2002
» At San Francisco, the Giants clinch the National League wild card over LA by defeating the Astros, 5–2. The two clubs set a major-league record by using 16 pitchers in the game. Barry Bonds has two RBIs, including a splash homer, his 46th of the year. It's the 20th he's plopped in the bay; only 26 have been hit there. Jeff Bagwell and Lane homer for the Astros.

The Diamondbacks clinch the NL West title by virtue of a 17–8 win over the Rockies. The 17 runs ties a club mark. Matt Williams and Steve Finley each homer twice and Rod Barajas has four hits and four RBIs.

2001
» 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.

2000
» The Orioles roast the Blue Jays, 23-1, to eliminate Toronto from any possible spot in the playoffs. The 23 runs scored is a O's team record. The Orioles score 10 runs in the 4th inning, highlighted by Brady Anderson's 200th career home run. Darrin Fletcher hits his 20th homer of the year for Toronto, giving the Blue Jays seven players with 20 or more home runs on the season. That ties the AL record set by Baltimore in 1996.

The Cardinals nip the Padres, 7-6, behind Darryl Kile who becomes the 2nd NL pitcher to win 20 games this season.

The Mets defeat the Braves, 8-2, ending Greg Maddux's scoreless streak at 39 1/3 innings.

1998
» The Giants score three runs in top of the 9th inning, but come up short as the Cubs defeat San Francisco, 5–3, in a one–game playoff to win the National League wild card spot in the playoffs.

The Rockies fire manager Don Baylor, the only manager they've ever had.

1997
» Colorado hands Los Angeles a 13-9 defeat, as Neifi Perez leads the way with five hits and three runs batted in.

1996
» The Padres assure themselves of at least a tie in the National League West as the beat the Dodgers, 4–2, for their 2nd win in a row over LA.

Robby Alomar, playing because his suspension is appealed, sends the Orioles into the playoffs with a 10th-inning home run to give them a 3–2 win over the Blue Jays.

The Yankees Andy Pettitte and four relievers clip the Red Sox, 4–2, pinning the loss on Roger Clemens (10–13) in his last appearance in a Boston uniform. Clemens strikes out 10 and allows homers to Mike Aldrete and Bernie Williams. The Sox are reluctant to grant the Rocket's request for a 4-year contract.

1995
» Kirby Puckett is hit by a pitch by Cleveland's Dennis Martinez and suffers a broken jaw and a burst artery in his mouth. The Indians go on to win the game, 12-4.

The Cubs become the first team this century to come back from six deficits in a game, as they rally to defeat the Astros 12–11 in 11 innings. During the game, a fan at Wrigley Field charges P Randy Myers. Myers, a martial arts expert, knocks the fan down and pins him until his teammates come to his aid.

The Angels Mark Langston holds the A's to six hits and one run in six 2/3 innings, as California wins 4–1 to keep their division hopes alive The Angels, in first place for 124 days, beat Seattle 2–0 on Wednesday, the 27th, behind the strong pitching of Chuck Finley.

Randy Johnson wins his 17th as Ken Griffey, Jr. snaps an 8th inning tie with a grand slam, as the Mariners top Texas, 6–2. The M's hold a two game lead over the Angels.

The Reds defeat the Expos by a score of 9-7, with Expos reliever Greg Harris pitching the 9th ambidexterously. The Reds don't score against him as he faces two with his (normal) right arm and two with his left. After Harris (right-handed) retires Reggie Sanders on a grounder, manager Felipe Alou permits him to do what he had wanted to try for 10 years. Following a wild lefty toss to the backstop, he walks Hal Morris. Remaining as a southpaw, though, he gets Eddy Taubensee to ground out. Finally, returning the ball to his right hand, he retires Bret Boone on a ground out. Harris uses a special six-finger glove, which is sent to the Hall of Fame. Before Harris, Bert Campaneris was the last pitcher to use both hands in a professional game, doing it in 1962 for Daytona Beach in the Florida State League. The only major leaguers to toss with each hand are: Tony Mullane (July 18, 1882); Larry Corcoran (June 10, 1884); Elton "Icebox" Chamberlain (May 9, 1888); Tony Mullane again (July 14, 1893).

