1892 At Cleveland's League Park, John Clarkson of the Spiders beats the Pirates 3-2 to become the fifth pitcher in major league history to win 300 games. The 31-year old right-hander will compile a 328-178 record games during his 12 year Hall of Fame career in the big leagues.
1896 Connie Mack announces he will leave Pittsburgh to manage Milwaukee in the Western League.
1952 Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella hits the last home run ever in Boston's Braves Field.
1954 Rookie pitcher Bob Grim wins his 20th game as the Yankees defeat the Senators, 3-1.
1956 At Fenway Park, the Yankees strand 20 runners on base losing to the Red Sox, 13-7. The number of players left on base sets a big league record for a nine-inning game.
1959 Braves' lefty Warren Spahn wins his 20th game of the season for the tenth time in his career.
1971 For the fourth consecutive season, Dave McNally wins his 20th game as he shuts out the Yankees, 5-0.
1975 Red Sox outfielder Jim Rice breaks his arm during a 6-5 victory over the Tigers. The rookie sensation will miss the remainder of the season including the World Series.
1987 With two stolen bases against the Cubs, Darryl Strawberry joins teammate Howard Johnson as a member of the 30-30 club. It is the first time in major league history players on the same team have hit 30 homers and have stolen 30 bases in the same year.
2000 In a 10-3 victory over the Marlins, Expo right fielder Vladimir Guerrero establishes a franchise single-season home run record by hitting his 43rd round tripper.
2001 Ranger infielder Alex Rodriguez hit his 47th home run tying the major league record for home runs in a season by a shortstop. The Cubs' legend Ernie Banks established the record in 1958.
2001 The Mets donate their day's pay, which totals approximately $500,000, from tonight's game with the Braves at Shea to a rescue fund for the families of the firefighters and policemen killed in the World trade Center terrorist attacks. The contest is the first professional baseball game played in New York since the tragedy.
2001 A crowd 41,235 at Shea Stadium witness the return of baseball to New York City for the first time since terrorist attacks of September 11. Uplifting ceremonies before and during the game, which include singers Diana Ross, Marc Anthony Lisa Minnelli as well as bagpipers, pay tribute to victims of the tragedy. Mike Piazza's eighth inning home run gives the Mets a 3-2 dramatic victory over the Braves.
2003 With Atlanta beating the Marlins, 8-0, Greg Maddux becomes the first pitcher ever to have won at least 15 games in 16 consecutive seasons. The Braves' righty had shared the accomplishment with Cy Young.
2005 At Shea Stadium, Mudcat Grant and Al Downing welcomes Marlins’ southpaw Dontrelle Willis to the "Black Aces", a fraternity of African-American to win 20 games in a big league season. Beating the Nationals earlier in the month, the D-Train became the 13th black to accomplish the feat and will join the Aces’ foundation to help in promoting baseball in African-American community.
2006 David Ortiz breaks the Red Sox's franchise record of 50 home runs in a single-season established by Jimmie Foxx in 1938. 'Big Papi', who will hit another dinger in the seventh inning, surpasses the Hall of Famer in the bottom of the first inning going deep over Fenway's right field bullpen off Twins' ace southpaw, Johan Santana.
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