ON THIS DATE IN NATIONAL LEAGUE HISTORY

o968 — Bob Gibson of St. Louis pitched his 13th shutout of the season for a 1-0 win over the Houston Astros. Gibson (22-9) struck out 11, walked none and held the Astros to six singles.

o996 — San Francisco’s Barry Bonds became the second player to hit 40 homers and steal 40 bases in a season. Bonds stole his 40th base in a 9-3 win over Colorado.

o998 — Mark McGwire gave baseball a new magic number, hitting two homers to reach No. 70 in the St. Louis Cardinals’ season finale against Montreal. It was McGwire’s fifth homer in the season-ending, three-game series. McGwire’s 70th and final home run of the season was a line shot over the left field wall on a first-pitch fastball from Carl Pavano in the seventh.