1993
» After three unsuccessful attempts, Dennis Martinez of the Expos picks up his 100th National League victory, defeating the Marlins, 3-2. He becomes the 7th pitcher in history to win 100 games in each league, joining Cy Young, Nolan Ryan, Gaylord Perry, Ferguson Jenkins, Jim Bunning. and Al Orth.

At Pittsburgh, the Phils clinch the NL East title with a 10–7 win. It is their 46th come-from-behind win this year.

1991
» The 10th inning proves deadly for pitchers: Detroit's Lou Whitaker hits a 3-run double off Greg Olson to give the Tigers a 5–4 win over the Orioles; Dean Palmer cracks a 3-run homer off Dennis Eckersley to give Texas a 6–3 victory over the Athletics.

In a 5–4 loss to the Indians, Yankees manager Stump Merrill goes to the bullpen for the 75th straight time, surpassing the record set by the 1977 Padres. Reliever Greg Cadaret takes the loss.

Following a 6–2 Mets loss to Phillies rookie Cliff Brantley, manager Bud Harrelson is fired by the Mets.

The Giants top the Dodgers, 4–1, as Don Robinson earns his first save in three years by stopping the Dodgers. In the 9th inning, L.A. loads the bases with one out, but does not score. Will Clark hits a 2-run homer to drive in his 109th and 110th runs of the year. With the Braves 5-4 comeback win over the Astros, the Dodgers lead in the West is one game with seven to play.

The Cards Lee Smith ties the National League record for saves with his 45th, as St. Louis beats the Cubs, 3–2. Smith pitches a scoreless 9th to tie the mark of another Cardinal ex-Cub, Bruce Sutter, who racked up 45 in 1984.

1988
» In his last start of the regular season, Orel Hershiser pitches 10 shutout innings to extend his consecutive-scoreless-inning streak to 59, breaking Dodger Don Drysdale's major-league record by one. San Diego's Andy Hawkins also pitches 10 shutout innings and the Padres eventually win 2–1 on Mark Parent's home run in the bottom of the 16th.

In a 5–2 loss to Oakland, Minnesota's Bert Blyleven plunks three batters in the 2nd inning to tie a ML record.

1987
» The Giants and Twins win their divisions, ending 16- and 17-year championship droughts, respectively. San Francisco clinches its first National League West title since 1971 with a 5–4 win at San Diego, behind pinch homers by Jeffrey Leonard and Chili Davis. Minnesota clinches its first American League West title since 1970 with a 5–3 win at Texas. The Twins duplicate the feat of the 1984 Royals by finishing first and scoring fewer runs than their opponents. They are the 3rd AL team to finish above .500 and score fewer runs than the opposition.

Kevin Seitzer goes 2-for-4 in Kansas City's 5–1 loss to Seattle to become the first rookie since Tony Oliva and Dick Allen in 1964 to collect 200 hits.

1986
» The Red Sox become the last team to win their division, wrapping up the American League East with a 12–3 rout of the 2nd-place Blue Jays at Fenway Park.

1985
» Cincinnati's Tom Browning becomes the first rookie since Bob Grim in 1954 to win 20 games, raising his record to 20–9 with a 5–2 win over Houston. He is the first Reds pitcher to win 20 since Jim Merritt in 1970.

1984
» Bruce Sutter ties the major-league record with his 45th save of the season in the Cardinals 4–1, 10-inning win over the Cubs. Starter Joaquin Andujar (20-14) allows two hits over nine innings to win his 20th game.

Kansas City clinches the American League West title with a 6–5 win over Oakland. The Royals are the first ML team to finish in the top spot and score fewer runs than their opponents. The only other AL team to finish above .500 with fewer runs than the opposition was the 1948 Philadelphia A's.

1983
» Whipping the Cubs 13-6 for their 12th win in their last 13 games, the Phillies clinch the National League East championship. Bo Diaz goes 5-for-5 with a pair of home runs and Joe Morgan records his 3rd 4-hit game of the month.

1982
» In the first game of a doubleheader, Toronto's Jim Clancy (15–14) is deprived of a no-hitter when the Twins Randy Bush leads off the 9th inning with a broken-bat single. Clancy had retired all 24 batters he faced before Bush singled, and settles for a 3–0 one-hitter. In game 2, the Twins stake starter Terry Felton (0-13) to a 3–0 lead but the Jays tie it up, knocking Felton out of his last ML game. The Jays win it, 4–3.

