THIS DATE IN BASEBALL

Sept. 16

1914 – Roger Peckinpaugh, at 23, was hired to finish the season as manager of the New York Yankees.

1924 – Jim Bottomley went 6-for-6 and batted in a record 12 runs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 17-3. His hits included two home runs.

1926 – The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 23-3 at the Baker Bowl. The Cardinals scored 12 runs in the third inning to set a franchise record.

1939 – The New York Yankees clinched their fourth successive pennant with a win over Detroit. It was the 11th pennant overall.

1957 – The Los Angeles City Council approved a 300-acre site in Chavez Ravine for a ballpark for the Dodgers. The club's obligation was to finance a public recreation area.

1960 – Warren Spahn, 39, pitched a no-hitter and set an all-time Braves record with 15 strikeouts. Milwaukee beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0. 1965 – Dave Morehead of the Boston Red Sox pitched a 2-0 no-hitter against Cleveland at Fenway Park. Morehead walked one batter and struck out.

1975 – The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Chicago Cubs in Wrigley Field 22-0. It was the most one-sided shutout since 1900. Rennie Stennett had seven hits, including two two-hit innings. Pittsburgh's Rennie Stennett tied a major league mark established in 1892 going 7-for-7 in a nine-inning game. The Pirates' second baseman got two hits in one inning twice (in the first and fifth innings.

1988 – Cincinnati's Tom Browning pitched a perfect game as the Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0. Browning struck out eight and allowed eight balls to be hit out of the infield.