September 28
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on September 28.
Events[edit]
- 1919 - In the shortest nine-inning game in major league history, lasting only 51 minutes, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 6 - 1.
- 1920 - A grand jury indicts eight members of the Chicago White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series in the "Black Sox Scandal."
- 1938 - Gabby Hartnett hits his famous "Homer in the Gloamin'" in the 9th inning against the Pirates' Mace Brown to give the Chicago Cubs a 6 - 5 victory, their ninth straight, at Wrigley Field. It is a key triumph en route to the Cubs' National League pennant.
- 1941 - Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox goes 6 for 8 in a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics to finish the season with a .406 batting average. No player has batted .400 since.
- 1951 - Allie Reynolds pitches his second no-hitter of the season as the New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox, 8 - 0, in the opener of a doubleheader. The Yankees clinch the American League pennant with an 11 - 3 victory in the nightcap.
- 1966 - By eking out a sweep of this evening's twin bill against Philadelphia, the hard-pressed Pirates pull to within 1 1/2 games of the league-leading Dodgers with three games left to play, thus freezing Los Angeles's magic number at 3. In the opener, Steve Blass outduels ex-Buc Jim Bunning, 2 - 1. In the nightcap, Bob Veale outlasts Larry Jackson, 4 - 2, with Roberto Clemente driving in the game-winner with a two-out, 8th-inning RBI double to deep left center. He then scores the insurance run on ex-teammate Dick Groat's throwing error.
- 1974 - Nolan Ryan pitches his third of seven career no-hitters, striking out 15 batters and beating the Minnesota Twins, 4 - 0, at Anaheim Stadium. He also walks eight to run his season total to 202 bases on balls, joining Bob Feller in 1938 as the only pitcher to walk more than 200 in a season. Ryan will again top 200 in 1977.
- 1975 - For the first time in the major leagues, four pitchers share a no-hitter when Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott, Paul Lindblad and Rollie Fingers of the Oakland Athletics combine to no-hit the California Angels, 5 - 0, on the final day of the season.
- 1983 - The Philadelphia Phillies become NL East champions with a 13 - 6 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The title clincher is also the 7000th victory for the Phillies in their history.
- 1988 - Orel Hershiser of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws ten shutout innings against the San Diego Padres and extends his streak of scoreless innings to 59, breaking the record set by Don Drysdale in 1968.
- 1995 - Greg Harris of the Montreal Expos becomes the first pitcher to pitch with both hands in the 20th century. Harris faces four batters, two from his usual right side and two from the left, in pitching a scoreless 9th inning in a 9 - 7 loss to Cincinnati.
- 1997 - Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres ties Honus Wagner's record by winning his eighth National League batting title. Gwynn finishes at .372, becoming the first player to win four consecutive NL batting titles since Rogers Hornsby won six straight between 1920 and 1925.
- 2001 - Alex Rodriguez of the Texas Rangers hits his 50th home run in an 11 - 2 victory over Anaheim and becomes the 20th player in major league history to hit 50 homers in a season.
- 2005:
- The San Diego Padres clinch the fourth division title in their 37-year history, beating the San Francisco Giants, 9 - 1. The Padres (79-79) need to win three of their last four games to finish above .500. Since 1969, and excluding strike years, the 1973 Mets own the lowest winning percentage of a division champion by going 82-79 (.509) to win the NL East that year.
- Alex Rodriguez hits his 47th home run in the Yankees' 2 - 1 victory over Baltimore. The shot breaks Joe DiMaggio's single-season club record for home runs by a right-handed batter, set in 1937.
- 2007:
- The Boston Red Sox clinch the AL East title, bringing to an end a streak of 9 consecutive division titles by the New York Yankees, dating back to 1998. The Yankees will not miss the Postseason however, having clinched the American League Wild Card.
- The Chicago Cubs clinch the NL Central division title with a 6 - 0 shutout of the Cincinnati Reds, combined with a loss by the Milwaukee Brewers. It is the third different franchise that Cubs' manager Lou Piniella has led to a division title. For Chicago, Alfonso Soriano hits his 32nd home run of the season, taking Bronson Arroyo deep in the 1st inning. It is Soriano's 6th home run leading off a game this month, a new major league record. It is also his 13th homer in September, tying Ernie Banks' franchise record.