Detroit's Lance Parrish hits his 31st home run of the season in a 9–6 win over the Orioles, breaking the American League single-season record for catchers that he had shared with Yogi Berra and Gus Triandos.

1979
» Switch-hitting Cardinal SS Garry Templeton collects three hits against the Mets and becomes the first player to get 100 hits from each side of the plate. During the last nine games, he batted exclusively righthanded to set the record.

Frank Pastore shuts out the Braves 3–0 as the Reds clinch the National League West title.

1978
» Mike Torrez wins his 1st game in a month, stopping the Tigers on 3-hits to win, 1–0. There are only two putouts by the Sox outfield. Boston's lone run comes on Jim Rice's 45th homer of the year, off Young. It is the most homers by a Red Sox player since Jimmie Foxx in 1938.

1976
» Cincy's Big Red Machine notches its 100th win, a 5–4 victory over the San Diego Padres. Jack Billingham (12–10) is the winner. Randy Jones takes the loss but sets a National League record with 112 errorless chances. The major-league record is held Frank Owen of the 1904 White Sox, who did not commit an error in 151 chances (121 assists, 30 PO). Jones finishes the year with 12 DPs, tying the NL record. He also finishes with the NL lead in wins (22), games started (40) and completed (25), IP (315.1) and hits allowed.

1975
» In a ML first, 4 pitchers share in a no-hitter, as the A’s shut down the Angels 5–0. Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott, Paul Lindblad, and Rollie Fingers are the unique quartet. This is a tune up for the LCS opener against Boston the following Saturday.

Put me in, coach! Two hours before game time, Milwaukee fires manager Del Crandall. Harvey Kuenn fills in as the Brewers win their finale 7–0, behind Larry Anderson. Anderson is just the 3rd pitcher this century to throw a shutout in his only ML start. George Scott drives in 2 runs to give him the AL lead with 109.

1974
» In his last start of the year, Nolan Ryan pitches his 3rd career no-hitter, victimizing the Twins 4–0. In the process, the Angels hurler strikes out 15 batters for the 6th time this season. Ryan also walks eight to run his season total to 202 base on balls, joining Bob Feller in 1938 as the only pitcher to walk more than 200 in a season. Ryan will top 200 in 1977.

Astro Don Wilson 2-hits the Braves. 5–0. It would be Wilson's last ML game, followed barely three months later by his suicide.

The Pirates move a game ahead of 2nd place St. Louis by beating the Mets 7–3. Richie Zisk and Richie Hebner sock home runs.

1971
» Arbitrator Lewis Gill rules that Alex Johnson was "emotionally incapacitated" during events leading to his June suspension, and that he should be treated the same as a physically disabled player. Johnson wins nearly $30,000 in back salary from the Angels.

Baltimore achieves 108 wins for the season with doubleheader victories at Boston 10–2 and 5–4. The Orioles become only the 3rd team to win 100 games in three straight seasons.

1970
» In his first big league start, Mets' outfielder Leroy Stanton leads off the first with a triple, his first ML hit, but is knocked on the head by the relay throw, and is forced to leave the game. His pinch runner scores and the Mets go on to win, 6–3, on 2-run homers in the 9th and 10th by Clendenon and Garrett. Hoyt Wilhelm is the loser in his only Cub decision.

1969
» Cincinnati reliever Wayne Granger sets a major-league record with his 89th appearance in a 4–1 win versus Houston.

1968
» Seeking his 32nd win, Denny McLain pitches seven scoreless innings against Washington and leaves with a 1–0 lead. But the Senators score two in the 9th off McMahon to win, 2–1.

1967
» The Senators score a run in the 1st inning, and P Phil Ortega makes it stand up to top the White Sox 1–0. The loss eliminates Chicago.

1966
» Larry Jaster (11–5) blanks the Dodgers for the 5th time this season, pitching the Cards to a 2–0 win at St. Louis. Jaster is the first pitcher to accomplish this feat since Grover Cleveland Alexander whitewashed the Reds five times in 1916. Jaster twice beat the Dodgers, by 2–0 and 4–0 scores. The Dodger whitewashings are Jaster's only shutouts of the year, but they are enough to lead the league. He will pitch another five years in the majors, recording just two more shutouts.

The Pirates sweep a doubleheader from the Phillies and move back within one 1/2 games of the Dodgers.

The Red Sox appoint Dick Williams as manager.

