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⚾ All That Yaz: Carl Yastrzemski collects his 3,000th
Yaz becomes the first American League player to reach 3,000 hits and 400 home runs
September 12, 1979, future Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox collects his 3,000th hit against Jim Beattie during a 9-2 win over the rival New York Yankees. Yaz becomes the first American League player to reach 3,000 hits and 400 home runs.
October 1, 1967: All That Yaz
The Red Sox survived a wild, free-for-all pennant race by defeating Minnesota 5-3 on the season’s final day to grab the AL flag by a game each over the Twins and Detroit, and three over the Chicago White Sox—all of whom had entered the final weekend with a shot at first place. The Boston stars shined on this day; starting pitcher Jim Lonborg went the distance, bending but not breaking and collecting his 22nd win of the year, while Carl Yastrzemski—white hot through late September and crucially aiding the Sox’ pennant surge—was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate, singling in the first of five runs in the sixth-inning rally that gave Boston all the offense it would need for the day. Double plays turned by the Red Sox in each of the last two innings helped Lonborg secure the win and the pennant, the team’s first in 21 years. (From this great game)
In one of the greatest single-season performances in history, Yaz led the Sox to their "Impossible Dream" pennant. In the final 12 games, Yaz had 23 hits in 44 at-bats (.523), with five home runs, 14 runs scored and 16 RBI. The Red Sox needed to win the last two games against the Twins to avoid a three-way tie with Minnesota and Detroit. Yaz went 7-for-8 with five RBI in the doubleheader, including a three-run homer in the first game. He also snuffed out a Twin rally by throwing out Bob Allison at second base on what looked like a sure double. He won the Triple Crown, and was honored as AL MVP. He missed out on a unanimous MVP by one vote (Cesar Tovar received one first-place vote).
Did you know?
September 12, 1930 -- The last major league bounced home run is hit by Dodger catcher Al Lopez at Ebbets Field as the NL joins the American League, which had enacted the rule change in 1929. The player who hits the ball over the wall on a bounce will now be awarded a ground-rule double.
With two on in the fourth inning, Robins catcher Al López – who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 1977 – roped the pitch of Cincinnati Reds pitcher Ray Kolp deep into the Ebbets Field alley. The ball hit the outfield grass and climbed over the left field wall. But instead of being awarded two bases, López’s modern day “ground-rule double” was correctly called a home run.
TRIVIA
Which one-time Baltimore Oriole homered on the very first pitch of a season off future Hall of Fame pitcher?
Hint: #1 He was the only American League player to have more 600 extra-base hits in the 1980s.
Hint: #2 He was the first Red Sox player to appear in all 162 games in a season more than once.
September 12, 1932 -- In the bottom of the 9th, Johnny Frederick hits his major league record-setting sixth pinch-homer of the season off Burleigh Grimes, giving the Dodgers a 4 - 3 victory over the Cubs. Frederick's six pinch-hit home runs doubles the previous record of three held by Ham Hyatt in 1913, Cy Williams in 1928, and Pat Crawford in 1929. With just nine pinch-hits altogether, his home run percentage is a major league record. The Brooklyn outfielder’s major league mark will not be broken for 68 years until another Dodger, Dave Hansen, strokes seven round-trippers coming off the bench in 2000.
September 12, 1947 Babe Ruth Returns to Fenway for the Final Time. Managers and future Hall of Famers Joe Cronin of the Red Sox and Lou Boudreau of The Cleveland Indians look on as The Babe suggests that he may have hit 80 home runs in a season instead of 60 under present paying conditions. Ruth would die of cancer the following August.
September 12, 1952 -- At Forbes Field, the Pirates become the first team to use protective headgear, a precursor to the batting helmet, that protects the players' temples. Branch Rickey's innovation, worn both at the plate and in the field in the Bucs' twin bill split with Boston, is a plastic hat with a foam layer attached to the hat band.
Braves pitcher Ernie Johnson is given 16 runs by his Boston teammates‚ as he coasts to a 16-0 nitecap win against the Pirates. The Bucs win the opener‚ 8-1‚ behind Bob Friend and Ralph Kiner. Kiner blasts his 35th and 36th homers‚ each with a man on‚ to stay one back of Sauer of the Cubs.
September 12, 1954, the five-time defending world champion New York Yankees are eliminated from the pennant race.
