1995 During a WGN pregame radio broadcast at Wrigley Field, Harry Caray remarks to the team's skipper Jim Riggleman, "Well, my eyes are slanty...
1984 Mets right-hander Dwight Gooden breaks the season strikeout record for a rookie when he whiffs Marvell Wynne in the sixth inning of his...
1972 In his final appearance, 29-year-old right-hander Denny McLain, who will finish his ten-year career with a 131-92 record, loses when he...
1964 Orioles southpaw Frank Bertaina records his first major league victory when he tosses a one-hitter to beat the A's at Memorial Stadium,...
1961 Frank Lary wins his 20th game of the season, the second time he has accomplished the feat when he goes the distance in the Tigers' 3-1...
1947 Ralph Kiner hits a record eight home runs in four games, surpassing Tony Lazzeri, who had hit seven round-trippers in four games with the...
This Day in Baseball History September 12th 1883 In an American Association contest, John Reilly hits for the cycle, collecting three singles,...
SEPTEMBER 12 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1884 Bob Groom pitcher (Washington Senators; no-hitter 1917 St. Louis...
2010 With MLB's permission, Pete Rose goes on the Great American Ball Park field to celebrate his record-breaking hit that passed Ty Cobb,...
2008 Jack Cust whiffs in his first two plate appearances and K's again in the eighth inning to bring his strikeout total this season to 176....
2001 In the wake of terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Major League Baseball cancels all games for...
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1995 Yankees starter Jack McDowell throws exactly three pitches in the ninth inning, recording the final three outs of his 4-0 shutout of the...
1985 At Riverfront Stadium in front of 47,237 hometown fans, Reds' player-manager Pete Rose collects his 4,192nd career hit to pass Ty Cobb,...
1974 In a game that will feature a record 202 batters, the Cardinals defeat the Mets in the seven-hour and four-minute Shea Stadium contest,...
1964 At Milwaukee's County Stadium, Braves' southpaw Denny Lemaster throws a one-hitter, beating the Reds and Jim Maloney, who gives up only...
1955 In his first and only major league appearance, Fred Van Dusen, entering the game as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning for the Phillies,...
1947 Ralph Branca becomes the youngest pitcher to win twenty games in the National League. The 21-year-old Dodger right-hander, who finishes...
1923 At Yankee Stadium, Red Sox hurler Howard Ehmke misses being the first pitcher to throw consecutive no-hitters, tossing a one-hitter in the...