1965
» Former Giant Bill White has four hits to lead the Cards to a 9–1 beating of the Giants. The Dodgers edge the Reds 2–1 on Lou Johnson's 12th inning home run off Joey Jay to move into 1st place by a game over San Francisco.

The Giants lose to St. Louis 8–6, even though Willie Mays, in his 2,000th career game, hits his 51st home run of the year.

1964
» The Phils drop to 3rd place when they lose in St. Louis, 5–1. Bob Gibson is the winner over a tired Chris Short.

Sadaharu Oh hits his 55th home run of Yomiuri's 130-game season. It is his highest total and a Japanese record.

1963
» Chicago's Dick Ellsworth wins his 22nd game, allowing five hits to beat Milwaukee, 4–1.

1962
» The Giants are rained out and the Dodgers are reined in by the Cardinals 3–2. Larry Jackson gives up 12 hits but pitches a complete game win. The loss shrinks the Dodgers lead to one 1/2 games. Maury Wills' swipes second in the 3rd for his major-league record 104th of the year. He also ties for the National League lead with Bill Virdon for times caught stealing (13).

At Chicago, the Yanks score two in the 7th and four in the 8th to beat the White Sox, 7–3, spoiling Early Wynn's bid for his 300th win.

Only 595 fans show up at Wrigley Field to watch the Cubs turn back the Mets, 3–2. Toth beats Galen Cisco.

1960
» At Fenway, in his final ML plate appearance, against Baltimore's Jack Fisher (12-11), Ted Williams picks out a 1-1 pitch and drives it 450 feet into the right-CF seats behind the Boston bullpen. It is Williams' 521st and last home run, putting him 3rd on the all-time list. Williams stays in the dugout, ignoring the crowd's cheers, but when he trots out to LF in the 9th, he is replaced immediately by Carroll Hardy. The Splendid Splinter retires as a standing crowd roars. The Sox rally for two runs in the 9th, featuring a double by Vic Wertz, to give the 7th-place Red Sox a 5–4 victory.

The Yanks win their 12th of 15 straight, taking a 6–3 victory over the Senators. Mickey Mantle swats homers 39 and 40, off Chuck Stobbs, to insure his home run title over Roger Maris. Since August 15th, Mick has hit 13 to Roger's 4.

1959
» In the first game of a best-of-3 playoff, the Dodgers beat the Braves 3-2 in a cold Milwaukee drizzle. Rookie Larry Sherry pitches 7²Ž3 innings of scoreless relief.

Cubs manager Bob Scheffing resigns and is replaced by Charlie Grimm, who last managed the Cubs from 1932 to 1949.

1958
» In a 6–4 Boston win over Washington, Ted Williams wins the American League batting title with a .328 mark, edging out teammate Pete Runnels by six points. Williams goes 2-for-4 against Washington with a home run and 2B against Pedro Ramos while Runnels is hitless. Williams hit .403 in his last 55 games. The Nationals finish the season with 13 straight losses.

Two sons of former stars shine in the White Sox' 11–4 win over Kansas City. Chuck Lindstrom, son of Fred Lindstrom, walks his first time up, then triples in his only ML at bat after being tipped off to the pitch by catcher Frank House. Pitcher Hal Trosky Jr., making his 2nd ML appearance, relieves in the 6th for the win. It is the last appearance for both players.

1957
» Ed Roebuck gets the last Brooklyn victory, an 8-4 win over the hometown Phils.

1955
» The Yanks win the first game of the WS, as Whitey Ford beats Don Newcombe, 6-5. In a controversial play with Frank Kellert at bat, Jackie Robinson steals home in the 8th to bring the Dodgers to within a run of a tie. Films later disclose that Robinson is out by a whisker, but Yankee C Yogi Berra actually balked on the play, receiving Whitey Ford's pitch before Kellert could swing at it.

1954
» Two days after firing Bucky Harris, the Senators sign Chuck Dressen to a 2-year deal to manage in 1955.

1952
» The Braves play a 12-inning, 5-5 tie in Brooklyn in their last game as the Boston Braves. The Dodger pitching staff sets a NL record for most strikeouts in a season with 773 when Jim Hughes fans Sid Gordon in the 12th.

