1886 At Washington's Capitol Park, backstop Connie Mack makes his major league debut as the Senators edge Philadelphia, 4-3.
1886 Roger Connor becomes the first and only player to hit a ball out of the original Polo Grounds (110th Street and Fifth Avenue). The Giants’ first baseman recieves a $500 gold watch from the stockbrokers and others to honor his accomplishment.
1912 Eddie Collins steals six bases as Philadelphia beats the Tigers. 9-7. The A's second baseman will steal six bases again on September 22.
1915 Eddie Plank of the Federal League's St. Louis Terriers wins his 300th game as he defeat the Newark Peppers 12-5. The future Hall of Famer (1946) is the ninth player and first southpaw to reach this milestone.
1918 In the earliest conclusion of the Fall Classic, Boston's Carl Mays three-hits the Cubs' 2-1 as the Red Sox win the World Series in six games. The regular season was shorten due to World War I.
1938 Free admission, bats and peanuts highlight Lefty O'Doul Day for Kids at Seals' Stadium. Between games of the Seals and Oaks doubleheader, the kids have a chance to scramble for autographed balls thrown by the players.
1955 Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams collects his 2000th career hit in a 5-3 loss to the Yankees.
1956 Reds' flychaser Frank Robinson ties the National League rookie record for home runs with his 38th in an 11-5 victory over the Giants.
1959 The Dodgers end Elroy Face's consecutive win streak at 22 with a 5-4 victory over the Pirates. The reliever will end the season with a record of 18-1.
1966 Braves' pitcher Pat Jarvis becomes the first of Nolan Ryan's 5,714 career strikeouts.
1968 Mets hurler Jim McAndrews beats Cub Fergusen Jenkins 1-0. It's the fifth time this season Fergie has a lost 1-0 game tying a major league mark.
1974 At Shea Stadium, Cardinal Ken Reitz's two-strike, two-out home run ties the game in the ninth and sends it into extra innings. Five hours later St. Louis defeats the Mets, 4-3, with Hank Webb (the father of Brandon, who will earned his first big league victory against his Dad's former team pitching for the Diamondbacks) taking the loss.
1985 At Riverfront Stadium in front of 47,237 hometown fans, Reds' player-manager Pete Rose collects his 4,192 career hit to pass Ty Cobb becoming the all-time major league hit leader. Padre righty Eric Show gives up the historic hit, a first inning single to left field, as Cincinnati beats San Diego, 2-0.
1996 Ken Caminiti breaks his own major league record by hitting home runs from both sides of the plate in the same game for the fourth time this season. The Padre switch hitter set the record last year when he accomplish the feat three times.
1998 With a 7-2 defeat to the Braves, the Marlins lose their 100th game to become the first team that has gone from being World Series champions to a 100-game loser. The 'Fish' have the worst record in baseball, 48-100.
1998 Kevin Malone replaces Tommy Lasorda as general manager who is promoted to Senior Vice President.
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 security reasons and for the deep mourning for all the lives that have been lost. Yankee Stadium is evacuated as a precautionary measure.
2002 Yankee legends Whitey Ford and Phil Rizzzuto unveil a monument dedicated to the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The team also has a ceremonial tree planting in Monument Park in honor the of heroes and victims of horrific events of a year ago.
2004 As 36,887 Bank One Ballpark fans hope to see Barry Bonds hits his 699th and perhaps 700th career homer, they watch the Giant left fielder reach a different milestone. The San Francisco slugger receives three base-on-balls from Diamondback pitchers to break his own record and becomes the first major leaguer to walk over 200 times in a single season.
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