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SEPTEMBER
2001
IN THE NEWS: Ryan Klesko's homer in the 13th gives the Padres a 1–0 win over Arizona.
IN THE NEWS: The Yankees defeat the Red Sox, 1–0, as P Mike Mussina comes within a strike of hurling a perfect game. Pinch-hitter Carl Everett's two–out, two–strike single in the 9th inning ruins Mussina's gem. It is the 3rd time in his career that the righty has taken a perfect game into the 8th inning. The Yankees score the only run of the contest in the top of the 9th on Enrique Wilson's double. Opposing hurler David Cone, who takes the loss, is the most recent pitcher to toss a perfecto. The Yankees sweep of the Red Sox was the first in baseball history by a team that did not score in the first seven inning of any of the games. In a move that enrages many players, Red Sox GM Dan Duquette abruptly relieves pitching coach John Cumberland of his duties just minutes after the game. A visibly angry Cumberland, who was promoted from bullpen coach to pitching coach last month when Joe Kerrigan became manager, said Duquette told him he was being reassigned to the team's training facility in Fort Myers, Fla. ''I'm not going,'' Cumberland said. ''That's official, that's for damn sure. That's OK. We've had a lot of good people leave this organization, and now it's going to be me because I'm not going to be reassigned.''
In the first game of a DH, New Haven pitcher Jimmy Journall makes his 1st Eastern League start a memorable one, tossing a no hitter to beat Bowie. Journall, co-pitcher of the year in the Carolina League, finishes the year with a 12-game win streak.
In a 11-7 loss to Columbus, Toledo gives up three runs on a unusual 4-base error (as noted by John Lewis). With runners on 1st & 2nd, catcher Dave Lindstrom pounces on a sacrifice bunt by Kary Bridges, starts to throw to third, then stops and rushes a too-high throw to first. The ball goes through the Toledo bullpen area to the fence about 60 feet from the fair pole allowing Bridges to easily circle the bases.
IN THE NEWS: Cardinals P Bud Smith becomes the 16th rookie in history to hurl a no–hit game, stifling the Padres by a count of 4–0. Smith fans seven in his gem in his 11th ML start. Smith threw a pair in the minors within a month last year.
The Indians defeat the White Sox, 6–3, as Jose Canseco steals the 200th base of his career. He becomes just the 9th player in history to have that many steals and 400 home runs.
IN THE NEWS: The Mariners cinch a tie for the playoffs with a 3–2, 11-inning win over Tampa Bay. The win gives the M's a 99-39 record.
The Marlins Josh Beckett debuts with a 6-inning one hit effort as the Fish beat the Cubs, 8–2. Beckett, who was 14–1 in the minors, also adds a double. Kevin Millar has a grand slam and Preston Wilson a 3-run homer.
The first-place Braves draw just 3,613 fans in Montreal as they beat the Expos, 3–2. Andruw Jones hits a leadoff homer in the 9th for the difference. The crowd is the smallest at Olympic Stadium in 17 years.
The Blue Jays roll over the sleep-walking Yankees, 14–0. Andy Pettitte lasts just three innings in losing to Chris Carpenter, who goes the distance allowing six hits while striking out 11.
IN THE NEWS: The Giants edge closer to the Diamondbacks in the NL West race by beating Arizona, 9–5. Barry Bonds hits his 60th home run of the year for SF, becoming just the 5th player in history—and the oldest—to reach the magic mark.
IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers beat the Cardinals, 7–1, as OF Shawn Green homers twice to set a Dodgers franchise record with 45.
Texas defeats KC, 8–2. Alex Rodriguez breaks his own AL record for home runs by a SS with his 43rd of the year.
IN THE NEWS: Shawon Dunston hits the Giants' 14th pinch hit home run of the season to tie the Diamondbacks for the big league record. SF defeats Colorado, 7–3.
IN THE NEWS: The Giants squeak by the Rockies, 9–4 in 11 innings. Barry Bonds hits three home runs in a game for the 2nd time this season, giving him 63 for the year, besting Roger Maris' mark of 61 for lefthanded hitters.
IN THE NEWS: The Cardinals shut out the Brewers, 8–0, as Darryl Kile pitches six innings for the win. Mark McGwire hits his 24th homer. Jamey Wright is the loser and also fails to plunk any batters, ending his possible major-league record of hitting a batter in 10 straight games.
IN THE NEWS: All major league baseball games are canceled due to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, flight #93, and the Pentagon. Games will not resume until Monday September 17. The Blue Jays take a 12-hour bus ride from Baltimore back to Toronto.
