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VolPack22 said:
On September 20 in Baseball History...​

  • 1902 - Chicago's Jim Callahan tossed the White Sox's first no-hitter, beating Detroit 2-0.

  • 1905 - Chicago White Sox president Charles Comiskey orders a houseboat built for the express purpose of transporting and housing the team during spring training.

  • 1908 - Frank Smith of the Chicago White Sox threw his second career no-hitter for a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics.

  • 1919 - Babe Ruth ties Ned Williamson Major League mark of 27 home runs with a game-winner off Lefty Williams of the White Sox.

  • 1922 - Rogers Hornsby is stopped by Burleigh Grimes of Brooklyn after hitting in 33 straight games.

  • 1924 - Grover Alexander won his 300th game as the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Giants 7-3 in 12 innings.

  • 1931 - Lou Gehrig drives in four runs to break his old American League RBI mark of 175, set in 1927. By the season's end he will have a total of 184.

  • 1951 - The owners elect National League President Ford Frick as the third commissioner of baseball for a seven-year term at $65,000 per annum.

  • 1953 - Ernie Banks of the Cubs hits his first Major League home run against Gerry Staley, but the Cards win 11-6.

  • 1955 - Giants slugger Willie Mays poles two home runs against the Pirates, giving him 50 for the year, making him the seventh player in history to accomplish this.

  • 1958 - Hoyt Wilhelm of the Baltimore Orioles pitched a 1-0 no-hitter against the New York Yankees at Memorial Stadium, with the only run coming on a home run by Gus Triandos.

  • 1968 - Mickey Mantle hit his last home run in the Major Leagues, a solo shot against Boston's Jim Lonborg. Mantle had 536 homers.

  • 1969 - Bob Moose of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitched a 4-0 no-hitter against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.

  • 1980 - George Brett goes 0-for-4 in a 9-0 loss to the A's to drop his average below .400 for good. He is now hitting .396 and will finish the season at .390.

  • 1984 - The Padres clinch their first National League West title since entering the league in 1969 with a 5-4 win over the Giants. The key blow is winning pitcher Tim Lollar's three-run home run, his third home run of the season.

  • 1988 - Wade Boggs became the first player this century to get 200 hits in six consecutive seasons as the Boston Red Sox pounded Toronto 13-2. Boggs also joined Lou Gehrig as the only players to get 200 hits and 100 walks in three consecutive years.

  • 1992 - Philadelphia second baseman Mickey Morandini made the first unassisted triple play in the National League in 65 years, just the ninth in Major League history, in the Phillies' 3-2, 13-inning loss to Pittsburgh.

  • 1998 - Cal Ripken, Jr. took himself out of the starting lineup and did not play in the Baltimore Orioles' loss to the New York Yankees, ending his consecutive-game streak at 2,632 games. After nearly 16 years, Ripken said he decided the time was right to end the streak, which began on May 30, 1982.
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The pressure got to Brett in 1980.
 
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I met Luke Hochevar once, I guess that kinda counts, right?
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I can verify that there are some pretty rabid KC Royals’ fans. While St. Louis and KC is not actually a rival in most ways, I do know there is a vocal segment that proclaims the Royals their heroes. They’re not too happy now, but they are passionate. I’ve met Hochevar once, and my daughter knows him. He is one really good human. He also lives in Knoxville.
 
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cardvolfan said:
I can verify that there are some pretty rabid KC Royals’ fans. While St. Louis and KC is not actually a rival in most ways, I do know there is a vocal segment that proclaims the Royals their heroes. They’re not too happy now, but they are passionate. I’ve met Hochevar once, and my daughter knows him. He is one really good human. He also lives in Knoxville.
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@cobbwebb0710 should know better than anyone that Royals fans do exist since they are the ones that beat the Mets in the World Series 🤣
 
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cardvolfan said:
I can verify that there are some pretty rabid KC Royals’ fans. While St. Louis and KC is not actually a rival in most ways, I do know there is a vocal segment that proclaims the Royals their heroes. They’re not too happy now, but they are passionate. I’ve met Hochevar once, and my daughter knows him. He is one really good human. He also lives in Knoxville.
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Don’t tell mad, but, if I didn’t already love the Braves and Mets and root for the Pirates, Cardinals, Padres, A’s, Mariners, Orioles and Shohei Ohtani, I could probably root for the Royals.
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VolPack22 said:
He was putting up averages comparable to Ted Williams and Stan Musial to start a career. Pretty remarkable imo.
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I always admired him for his tenacity, plain and simple. He was a true “professional hitter” if ever there was one. Of course, sweet swingin‘ Ted and Musial were just great hitters, too.
 
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