1951
» Allie Reynolds pitches his 2nd no-hitter of the season, defeating the Red Sox in Yankee Stadium 8–0. It is his 7th shutout of the year. With two outs in the 9th, Ted Williams hits a foul pop that catcher Yogi Berra drops. Williams then hits another foul fly that Berra grabs for the last out. The Chief is the first American League hurler with two no-hitters in a season; Vander Meer's pair in 1938 is the only other time a pitcher has thrown two in a season. In the 2nd game, the Yankees clinch their 3rd straight pennant under Casey Stengel as Vic Raschi wins 11–3 for his 21st victory. Mickey Mantle drives home three runs with a pair of doubles and Joe DiMaggio belts the final homer of his career—a three run shot. The Yankees are three 1/2 games ahead of slumping Cleveland with two to play.

In Philadelphia, Campanella belts his 33rd homer but Brooklyn blows a 3–0 lead to lose 4–3 as the Phils score the winner in the 9th inning. The Phils tie the game in the 8th on Andy Seminick's 2-run homer, his 1st in seven weeks. The race is now tied (94-58) between the Giants and the Dodgers.

1950
» The Phils lose their second doubleheader in a row at the Polo Grounds. Sal Maglie tops them in the opener 3–1, and Sheldon Jones outmatches Roberts to win 3–1 in the second game.

The Tigers three out of four game in their series with the Browns, but only have one winning pitcher—Hal White. He relieves in all four games, winning three straight. The Tigers lose game one on the 26th, 4–1, with the defeat going to Newhouser. White relieves Trout in the nitecap and wins, 5–3, after hurtling one inning. He replaced Art Houtteman yesterday in the ninth and threw one pitch and won 5–4. Today he relieves in the 10th and the Tigers score in the 12th to win, 4–3.

1949
» Facing Ray Scarborough, the Nats' top pitcher, the Red Sox take a 1-0 lead into the 9th only to have Washington tie it up. Mel Parnell, in relief, bounces a curve past C Birdie Tebbetts, and the winning run scores from 3rd.

The Yankees, taking 2 out of 3 games from the Athletics, stay one game behind the Red Sox with 2 games left.

Called up from Toronto in mid-September, Eddie Sanicki of the Phils gets his 3rd hit of the season. All 3 are homers. On September 14 Sanicki had homered with 2 men on his first big-league at bat, against Rip Sewell of the Pirates.

1947
» On the season's last day, the Browns, desperate for a ticket seller, bring announcer Dizzy Dean in to pitch against the White Sox. Diz gives up only 3 hits in 4 innings and laces a clean single in his only at bat, but a pulled leg muscle forces his retirement. The White Sox score all their runs in the 9th to win 5-2. Even with Diz, the game draws less than 16,000, and the Browns finish the year with only 320,000 attendance, less than half that of 1946. Three days before the finale a Browns' game drew only 350.

1945
» Four bases on balls give Eddie Stanky of the Dodgers 147 walks for the season, tying the mark held by Jimmy Sheckard of the Cubs in 1911.

1941
» Ted Williams collects 4 hits in 5 at bats in the 12-11 first-game victory in Philadelphia to bring his average to .404. He goes 2-for-3 in game 2 against rookie Fred Caligiuri, who beats Lefty Grove 7-1. Williams will finish the season with a .406 batting average.

A jubilant crowd at Ebbets Field watches as the Dodgers beat the Phillies 6-1 to clinch the pennant. The crowd sets a new attendance record at 1,215,253.

1939
» Cincinnati clinches the pennant with Paul Derringer defeating 2nd-place St. Louis 5-3.

1938
» Cubs manager Gabby Hartnett hits the "homer in the gloaming" against Mace Brown in the bottom of the 9th to break a 5-5 tie and put the Cubs in first place ahead of the Pirates. With 2 outs and none on base, the umpires intended to call the game because of darkness after Hartnett's turn at bat.

1936
» The Boston Red Sox release Heinie Manush, and make Bing Miller a coach to replace Al Schacht, who will begin to barnstorm as the "Clown Prince of Baseball."

1935
» With nothing on the line, the pennant-winning Cubs finally lose to the Cardinals, 7–5, on Medwick's 11th inning homer off Fabian Kowalik. The loss snaps Chicago's 21-game win streak, the longest in the majors since the Giants of 1916, when New York won 26 games and tied one. However, Chicago's win streak is the longest without a tie since 1880.

The Braves Danny MacFayden strikes out 15 Giants, the most K's in the NL since 1909. It will be matched tomorrow.