IN THE NEWS: The IL cancels the Governors Cup playoff in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attack. Louisville held a 1–0 over Scranton/Wilkes Barre.
IN THE NEWS: Montreal scores six times in the 5th inning to take a 6–0 lead over the Marlins. Florida comes back with eight runs of its own in its next at bat and goes on to defeat the Expos, 10–6.
Boston OF Carl Everett is suspended for four games by the Red Sox. Everett was late for a schedule workout on Sunday and got into a shouting match with manager Joe Kerrigan after being told to go home.
Bud Smith follows up his no-hitter with a 2–1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The only run in seven innings against the Cards' budding young ace is unearned. Jeromy Burnitz of the Brewers comes within one fielding chance of joining Harry "Silk Stocking" Schafer (1877), Greasy Neale (1920), Casey Stengel (1920), Bill Nicholson (1945) and Bake McBride (1978) as the only N.L. right fielders to register 11 chances in a game. The major-league record is held by Tony Armas who handled 12 chances in an A.L. game in 1982.
IN THE NEWS: The Rockies came back from a 6-0 deficit in the first inning deficit, in which they make five errors, and pound Curt Schilling to defeat the Diamondbacks 10-9. The Rocks win it on dramatic back-to-back homers by Todd Helton and Jeff Cirillo off Byung-Hyun Kim in the bottom of the 9th. The DBacks lead over SF is now just one 1/2 games.
IN THE NEWS: Going wire to wire in first, the Mariners become the 1st team to clinch a playoff berth by downing the Angels, 5–0, for their 106th win of the year.
Tampa Bay defeats Boston, 12–2, scoring a season–high eight runs in the 6th inning. Aubrey Huff has a career–high five RBIs for the Devil Rays.
The Cardinals beat the Brewers, 8–2, as Matt Morris wins his 20th game of the season. Albert Pujols drives in three runs for St. Louis to set a new NL rookie mark with 120 for the season. The old mark of 119 was set by Wally Berger of the Boston Braves in 1930.
Roger Clemens wins his 20th game of the year against only one defeat, hurling the Yankees to a 6–3 win over the White Sox. The 39–year–old Clemens is the first pitcher in history to start a year 20–1.
Major League Baseball and the Players Association donate $10 million and announce the creation of the MLB–MLBPA Disaster Relief Fund to aid victims of last week's terrorist attacks in the United States.
IN THE NEWS: The Cardinals defeat the Pirates, 9–5, as Albert Pujols hits his 1st career grand slam. The homer gives him a new ML rookie record for extra base hits in a season with 83. The old mark of 82 was set by Brooklyn's Johnny Frederick in 1929.
The Brewers fall to the Reds, 5–2. In the process, they set a new major-league record for most strikeouts in a season with 1,272. The old mark of 1,268 was set by the Detroit Tigers in 1996.
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera blows a save, giving up a 2-run single to Jerry Hairston and the Orioles prevail, 7–6.
IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers score three times in the bottom half of the 11th inning to eke out a 6–5 victory over the Diamondbacks. Damian Miller gets two hits for Arizona, giving him 100 for the season. By doing so, he helps the Diamondbacks tie an NL record for most payers (9) with at least 100 hits in the same season. The NL teams include the 1923 Phils, 1928 Giants, and the Pirates in 1929, 1972, and 1976.
The Mariners lose their 3rd straight game for the 1st time all season, falling to the A's, 11–2. It also marks the first series the Mariners have lost on the road this year, ending their major-league record streak of 29 consecutive road series without a loss. Erik Hiljus (4-0) is the winner. Miguel Tejada and Eric Chavez hits solo home runs in the 7th as both reach the 100 RBI mark.
IN THE NEWS: Sammy Sosa becomes the first player in history to hit three home runs in a game three times in a season. Despite his trio of blasts, the Cubs still lose to the Astros, 7–6.
Oakland defeats Seattle, 7–4, to clinch the AL wild–card spot as Mark Mulder wins his 20th game of the season. The A's become the 6th team in ML history to make the postseason after falling 10 games under .500. They were 8–18 on May 1.
The Rangers defeat the Angels, 5–2, as SS Alex Rodriguez hits his 48th home run of the year to set a new major-league record for shortstops. He also ties the franchise record for home runs in a season, set by Frank Howard in 1969.
The Giants rout the Padres, 11–2, as Barry Bonds hits his 65th and 66th home runs of the season. The homers give Bonds a major-league record 34 road round–trippers. He also breaks Babe Ruth's ML mark for most home runs over two seasons by a lefthanded batter (115).
