1890 On Labor Day at Washington Park, Brooklyn wins three games against Pittsburgh in the first tripleheader ever played. The Bridegrooms beat the visiting Alleghenys, 10-9, 3-2 and 8-4.
1906 In the longest game in American League history, the Philadelphia beats the Red Sox in 24 innings, 4-1. Both starters go the distance as A's hurler Jack Coombs bests Boston's Joe Harris.
1918 Due to World War I, the major league regular season is originally scheduled to end today, but the owners decide to play through Labor Day (September 2). The Browns want the Indians fined and believe the Cleveland should forfeit two games for refusing to play on the extended dates (September 1 & 2).
1945 Phillies outfielder Vince DiMaggio ties a major league record hitting his fourth grand slam of the season.
1947 The Giants break the 1936 Yankees record for the most home runs hit in a season by a team. The three Polo Grounds homers today raises the total to 185 and New York will finish the season with 221 round-trippers.
1958 Cardinal moundsman Vinegar Bend Mizell beats the Reds,1-0. The Southpaw, who is from Vinegar Bend, Alabama, establishes a National League record by walking nine batters without giving up a run.
1963 In a 7-3 victory over the Phillies, Cardinal hurler Curt Simmons becomes the last pitcher ever to steal home.
1964 Masanori Murakami becomes the first Japanese-born player to appear in the U.S. major leagues. In his debut, the Osuki native throws a scoreless inning against the Mets.
1967 After 20 scoreless innings, which matches the major league mark for a scoreless tie, Dick Groat draws a bases loaded walk giving the Giants 1-0 victory over the Reds.
1971 At Parc Jarry in Montreal, the Pirates become the first major league team to start an all-black team. The lineup included infielders Al Oliver (1b), Rennie Stennet (2b), Jackie Hernandez (ss) Dave Cash (3b) and outfielders Willie Stargell (lf), Gene Clines (cf), Roberto Clemente (rf) with Dock Ellis (p) and Manny Sanguillen (c) making up the battery.
1975 When he whiffs Pirate Manny Sanguillen in the seventh inning of the Mets 3-0 victory, Tom Seaver becomes the first pitcher to strike out at least 200 batters in eight consecutive seasons. The victory is also 'Tom Terrific's' 20th of the season making it the fourth time in his career he has reached that plateau.
1979 Angel infielder Carney Lansford hits three consecutive home runs as California downs the Indians, 7-4.
1998 In a 7-1 victory over the Marlins, Cardinal slugger Mark McGwire homers twice breaking Hack Wilson's National League single season home run record of 56. Mac's seventh inning shot ties the 1930 mark and a new record is established in the ninth when he hits a Don Pall pitch 472 feet over the Pro Player Stadium wall in center field.
1999 Due to the union's failure to force an early start to negotiations for a new labor contract with mass resignations, twenty-two of baseball's regular 68 umpires find themselves unemployed. In a deal, mediated by J. Curtis Joyner, a U.S. District Judge, the union agrees the 22 will no longer provide services for major league baseball.
2000 In an unusual play, the Orioles turns a triple play as shortstop Melvin Mora purposely lets a short fly drop in left field with runners at first and second. The runner at second (Travis Fryman) is tagged out and the runner at first (Wil Cordero) is forced at second and the batter (Sandy Alomar) thinking the infield-fly rule would be enforced does not go to first and is called automatically out for going back to dugout.
2000 Darin Erstad breaks the Angels' club record for total hits in a season (202) set in 1970 by Alex Johnson by getting three hits in a 9-8 loss to the White Sox giving him 204 so far this season.
2001 Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa hits the longest home run in Turner Field history as his 53rd of the season travels 471 feet to straight away center. The historic homer comes in the first inning off four-time Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux.
2002 Thanks to Miguel Tejada's three-run ninth inning walk off home run, the A's beat the Twins, 7-5 extending their winning streak to 18. The dramatic victory marks the longest streak in franchise history established by the Philadelphia A's with 17 consecutive victories 1931.
2005 The Pacific Coast League announces the total season attendance for the circuit surpasses 7-million fans. The PCL had set a new single season record in minor league history when the 16 team circuit passed the 6.8 million mark earlier in the month.
2005 The first bus loads of Hurricane Katrina refugees, formerly housed at the SuperDome in New Orleans, begin to arrive early this morning at Houston's Astrodome. The former home of the Astros, will afford the displaced an opportunity to escape the unhealthy horrendous conditions of their former shelter by supplying air conditioning, cots, food and showers for eventual 25,000 people who expected from Louisiana.
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