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1906 The Highlanders beat the Boston Americans, 1-0, at Huntington Avenue Grounds, ending a run in which the team played five consecutive doubleheaders in six days. New York's overtime pays off when the team sweeps all of the twin bills, posting a 10-0 record during the streak.
1923 Sam Jones no-hits the A's, 2-0 at Shibe Park. The Yankee hurler does not strike out any Philadelphia batters, a feat not repeated until 1969, when Ken Holtzman becomes another pitcher to record a no-hitter without fanning a hitter.
1941 The Yankees, who will finish 17 games ahead of the second-place Red Sox, clinch their third straight pennant when they beat Boston at Fenway Park, 6-3. The victory marks the earliest date in baseball history that a team has captured a flag.
1991 Following commissioner Fay Vincent's recommendation, baseball's committee on statistical accuracy votes to eliminate the distinction of the number of games played in a league's schedule in determining the all-time home run mark hit in a season. The decision can't take away an asterisk because it never existed in the record books, but it does remove Babe Ruth's name, leaving the other Yankee outfielder, Roger Maris, as the undisputed home run champ with 61 he hit in 1961.
1993 Jim Abbott, born without a right hand, no-hits the Indians at Yankee Stadium, 4-0, becoming the first pinstripe pitcher in a decade to throw a no-no. In the ninth inning, leadoff hitter Kenny Lofton is loudly booed by the fans after he fouls off a bunt in an attempt to make the one-handed pitcher field a ball.
1993 With their 6-5 loss to the Reds, the Phillies set a new National League record by not being blanked in 151 straight games. The major league mark for avoiding a shutout is 308 consecutive contests, accomplished by the Yankees.
1998 Defeating the White Sox, 11-6, the Yankees win their 100th game on the earliest date in major league history, besting the 1906 Chicago Cubs and 1954 Cleveland Indians by five days. The 1906 Cubs set the major league record for fewest contests to reach 100 victories, accomplishing the milestone in 132 games.
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