THIS DATE IN HISTORY
Sept. 22
1911: Cy Young, 44, beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 for his 511th and final major-league victory.
1936: The Detroit Tigers swept the St. Louis Browns 12-0 and 14-0 for the biggest double shutout in major-league history.
1954: Karl Spooner of Brooklyn became the first pitcher in the majors to strike out 15 in his first game as the Dodgers beat the New York Giants 3-0.
1966: The Baltimore Orioles clinched the franchise’s first AL pennant in 22 years with a 6-1 victory over the Kansas City A’s. The franchise’s last pennant came in 1944 when it was the St. Louis Browns.
1968: Cesar Tovar played one inning at each position for the Minnesota Twins, becoming the second major-leaguer in history to do it. The A’s Bert Campaneris was the other.
1977: Bert Blyleven tossed a 6-0 no-hitter for Texas against the Angels at Anaheim Stadium.
1986: Fernando Valenzuela of the Dodgers became the first Mexican pitcher to win 20 games in a season, beating Houston 9-2 while allowing two hits.
1987: Wade Boggs of Boston reached the 200-hit mark for the fifth straight season in an 8-5 loss to Detroit.
1993: Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers faced three Seattle batters before hurting his right elbow. Ryan finished his career with 324 wins, 5,714 strikeouts and seven no-hitters.
2000: Jose Lima set an NL season record by allowing his 47th homer in the Astros’ 12-5 loss to Cincinnati. The major-league record for HRs allowed in a year is 50, set by Blyleven in 1986.
2003: Detroit set an AL record with its 118th loss, falling 12-6 to Kansas City. The 1916 Philadelphia A’s (36-117) set the previous mark.
2006: Alfonso Soriano became baseball’s first 40-40-40 player in Washington’s 3-2 win over the New York Mets. Soriano hit his 40th double and stole his 41st base. With 45 homers, he already was only the fourth major-league player with 40 homers and 40 steals in a season.