- Jimmy Rollins flies out against Tim Redding in the 3rd inning of the Phillies' 6 - 0 win over Washington. It is his 706th at-bat of the season, breaking the 27-year-old record held by Willie Wilson.
- The Houston Astros announce that they will keep interim manager Cecil Cooper on in a full-time role in 2008.
- 2008 :
- In the last game played at Shea Stadium, the Mets complete their second dramatic late-season collapse in as many years, losing 4 - 2 to the Marlins. Relievers Scott Schoeneweis and Luis Ayala give up back-to-back homers to Wes Helms and Dan Uggla in the 8th inning to seal the Mets's fate. Meanwhile, the Brewers defeat Chicago behind CC Sabathia's four-hit complete game, in his third straight start on three days' rest, and Ryan Braun's home run, to clinch the National League Wild Card. New York led the NL East by 3 1/2 games with 17 games to play, but were passed by both the Phillies and Brewers to fall out of the playoff picture. For the Brewers, it will be a first postseason appearance since 1982.
- The White Sox beat Cleveland, 5 - 1, behind Mark Buehrle's pitching to break a five-game losing streak and stay alive in the AL Central. The Sox's win necessitates a make-up game against Detroit tomorrow to force an eventual one-game playoff with the Minnesota Twins, who beat the Royals, 6 - 0, behind Scott Baker to remain one-half game in front of Chicago.
- The Angels set a franchise record with 100 wins with a 7 - 0 romp over the Rangers. They finish with the best record in the majors this year.
- Mike Mussina, who has won 18 or 19 games five times, finally becomes a 20-game winner at age 39. The Yankee hurler tops the Red Sox, 6 - 2, as Daisuke Matsuzaka falls to 18-3 on the year. Mussina will announce his retirement after the season.
- 2009
- The Angels crush Texas, 11 - 0, to clinch the AL West title for the third straight year. Kendry Morales, who has emerged as a top hitter this year, leads the charge with a homer and 3 RBI. The Angels have dedicated the season to pitcher Nick Adenhart, who died in a car crash in April, and honor his memory during the post-game celebrations.
- Atlanta keeps on winning. Today, Jair Jurrjens pitches seven shutout innings in a 4 - 0 win over Florida, the Braves' 15th in 17 games.
- 2011:
- The Cardinals cap a remarkable final month by winning the National League wild card. On the season's final day, Chris Carpenter shuts out Houston, 8 - 0, while Atlanta loses, 4 - 3, to Philadelphia in 13 innings. Rookie Craig Kimbrel, outstanding all year for Atlanta, falters by blowing a save opportunity in the 9th. The Cards were 10 games back of the Braves on August 25th.
- The Rays complete just as remarkable a comeback to earn the wild card slot in the American League. In a microcosm of their season, they are down 7 - 0 to the Yankees after five innings, but rally for 6 runs in the 8th off Boone Logan and Luis Ayala, then tie the game with two outs in the bottom of the 9th, when Dan Johnson hits a two-strike pinch home run off Cory Wade. Evan Longoria clinches a postseason berth with his second homer of the game off Scott Proctor, the Yankees' 11th pitcher of the night, in the 12th inning. Meanwhile, the Red Sox complete their collapse when closer Jonathan Papelbon blows a 3 - 2 lead over the Orioles with two outs in the 9th, losing 4 - 3. The Sox, who had begun the day tied with Tampa Bay, went 7-20 in September after starting the month in first place in the AL East.
- The Florida Marlins play their last game under that name, and their last at Sun Life Stadium, as they prepare to become the Miami Marlins making their home in a new downtown ballpark next year. However, it's Washington's Stephen Strasburg who steals the show, earning his first win of the year in throwing 6 shutout innings and striking out 10 as the Nats beat the Marlins, 3 - 1.
