SABR/Baseball Reference Encyclopedia

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The 1990 Montréal Expos were not expected to do much, at least according to outside experts. They had notoriously collapsed in the final two months of 1989, after leading the NL East until early August, finishing at .500, well behind the division-winning Chicago Cubs, and had undergone a veritable player exodus in the off-season. Still, they finished 85-77, 3rd in the 1990 NL East, led by All-Stars Dennis Martínez and Tim Wallach (who was named Expos Player of the Year for the third time) plus talented rookies Larry Walker, Marquis Grissom and Delino DeShields.

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Alec Mills of the Cubs pitches a no-hitter, defeating the Brewers, 12-0.
Hall of Famer Lou Brock (pictured), one of the greatest base stealers in baseball history, dies at 81.
Rob Cordemans becomes the first Hoofdklasse hurler to win 200 games.
All-time pitching great and Hall of Famer Tom Seaver passes away at 75.
Lucas Giolito of the White Sox pitches the first no-hitter of the season.

Recent Deaths – Recent Events

September 16: Today's featured birthday is that of Gary Ross, who turns 73.

1924 - At Ebbets Field, St. Louis Cardinals 1B Jim Bottomley's three singles, a double, and two home runs produce a major-league record 12 RBI in the St. Louis 17 - 3 win over the pennant-chasing Brooklyn Robins. Brooklyn manager Wilbert Robinson, watching from the dugout, set the previous record with the Orioles in 1892.
1937 - Future Hall of Famer Martin Dihigo pitches the first professional no-hit, no-run game on Mexican soil, a 4-0 victory against Nogales at Veracruz.
1960 - At the age of thirty-nine, Warren Spahn pitches a no-hitter beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0. The crafty lefty sets an all-time Braves record with 15 strikeouts.
1975 - Rennie Stennett ties Wilbert Robinson's ML record, set June 10, 1892, by going 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game. The Pittsburgh Pirates' 2B collects two hits each in the first and 5th innings, and scores five of his club's runs in a 22 - 0 massacre of the Chicago Cubs, a major-league record for the biggest score in a shut out game in the 20th century.
1983 - Yutaka Fukumoto hits his 36th homer to lead off a game, setting a new world record. It will be broken by Rickey Henderson.
2002 - Arizona Diamondbacks righty Curt Schilling (pictured) K's his 300th victim to join Randy Johnson in becoming the first teammates to each strike out at least 300 batters in the same season.

Table of Contents

Leagues and Teams: Leagues, Teams, Minors, Minor League Teams, Negro League Teams, Nippon Pro Baseball Teams, AAGPBL, International Baseball, Amateur Baseball
Players: Players, Hall of Famers, Minor League Players, Negro League Players, Nippon Pro Baseball Players, National Team Players, Fictional Characters, Baseball Families, Veterans, Olympians
Personnel: Managers, Owners, General Managers, Coaches, Executives, Umpires, Minor League Managers, Broadcasters, Other People
History: History, Postseasons, Years, Dates, Ballparks, Awards, Numbers, Business
Culture: Books, Authors, Writers, Media, Movies
Glossary and Statistics: Glossary, Instruction, Rules, Statistics, Sabermetrics, Places, High Schools, Schools, Miscellaneous

Recent Events
August 31, 2020 - Trading Deadline for Major League Baseball. July 23, 2020 - The 2020 Major League Baseball season started after a three-month delay. July 1, 2020 - Players began reporting to their home cities for the re-start of preseason training. June 10, 2020 - The 2020 Amateur Draft was held. February 4, 2020 - The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame announced its class of 2020. February 1, 2020 - The 2020 Caribbean Series began in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Future Events
September 15, 2020 - Final day for players to be eligible for postseason rosters. September 29, 2020 - First day of the 2020 Postseason, with the beginning of the Wild Card Series. April 1, 2021 - Opening Day of the 2021 Major League Baseball season. July 13, 2021 - The 2021 All-Star Game will be played at Truist Park. July 23, 2021 - The delayed 2020 Olympics will open in Tokyo, Japan. July 25, 2021 - The Hall of Fame will hold its induction ceremony in Cooperstown, NY, covering the 2020 and 2021 Hall of Fame classes.

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