The Indians sweep the Browns with Joe Vosmik (.350) going 1-for-7 at the day's end. He still leads Buddy Myers by two points.

1934
» The Cardinals gain a tie for first. The Giants are idle, as Dizzy Dean, on 2 days rest, shuts out the Reds 4-0 for his 29th win.

1933
» The AP announces its All-Star team, voted on by sports editors and writers, and the top vote getters are Jimmie Foxx, Joe Cronin and Carl Hubbell. Lou Gehrig is on the second team behind Foxx, but Ruth did not make the squad.

In the Yankees game with Washington, Gehrig plays the first three innings, then leaves to prepare for his wedding tomorrow. Ruth takes over 1B.

The Indians beat the Red Sox 27-3 with 18 of the runs unearned.

1932
» Connie Mack begins dismantling the Athletics by selling Al Simmons, Jimmy Dykes, and Mule Haas to the White Sox for an estimated $100,000.

In the opening game of the World Series, Lou Gehrig's home run leads the Yankees to a 12–6 win over the Cubs.

1930
» Babe Ruth returns to the scene of his youthful fame, the pitcher's mound at Fenway Park, and hurls a 9-3 complete game win over the Red Sox.

The Cubs bring down the season's curtain as Wilson has his 189th and 190th RBI in a 12-11 victory over the Reds. Wilson's major league RBI record will remain untouched.

Bill Terry goes hitless as the Giants edge the Dodgers for third place with a 10-inning win over the Phillies at the Polo Grounds. He finishes at .401, and is the last NL player to hit over .400. The Giants set a 20th-century single season batting average record of .319 (the Philadelphia Phillies hit .349 in 1894).

Dizzy Dean scatters three hits for a 3-1 victory in his major-league debut. The 19-year-old rookie, fresh from the Texas League, pitches the final game of the season for the pennant-winning Cardinals.

1928
» Ruth records his 53rd homer of the year and George Pipgras survives an 11-6 win over the Tigers to clinch the American League pennant for the Yankees. The A's will finish two 1/2 games out.

At St. Louis, Browns P Alvin Crowder beats his former teammates the Senators 4–3 to finish with the AL best record, 21-5. He will later go back to Washington and win 50 in two years for the Nats.

Sparked by Frankie Frisch's steal of home, the Cards score a major-league record seven runs in the 15th inning to beat the Braves at Boston, 10–3. For Frisch, it is his 2nd extra-inning steal of home (his first came against the Dodgers in the 2nd game on July 20, 1927), a major league first and still the National League record. The Cards tied the game in the 9th on Andy High's 2-out single.

1925
» At Yankee Stadium, the Tigers take game 1, 6–2, behind Ken Holloway, and the Yankees rebound to win the nitecap, 7–6, behind Ben Shields. Schields gives up a pair of homers to Jess Doyle, his only two ML round trippers.

1924
» Dazzy Vance fires a 5-hitter at the Phillies, beating them 5–1, for his 28th win. He strikes out 9, including five in a row, to run his season total to 277. Vance will win the MVP over Rogers Hornsby and his .424 average. One sportswriter, Jack Ryder, will leave the cranky Hornsby off all 10 spots on his ballot. Vance also wins a preseason bet with Brooklyn teammate Jack Fournier. He bet that he would win more games than Fournier would hit home runs; the first sacker tops the National League in round trippers with 27.

1923
» Three weeks after both pitchers have thrown no-hitters versus the A's, Sam Jones of the Yankees and Howard Ehmke (20–17) of the Red Sox clash. It is not Ehmke's day; he is routed after facing a record 16 batters in an 11-run 6th inning, as manager Frank Chance declines to relieve his ace in mid-inning. The Yankees beat the Red Sox 24–4 with 30 hits in 55 at bats, both American League records. Ruth is 5-for-6 in the game with two doubles and his 28th home run, Wally Schang adds five hits, and Lou Gehrig four hits, including three doubles.

In another slugfest, the Tiger maul the Indians 17–3. Harry Heilmann is 4-for-4 to raise his average to .398.

The Giants beat Brooklyn 3–0 behind Art Nehf to clinch the National League flag.

1920
» On the strength of Jim Bagby's 30th win, the Indians beat the Browns 9–5. The Indians now lead the idle Sox by one game and by three 1/2 over the New York, which can do no better than tie for the pennant now.

