This date in baseball

SEPT. 19

1984 Pete Rose reached the 100-hit plateau for the 22nd consecutive year, an all-time record. He also tied the National League record for doubles with 725 as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2.

1995 San Diego’s Ken Caminiti became the first player in major league history to hit home runs from both sides of the plate three times in a season as he went 4 for 4 with a career-high 8 RBI in a 15-4 victory over Colorado.

1997 Mark McGwire hit his 54th home run and became the first major leaguer to hit 20 or more home runs for two teams in the same season.

1998 Seattle’s Alex Rodriguez hit his 40th home run to become the third player in baseball history to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in the same season.

2001 Roger Clemens became the first pitcher in major league history to go 201, pitching the New York Yankees to a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. 2001 Albert Pujols set a National League rookie RBI record as St. Louis beat Milwaukee 8-2. Pujols drove in three runs to give him 120 RBI, breaking the mark of 119 set by Wally Berger in 1930 for the Boston Braves.

2008 Baseball’s instant replay system produced its first reversal when Tampa Bay’s Carlos Pena had a two-run double changed to a three-run home run during the fourth inning against Minnesota.

2011 Mariano Rivera set the major league record with his 602nd save, closing out the New York Yankees’ 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

(AP file photo) Albert Pujols tips his cap to the fans on this date in 2001 after driving in three runs to set a new National League rookie record with 120 RBI in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 8-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.