second...
1969 The Red Sox fire skipper Dick Williams with one year left on his contract due to several things, including a lack of communication with...
1960 Warren Spahn pitches a no-hitter, beating the Phillies at County Stadium, 4-0. The 39-year-old southpaw sets an all-time Braves record...
1952 Pacific Coast League's Sacramento manager, former major league All-Star second baseman Joe Gordon, pinch-hits homers in both ends of a...
1931 At Rickwood Field, Birmingham Barons starter Ray Caldwell outduels Dizzy Dean to beat the Texas League's Houston Buffaloes, a Cardinals...
This Day in Baseball History September 16th 1903 In their 14-7 victory over Cleveland at the Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds, the...
SEPTEMBER 16 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1937 Vince Naimoli MLB team owner (Tampa Bay Devil Rays) 1955 Robin Yount...