At Cincinnati, the Reds take a pair from the Pirates, winning 2–0 and 5–3. Dolf Luque leaves with a sore arm after one inning of the lidlifter and Hod Eller throws eight innings to win. Eller then goes five 1/3 innings of game two but leaves without a decision.

The Illinois grand jury indicts the eight Chicago players in the 1919 World Series scandal, and Charles Comiskey immediately suspends the seven players (Chick Gandil had retired before the season). Yankees owners Jacob Ruppert and Cap Huston send a telegram to Chicago owner Charles Comiskey offering to place their entire team at his disposal, following the suspension of eight players in the scandal. Comiskey says he cannot accept the proposal.

1916
» In the 4th doubleheader whitewash in the NL this month, the Giants' Jeff Tesreau tops the Braves, 2–0, in the opener. In the 2nd game, Ferdie Schupp yields a 7th inning single to Braves 1B Ed Konetchy, breaking up his no hitter. Schupp finishes with a one-hit, 6–0 win, and will end the year with an ERA of 0.90. For New York, it is their 25th consecutive win.

At Brooklyn, the Phils close to a half-game behind New York as the beat Brooklyn 8–4. Grover Cleveland Alexander is the victor for the visiting Quakers.

1912
» Having recovered from an operation, Frank Chance is released by the Cubs. He will manage the newly named New York Yankees for two years.

Cubs manager Frank Chance is fired, though his team is heading for a 91–59 record, good for 3rd place.

Boston nips the Giants, 2-1 in the first of a twinbill. The 2nd game ends in a 6-6, 7th inning tie. Cuban C Mike Gonzalez makes his debut for Boston in the nitecap, going 0-2 and having 4 runners steal bases against him.

1911
» A scant few hundred fans see the worst game in American League history as the Highlanders trounce the Browns 18–12. The teams accumulate 29 hits, 20 walks, and 12 errors. New York scores in each of seven innings, steals a record 15 bases—7 off C Jim Stephens in two innings, eight off Nig Clarke. Hal Chase and Birdie Cree lead the thieves with four steals each. Five Highlanders runners are thrown out.

In Chicago, Joe Tinker doubles in two runs in the 3rd inning off Christy Mathewson, and the Cubs make it hold up, winning 2–1.

Behind righty Jack Coombs, the Athletics clinch the AL pennant with an 11–5 victory over the Tigers.

1909
» Before the start of the game in Pittsburgh, Fred Clarke is feted by the fans. He is awarded more than $600 in gold and receives a watch from Pittsburgh mayor William Magee. Against the Giants, Clarke walks twice before removing himself, and Honus Wagner collects two doubles and a single. But the Giants outslug the Pirates to win, 13-9.

1908
» Phils C Red Dooin is offered-and rejects-a bribe to lose the final series with the Giants. The incident is not made public until 16 years later. Nothing is proved.

1906
» At New York, the Giants pepper Fred Beebe while Christy Mathewson coasts to an 8-1 lead. With the game in hand, Christy leaves after eight innings, and his brother Henry makes his ML debut. Henry Mathewson allows an unearned run in the 9th and the Giants win, 8-2.

1905
» In a game that helps decide the pennant, the A's beat the White Sox 3-2, as Topsy Hartsel scores from 2nd base with the winning run in the 7th inning. Harry Davis's RBI single to short left hits Hartsel's mitt, which the left fielder had left in the outfield when he came off the field. The A's take the series two games to 1, and will finish two games ahead of Chicago.

1903
» Boston (AL) tops St. Louis 6-0 for their 20th shutout of the year.

Pittsburgh owner Barney Dreyfuss announces that, despite rumors to the contrary, the Pittsburgh-Boston world's championship will be played as scheduled. A party of Pittsburgh fans will leave for Boston on the 28th.

1901
» In the 2nd game of a doubleheader, Boston rookie Jake Volz walks nine Brewers, but still wins 10-9 in a game called after seven innings. Manager Jimmy Collins has two homers and Hobe Ferris wins the game with a 2-run triple in the bottom of the 7th. This is the season finale for Boston and it is the 3rd doubleheader in a row shortened because of darkness. Boston takes the opener, 8-5.

1889
» Jack Stivetts preserves a 2–2 tie for the Browns (AA) by striking out three Louisville batters in the 10th inning with a man on 3B.