- 2012:
- Homer Bailey of the Reds pitches the seventh no-hitter of the season, beating the Pirates, 1 - 0. He allows a walk and one batter reaches on an error. The seven no-hitters this year tie the modern record set in 1990 and matched in 1991.
- 2B Darwin Barney of the Cubs makes a wild throw to first base after fielding Justin Upton's ground ball in the 8th inning of the Cubs' 8 - 3 loss to the Diamondbacks. The miscue ends Barney's 141-game errorless streak, tying Placido Polanco's all-time record for a single season, set in 2007.
- 2013:
- The Rangers move the start of their game to 11:05 AM local time to avoid a poor weather forecast and beat the Angels, 7 - 4 for their 6th straight win as they benefit from five Angels errors. Joe Nathan pitches the 9th inning in a driving rainstorm to nail the win; for the Angels, Erick Aybar ties a team record with three doubles. With the Rays' 7 - 2 loss to the Blue Jays, who get homers from rookies Ryan Goins and Kevin Pillar, Texas is now tied with Tampa Bay for the second American League wild card spot with one game left. The Indians, 5 - 1 winners over the Twins behind Scott Kazmir, now have a one-game lead as they hold on to the first spot.
- The Pirates bang 6 homers, their most since 2007, as they defeat the Reds, 8 - 3, to ensure they will host Cincinnati in the National League Wild Card Game in two days. Neil Walker hits two of the homers, and Andrew McCutchen, Pedro Alvarez and Marlon Byrd all also homer off loser Bronson Arroyo; Andrew Lambo completes the feast with his first major league long ball, off Logan Ondrusek.
- 2014:
- For the second straight season, a pitcher tosses a no-hitter on the last day of the regular season. After Henderson Alvarez last year, it's Jordan Zimmermann's turn to shine, as the Nationals defeat Miami, 1 - 0. It is the first no-hitter in Nats history, although they recorded four such games when they were the Montréal Expos. Ironically, Alvarez ends up the loser, allowing a solo homer to Ian Desmond in the 2nd for the only run of the game. LF Steven Souza saves the day by making a tremendous catch of a line drive by Christian Yelich to end the game.
- The Athletics avoid a monumental collapse, saving their season when Sonny Gray tosses a six-hit shutout to beat the Rangers, 4 - 0, and ensure Oakland's place as the second wild card team in the American League. The A's had the best record in the majors at the All-Star break, but end up just one game ahead of Seattle for the final postseason slot in the AL.
- The South Korean national team wins its second straight Asian Games Gold Medal. Sending a team of their top pros and shutting down the Korea Baseball Organization for the 2014 Asian Games, they are nearly stunned by Taiwan. Korea is down, 3 - 2, after 7 innings as ace Kwang-hyun Kim is matched by Chun-Lin Kuo and Kuan-Yu Chen; Pin-Chieh Chen scores twice (including after a game-opening triple) but the Koreans rally for three runs in the 8th off Kuan-Yu Chen and Chia-Jen Lo. Ji-man An gets the win in relief and former big leaguers Chang-yong Lim and Jung-keun Bong pitch the 9th. Byung-hun Min scores two for South Korea while 3B Jae-kyun Hwang drives in two. In the Bronze Medal game, Japan blanks China, 10 - 0, as Ryota Sekiya and two relievers combine on a two-hitter.
- Game 2 of the 2014 Holland Series is a rout for the Amsterdam Pirates, 17 - 7 over DOOR Neptunus. It is the most runs Amsterdam has ever scored against Neptunus, regular season or otherwise, and the first 9 runs come off 2014 Hoofdklasse ERA leader Orlando Yntema (1.15 in the regular season). Taking 3 hours and 52 minutes, it is the longest nine-inning Holland Series game and the 17 runs are the second-most for a Holland Series game (following 20 in 1996's Game 2). Rashid Gerard drives in five, Roelie Henrique has four hits and Jesse Aussems, Bas Nooij and Remco Draijer each score three. Dwayne Kemp hits a grand slam in a losing cause.
