1904 White Sox Doc White's streak of 45 consecutive scoreless innings is snapped by the New York Highlanders in Chicago.
1908 On the last day of the season, future Hall of Famer Addie Joss hurls a perfect game beating Ed Walsh and the White Sox, 1-0. The Wisconsin right-handers' performance kept the Naps' hopes alive, but the Tigers edges Cleveland by a 1/2 game for the American League pennant.
1920 In the only tripleheader ever played in the 20th century, the Reds win the first two games, 13-4 and 7-3, with the Pirates avoid the sweep in the finale, 6-0. Peter Harrison is the home plate umpire for all three games.
1932 The Yankees win their 12th consecutive World Series game and sweep the Fall Classic for the third time. At Wrigley Field, the Bronx Bombers bang out 19 hits as they club the Cubs, 13-6.
1947 1947 In Game 3 of the Fall Classic, Yogi Berra hits the first pinch-hit home run in World Series history. The historic homer comes on Ralph Branca in the seventh inning of a 9-8 loss to the Dodgers.
1952 Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in Game 3 to establish a new World Series mark. The Dodger hurler's performance bests the record of A's Howard Ehmke who struck out 13 Cubs in the Game 1 of 1929 Fall Classic.
1954 The Giants complete the World Series sweep of the Indians as Don Liddle beats Bob Lemon, 7-4. Cleveland's season record of 111-43 set an American League mark for regular season wins.
1961 Coming out of retirement, Casey Stengel agrees to manage the Mets, New York's National League expansion team.
1968 Bob Gibson establishes a new World Series mark by striking out 17 batters as the Cardinals defeat the Tigers in Game 1 of the Fall Classic, 4-0.
1969 Only 5,473 patrons attend the Pilots' last game in Seattle as the last place team is defeated by the A's 3-1 for their 98th loss of year. The American League's newest franchise attracts only 677, 944 fans for the season and will play in Milwaukee as the Brewers next season.
1974 In his last National League at-bat, Henry Aaron homers off Rawly Eastwick of the Reds for his 733rd round-tripper which is also the his 3600th career hit.
1977 When Dusty Baker hits his 30th homer of the season against the Astros' J.R. Richard, the Dodgers become the first team in major league history to have four players hit 30 or more home runs. He joins with Steve Garvey (33), Reggie Smith (32) and Ron Cey (30) to complete the foursome.
1978 In an American League East one-game playoff at Fenway Park, the Yankees defeat the Red Sox 5-4. Light-hitting infielder Bucky Dent is the unlikely hero hitting a three-run home run over the Green Monster off Mike Torrez.
1982 At San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium, recording artist Vicki Carr and 43,077 fans sing an enthusiastic rendition of Happy Birthday prior to the Padres game with the Braves helping owner Ray Kroc celebrate his 80th birthday. As part of the fun the San Diego Chicken along with Ronald McDonald pop out of a giant cake.
1985 The Galbreath family and Warner Communications sell the Pirates to the Pittsburgh Associates which is a group of private investors committed to keeping the team in Pittsburgh.
1986 Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly establishes a new team record collecting his 232nd hit of the season breaking 1927 mark set by Earl Comb.
1986 In an 8-2 victory over the Pirates including seven Ks, Mets' phenom Dwight Gooden becomes the first pitcher in baseball history to strike out 200 batters in each of his first three seasons.
1988 In St. Louis, Mets' outfielder Kevin McReynolds establishes a major league record swiping 21 bases without being caught stealing during the season. The A's Jimmy Sexton had set the record in with 16 stolen bases without being thrown out in 1982.
1991 The Blue Jays clinch the American League East title and become the first sport franchise in history to draw four million fans in one season.
1995 In a one-game playoff for the American League West title, Mariners' southpaw Randy Johnson throws a three-hitter and beats the Angels, 9-1.
2000 Expos Vladimir and Wilton Guerrero both homer in the same game. The brothers join Hank and Tommie Aaron, Matty and Jesus Alou, Aaron and Bret Boone , Billy and Tony Conigliaro, Al and Tony Cuccinello, Rick and Wes Farrell, Graig and Jim Nettles, Cal and Billy Ripken and Paul and Lloyd Waner as siblings who have gone yard in the same game.
2001 Slugging Sammy Sosa becomes the first player in baseball history to slug 60 home runs in three seasons. The Cubs' outfielder connects off Reds starter Lance Davis to reach the milestone.
2002 Former Diamondback Alex Cabrera slams his 55th home run to tie the Japanese single-season home run mark. The 31-year-old Seibu Lion joins Sadaharu Oh (1964) Tuffy Rhodes (2001) in the record book.
2004 Jeff Kent hits two round-trippers to become the all-time home run leader of second basemen. The Astros infielder records his 278th dinger and 302nd overall to break Ryne Sandberg's major league record established in 1997.
2005 Before taking field, the Marlins are told by an emotional Jack McKeon that he was managing the team for the last time. After applause and hugs for their 73-year old skipper, the Florida players respond by rallying in the ninth inning and defeat NL East champion Braves in the 10th, 7-6.
2005 The Brewers compile their first non-losing season since 1992 as the team completes the season at 81-81. Milwaukee had a chance to finish with a winning record but lost their last two games to the Pirates at PNC Park.
2006 Major League baseball announces a record number of fans attended big league games this year. The ticket sales for the season is 76,043,902 making it the consecutive year the overall record has been broken.
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