A standing-room-only crowd of 84,587 at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, which establishes the record for the largest crowd to have ever watched a major-league baseball game, witness the pennant-bound Indians sweep a doubleheader from the Yankees, 4 - 1 and 3 - 2. On this bright sunny day, over 12,000 fans are without seats and stand 10-11 rows deep behind the outfield fences as well as 3-5 rows deep in walkways.
The Cleveland Indians sweep a doubleheader from the Yankees, behind Bob Lemon and Early Wynn. Al Rosen's two-run double is the key blow in the opener. In the nitecap‚ Wally Westlake's double in the 5th is the big hit. The Yanks now trail Cleveland (104-40) by 8 1/2 games.
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September 12, 1959 -- En route to a 21-15 season with the Giants, 33-year-old Toothpick Sam Jones throws a four-hitter beating the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1 to become the second black major leaguer to win twenty games. The win puts the Giants back in first place by a game.
September 12, 1965 -- Mets rookie Dick Selma, in his second major league start, establishes a franchise mark when he strikes out 13 batters. The 21 year-old right-hander goes the distance in New York's ten-inning, 1-0 victory over Milwaukee at Shea Stadium.
September 12, 1966 - Ron Perranoski of the Dodgers fans the first six batters he faces and earns a 3 - 2 win over the Mets and Tug McGraw. With the help of 2B Ron Hunt, Mets rookie SS Bud Harrelson picks off Lou Johnson with the hidden ball trick in the 6th.
September 12, 1974, the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals conclude one of the longest games in history. In the early morning hours, the Cardinals win the 25-inning marathon-which began the previous night-when Bake McBride scores on pitcher Hank Webb’s throwing error. The Cards win the game, 4-3.
The game takes seven hours and four minutes to complete
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September 12, 1981 - Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits the Yankees for eight innings at Yankee Stadium before Rick Cerone and Dave Winfield lead off the 9th with back-to-back doubles. Reliever Mark Clear preserves a 2 - 1 win.
September 12, 1984 -- At Shea Stadium Striking out Marvell Wynne in the sixth inning, Dwight Gooden breaks the season strikeout record for a rookie. By whiffing 16 Pirates, Doc's total of 251 is six more than Herb Score's 1955 mark. He finishes the game with 251 strikeouts. Gooden didn't walk a batter firing 120 pitches in the 2-0 win. He also went 2-3 but his only blemish on the night was getting thrown out at home (Picture)
Gooden has won 7 straight starts and during his streak, his ERA has been 1.05. This was is 14th game of the season with more than 10 strikeouts and 4th straight topping both franchise records set by Tom Seaver in 1971. His 2 straight shutouts are the first for the Mets since Pat Zachary in 1980.
September 12, 1991 - Texas Ranger Nolan Ryan wins his 10th game, beating the Twins, 4 - 3, and becoming just the second pitcher ever to reach double figures in wins in 20 different seasons. Don Sutton did it in 21 seasons. The win, Ryan's 312th of his career moves him past Tom Seaver into 14th place on the career list. Jack Morris is the complete game loser.
September 12, 1996 - Rockies OF Ellis Burks steals his 30th base of the season, making him the 19th player in history to join the 30-30 club. He hits his 37th homer of the season and drives in five runs in Colorado's 16 - 8 win over Atlanta.
In the thin air of Colorado, Burks thrived, batting .344 with 40 homers and 128 RBI in his first healthy season for the Rockies.
September 12, 1998 -- Cubs OF Sammy Sosa becomes the 4th player in history to reach the 60-home run mark for a season when he slugs number 60 off Valerio de los Santos of the Brewers in the 7th inning of the 15 - 12 Chicago win. The Chicago right-fielder joins Babe Ruth (1927 Yankees), Roger Maris (1961 Yankees), and Mark McGwire (1998 Cardinals) in reaching one of baseball’s most cherished milestones.
September 12 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers Max Scherzer Nearly throws perfect game (8 IP, 1 hit, no walks). Becomes 19th pitcher to reach 3,000 strikeouts, Ties Dodgers great Sandy Koufax (and Chris Sale) with a record 3rd immaculate inning.
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Quote of the day:
"It's almost a shame that one of these teams had to lose. Both deserved to win. The Yankees played like champions. But we played some of our best baseball in the last two weeks and caught them. I'm proud of this Red Sox team." — after the Red Sox lost the one-game playoff in 1978 for the AL East title
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