- 2015:
- The Dodgers are all set to clinch the NL West title for a third straight year, but the Giants delay their party for at least a day as pinch-hitter Alejandro De Aza drives in the winning run with a 12th-inning sacrifice fly. The 3 - 2 loss is the fourth in a row for Los Angeles, which fails to take advantage of the presence of ace Zack Greinke on the mound. The Dodgers' magic number remains at 2 with 6 games left to play.
- Chris Denorfia of the Cubs does something unprecedented when he homers as a pinch-hitter for Fernando Rodney in the bottom of the 11th inning to give his team a 1 - 0 win over the Royals. His blast off Miguel Almonte is the first-ever pinch-hit, walk-off homer in extra innings in a 1-0 game.
- 2016 - John Jaso becomes the first player to hit for the cycle in the history of PNC Park when he pulls off the rare feat in an 8 - 4 Pirates win over the Cubs. The last Pirates player to amass a cycle had been Daryle Ward, in 2004.
- 2017 - Giancarlo Stanton hits two homers in a 7 - 1 Marlins win over the Braves, to reach the total of 59 for the season with three games left to play. He is now within sight of Roger Maris's total of 61 in 1961 which many observers consider as the "true" major league record, given that those who have eclipsed it have all been tainted by allegations of steroids use. However, he will not add to his total in his final three games.
- 2018 - The Rockies win their 8th consecutive game, 5 -2 over the Nationals, to clinch a postseason slot for the second straight year. David Dahl homers for a fifth game in a row in support of Kyle Freeland's pitching.
- 2019 - With a 3rd-inning blast off Mike Foltynewicz, Pete Alonso breaks the rookie record for home runs set two years earlier by Aaron Judge with his 53rd long ball of the season.
- 2020 - Down 3 games to 2 in the 2020 Italian Series, ASD San Marino stays alive with a 6-1, no-hitter by Fernando Baez and Dimitri Kourtis, though they walk six. Fortitudo Bologna scores in the first when Niccolo Loardi's sacrifice fly scores Ray-Patrick Didder but the pitching duo contains them from there.
Births[edit]
- 1848 - George Snyder, pitcher (d. 1905)
- 1858 - Nate Kellogg, infielder (d. 1923)
- 1859 - Joe Knight, outfielder (d. 1938)
- 1861 - Lefty Johnson, outfielder (d. 1942)
- 1863 - Bill Nelson, pitcher (d. 1941)
- 1865 - Lou Bierbauer, infielder (d. 1926)
- 1867 - Ben Stephens, pitcher (d. 1896)
- 1876 - Frank Bates, pitcher (d. ????)
- 1876 - Red Long, pitcher (d. 1929)
- 1879 - Roy Largent, scout (d. 1943)
- 1882 - Denny Sullivan, outfielder (d. 1956)
- 1883 - Harley Young, pitcher (d. 1975)
- 1885 - Wilbur Good, outfielder (d. 1963)
- 1889 - Pete Compton, outfielder (d. 1978)
- 1889 - Jack Fournier, infielder (d. 1973)
- 1889 - Rip Jordan, pitcher (d. 1960)
- 1891 - Everett Booe, outfielder (d. 1969)
- 1893 - Mike Massey, infielder (d. 1971)
- 1893 - Cy Rheam, infielder (d. 1947)
- 1895 - Hal Bubser, pinch hitter (d. 1959)
- 1895 - Whitey Witt, outfielder (d. 1988)
- 1896 - Tom Williams, Negro League pitcher (d. 1937)
- 1898 - Faustin Gallegos, minor league outfielder and manager (d. ????)
