SEPTEMBER 16, 1928
During an American Association contest against the Baltimore Orioles, Newark Bears player-manager Walter Johnson makes his final professional appearance. Pinch-hitting for Bears pitcher Carl Fischer in the ninth inning, "The Big Train" grounds out to Orioles third baseman Danny Clark.

SEPTEMBER 16, 1952
Sacramento Solons (Pacific Coast League) player-manager (and former New York Yankees All-Star second baseman) Joe Gordon inserts himself as a pinch hitter in each game of a doubleheader against the Los Angeles Angels and homers on both occasions. The first one is a grand slam that wins the game, 4-1.

SEPTEMBER 16, 1960
Milwaukee Braves 39-year-old lefty Warren Spahn no-hits the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-0, striking out 15. The victory is also Spahn's 20th of the season.

SEPTEMBER 16, 1965
Boston Red Sox pitcher Dave Morehead no-hits the Cleveland Indians, 2-0.



SEPTEMBER 16, 1975
Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Rennie Stennett ties Wilbert Robinson's 83-year old Major League record by going 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game. Stennett collects two doubles and a triple among his seven safeties & scores five runs in the Bucs' 22-0 thrashing of the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. After tripling off Paul Reuschel in the top of the 8th inning for his seventh hit of the afternoon, Stennett is lifted for a pinch-runner -- a rookie by the name of Willie Randolph.

SEPTEMBER 16, 1988
Cincinnati Reds lefty Tom Browning pitches the 14th perfect game in Major League history, striking out seven in a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

SEPTEMBER 16, 1993
In a game against the Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins designated hitter Dave Winfield singles for the 3,000th hit of his Major League career.

SEPTEMBER 16, 1996
Minnesota Twins designated hitter Paul Molitor triples in the fifth inning of the Twins' loss to the Kansas City Royals for his 3,000th Major League hit. He becomes the first Major Leaguer to get 200 hits in the same season in which he reached 3,000. Molitor also becomes the first Major Leaguer whose 3,000 hit is a three-bagger.

Tom Browning's performance versus the Dodgers marked the first time that LA had been no-hit since Sept. 26, 1981, when Nolan Ryan beat them 5-0.
Browning's opponent this day, Tim Belcher, turned in a great effort himself. Belcher allowed only 3 hits and the run that was scored was unearned.

SEPTEMBER 16, 1998
Montreal scores two runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat Florida, 3-2. Rookie pitcher Kirt Ojala, who went the distance for the Marlins, ties a Major League record by striking out four Expos in the 4th inning. Ojala fans Fernando Seguignol, Vladimir Guerrero, Shane Andrews, and Brad Fullmer to become the 12th hurler in Major League history to fan four batters consecutively in an inning. Guerrero reached base on a 3rd-strike passed ball.