IN THE NEWS: Pittsburgh rookie Craig Wilson ties the major-league record for pinch-hitter home runs in a season by hitting his 7th in the Pirates' 7–6 win over the Cubs. Dave Hansen of the Dodgers set the mark last season.
The Marlins score a 2nd inning run on Javy Lopez's throwing error, and Brad Penny and two relievers hold on to beat the Braves, 1–0. The Braves drop into a tie for 1st place in the NL East with the idle Phillies.
Jamie Moyer (19–5) wins his 10th straight as the Mariners beat the Rangers, 9–3. The win snaps the M's 4-game losing streak. Moyer's win is his 150th.
Larry Walker is 4-for-4 with two homers to pace the Rockies to a 15–11 win over the Padres. Todd Helton hits his 44th and drives in 4, and Juan Uribe has four hits, as the Rockies score in all eight innings they go to bat. The Pads Rickey Henderson is 4-for-5 with three runs scored, leaving him three shy of Ty Cobb's runs record.
In Los Angeles, Barry Bonds walks his 1st two at bats and then slugs his 67th homer in the 7th inning to give the Giants a 2–1 win over the Dodgers. Bonds hit a pair in his last two at bats yesterday. Bonds now has 35 homers on the road, a ML record.
Former MLer Tuffy Rhodes, playing for the Kintetsu Dragons, hits his 55th homer to tie Sadaharu Oh's Japanese League single season home run record. His homer, off hard-throwing Daisuke Matsuzaka comes at home and gives the Buffaloes a 7–6 win over the Seibu Lions. He'll hit no more as Tuffy will see few good pitches from here on out.
IN THE NEWS: The Brewers blast six home runs as they defeat the Diamondbacks, 9–4. Jeromy Burnitz and Richie Sexson each hit three homers for Milwaukee, becoming the first teammates ever to accomplish the feat in the same game. Twice they hit back-to-back home runs, the 2nd time teammates have done it this year.
Seattle tops Texas, 13–2, setting an AL record for road victories with its 56th of the season.
The Pirates rout the Cubs, 13–1. Craig Wilson after getting hits in each of the final three innings of Pittsburgh's last game, gets hits in each of the first three innings against Chicago, giving him hits in six consecutive innings, against six different pitchers, a ML mark. Cubs pitchers fan 10 Pirates, giving them 1,250 Ks for the year for a new ML mark.
Tim Raines joins the odd couple of Ted Williams and Rickey Henderson as the only players in ML history to steal a base in four different decades as the Expos are shut out by the Mets, 2–0.
The hot Oakland A's slug the Angels, 9–3, using an 8-run 7th inning. It's the A's 13th home win in a row. Jeremy Giambi has a 3-run pinch double in the big frame. Angels SS David Eckstein ties the major league rookie record with his 20th HBP, tying the mark set by Frank Robinson, in 1956.
IN THE NEWS: Philadelphia's Randy Wolf hurls a 1–hitter against the Reds, defeating Cincinnati by a score of 8–0. The Reds' only hit is Raul Gonzalez's 1st ML hit in the opening inning.
IN THE NEWS: Kevin Millar's 10th inning home run gives the Marlins a 6–5 win over the Phils and drops them two games behind the Braves in the NL East.
In the Mariners' 5–3 win over the A's, Ichiro Suzuki has infield hits in his first two at bats to tie Shoeless Joe Jackson's rookie hits record of 233. Before the game, Mariners starting SS Carlos Guillen is hospitalized after being diagnosed with pulminary tuberculosis. He'll make it back for the ALCS.
On Jeff Weaver bobblehead night, Weaver pitches eight scoreless innings as Detroit beats Boston, 4–1.
IN THE NEWS: The A's defeat the Mariners, 8–4, as SS Miguel Tejada hits for the cycle, capping his night with a 7th–inning grand slam. Seattle OF Ichiro Suzuki gets his 234th hit of the season to set a new ML rookie record. The previous mark had been set by Shoeless Joe Jackson in 1911. Suzuki also ties the AL record for singles in a season (187) with the hit. Wade Boggs performed the feat in 1985.
Fred McGriff, Rondell White, and Todd Hundley hit home runs on consecutive pitches off Dave Mlicki in the 1st inning and the Cubs roll to a 6–2 win over the Astros.
IN THE NEWS: Todd Helton's 2B is his 100th extra base hit of the season. He is the 1st player in history to have 100 extra base hits in back–to–back seasons. Lou Gehrig and Chuck Klein were the only others to do it twice in their careers. Colorado scores eight runs in the 3rd inning and go on to calcimine Milwaukee, 10–0.
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