- 1902 - Leon Chagnon, pitcher (d. 1953)
- 1903 - Jim Brillheart, pitcher (d. 1972)
- 1903 - Hank Grampp, pitcher (d. 1986)
- 1905 - Paul Easterling, outfielder (d. 1993)
- 1905 - Sol Mishkin, minor league infielder/outfielder and manager (d. 1995)
- 1906 - Dick Barrett, pitcher (d. 1966)
- 1908 - Carl Sumner, outfielder (d. 1999)
- 1912 - Don Heap, college coach (d. 2016)
- 1912 - Booker McDaniels, Negro League pitcher (d. 1974)
- 1913 - Bill Deck, Negro League pitcher (d. 2011)
- 1914 - Dick Midkiff, pitcher (d. 1956)
- 1916 - Al Evans, catcher (d. 1979)
- 1917 - Roy Lee, pitcher (d. 1985)
- 1917 - Glen Moulder, pitcher (d. 1994)
- 1917 - Mike Ulisney, catcher (d. 2005)
- 1922 - Larry Munson, announcer (d. 2011)
- 1925 - Vince Gonzales, pitcher (d. 1981)
- 1925 - Bill Jennings, infielder (d. 2010)
- 1926 - Ozzie Van Brabant, pitcher (d. 2018)
- 1928 - Dick Gernert, infielder (d. 2017)
- 1929 - Moose Johnson, scout (d. 2012)
- 1930 - Audrey Deemer, AAGPBL player (d. 2012)
- 1931 - Ewell Utley, minor league pitcher (d. 2014)
- 1933 - Bob Wiggins, Negro League outfielder (d. 2012)
- 1934 - Boyd Mauer, umpire
- 1935 - Bob Dustal, pitcher (d. 2015)
- 1939 - Bruce Froemming, umpire
- 1939 - Al Robertson, Canadian national team infielder
- 1942 - Nick DeMatteis, minor league pitcher (d. 2017)
- 1942 - Grant Jackson, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2021)
- 1944 - John Petrulis, minor league pitcher (d. 2015)
- 1945 - Gene Ratliff, pinch hitter
- 1945 - Tom Krawczyk, minor league infielder
- 1946 - J.B. Brett, minor league infielder
- 1949 - Mario Guerrero, infielder
- 1951 - Dave Rajsich, pitcher
- 1952 - Ramon Ortiz, minor league infielder
- 1953 - Julio César Sánchez, Nicaraguan national team infielder and manager
- 1955 - Terry Bogener, outfielder
- 1957 - Michael Deeble, Australian national team infielder
- 1958 - Pete Filson, pitcher
- 1958 - Jerry Layne, umpire
- 1958 - Ronn Reynolds, catcher
- 1959 - Todd Worrell, pitcher; All-Star
- 1961 - Ed Vosberg, pitcher
- 1961 - Kevin Ward, outfielder (d. 2019)
- 1962 - Todd Frohwirth, pitcher (d. 2017)
- 1962 - Rob Woodward, pitcher
- 1963 - Charlie Kerfeld, pitcher
- 1964 - Carlo Colombino, minor league player and coach
- 1965 - Darryl Landrum, minor league outfielder
- 1966 - Cesar Hernandez, outfielder
- 1967 - Matt Vasgersian, announcer
- 1968 - Rubén Prevost, Cuban league outfielder and manager
- 1968 - Keiichi Yabu, pitcher
- 1970 - Brian Banks, infielder
- 1970 - Elliot Cianchini, Puerto Rican national team pitcher
- 1970 - Mike DeJean, pitcher
- 1970 - Ronaldo Romero, minor league pitcher (d. 1990)
- 1971 - Jamie Brewington, pitcher
- 1972 - Hyun-woo Hong, KBO infielder
- 1972 - Ronnie Walden, minor league pitcher
- 1973 - Lázaro Garro, Cuban league pitcher
- 1973 - Eddy Ramos, minor league pitcher
- 1975 - Tomohiro Iizuka, Japanese national team outfielder
- 1975 - Juan Carlos Moreno, Cuban league infielder
- 1975 - Julio Rangel, coach
- 1976 - Julio Germosen, minor league infielder
- 1977 - Ikuro Katsuragi, NPB outfielder
- 1978 - Brian Cole, minor league outfielder (d. 2001)
- 1978 - Joey Nation, pitcher
- 1978 - Todd Noel, minor league pitcher
- 1979 - Mike Eylward, minor league infielder
- 1979 - Jason Young, pitcher
- 1980 - Chris Demaria, pitcher
- 1980 - Javier Hernandez, minor league player
- 1980 - Francisco Rosario, pitcher
- 1981 - Imtiaz Ali Ali, Pakistani national team catcher
- 1981 - Asdrubal Infante, minor league pitcher (d. 1999)
- 1982 - Hector Gimenez, pinch hitter
- 1982 - Tony Mansolino, minor league infielder and manager
- 1982 - Micah Owings, pitcher
- 1983 - Jay Buente, pitcher
- 1983 - Janior Montes, Nicaraguan national team catcher
- 1984 - Julian Cordero, minor league pitcher
- 1984 - Ming-Chin Tsai, CPBL pitcher
- 1984 - Thad Weber, pitcher
- 1984 - Ryan Zimmerman, infielder; All-Star
- 1985 - Petie Montero, minor league infielder
- 1986 - Jorian van Acker, Hoofdklasse pitcher
- 1986 - Justin Fry, minor league pitcher
- 1986 - Zach Stewart, pitcher
- 1987 - Nick Greenwood, pitcher
- 1987 - Dieudone Paul, minor league pitcher
- 1987 - Omar Poveda, minor league pitcher
- 1987 - Bret Ringer, college coach
- 1987 - Derrick Robinson, outfielder
- 1987 - Jerry Sands, outfielder
- 1988 - Gary Brown, outfielder
- 1988 - Cameron Rupp, catcher
- 1990 - Slade Heathcott, outfielder
- 1990 - R.C. Orlan, minor league pitcher
- 1990 - Sean Smedley, minor league catcher
- 1991 - Eddie Rosario, outfielder
- 1992 - Justin Anderson, pitcher
- 1992 - Severino Gonzalez, pitcher
- 1992 - Casey Turgeon, minor league infielder
- 1993 - Danny Mendick, infielder
- 1994 - Jon Denney, minor league catcher
- 1994 - Manuel Margot, outfielder
- 1995 - Enoli Paredes, pitcher
- 2000 - Riley Greene, drafted outfielder
Deaths[edit]
- 1906 - Matthew Porter, outfielder, manager (b. 1858)
- 1908 - Tom Pratt, infielder; umpire (b. 1844)
- 1918 - John Frill, pitcher (b. 1879)
- 1920 - Phil Reardon, outfielder (b. 1881)
- 1938 - Bill Rollinson, catcher (b. 1856)
- 1945 - Harry Mathews, coach (d. 1876)
- 1947 - Jim Cockman, infielder (b. 1873)
- 1947 - Duke Kelleher, catcher (b. 1893)
- 1950 - George Paynter, outfielder (b. 1871)
- 1952 - Zeke Wrigley, infielder (b. 1874)
- 1959 - Art Brouthers, infielder (b. 1882)
- 1959 - Red Corriden, infielder, manager (b. 1887)
- 1960 - Danny Mahoney, pinch runner (b. 1888)
- 1960 - Joe Martin, infielder (b. 1911)
- 1960 - Jess Orndorff, catcher (b. 1881)
- 1967 - Bill Powell, pitcher (b. 1885)
- 1969 - Norm McMillan, infielder (b. 1895)
- 1974 - Willie Hogan, outfielder (b. 1884)
- 1975 - Moose Solters, outfielder (b. 1906)
- 1976 - Linc Blakely, outfielder (b. 1912)
- 1982 - Ed White, outfielder (b. 1926)
- 1994 - Owen Scheetz, pitcher (b. 1913)
- 1997 - Connie Grob, pitcher (b. 1932)
- 2001 - Jack Maguire, outfielder (b. 1925)
- 2008 - Jeff Edwards, minor league catcher (b. 1963)
- 2009 - John Salamon, minor league pitcher (b. 1972)
- 2009 - Don Thompson, outfielder (b. 1923)
- 2014 - George Dummar, minor league infielder (b. 1960)
- 2015 - Carlos Diaz, pitcher (b. 1958)
- 2016 - George Spelius, minor league executive (b. 1933)
- 2017 - Chuck Hoyack, college coach (b. 1959)
- 2017 - Leen Staub, Hoofdklasse coach (b. 1939)
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