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| 1942 | When a truck slams into the rear of their car, Cleveland Buckeye backstop Buster Brown and pitcher Smoky Owens die almost immediately, with three of their teammates and the team's general manager seriously injured. The fatal accident occurred at 3 a.m. in Geneva (OH) when the Negro American League team traveled to Akron after playing a twin bill against the Black Yankees in Buffalo. |
| 1952 | At Washington's Griffith Stadium, Johnny Mize pinch-hits a grand slam, giving the Yankees a 5-1 victory over the Senators. The 'Big Cat' has now homered in all fifteen major league ballparks currently in use, with Sportsman's Park serving as the home for the Cardinals and Browns. |
| 1955 | In the Yankees' 2-1 win over the A's, Whitey Ford becomes the fifth big league pitcher to throw consecutive one-hitters. In his last start, 'Slick' held the Senators hitless, except for a seventh-inning bloop by Carlos Paula. |
| 1974 | The American League suspends Graig Nettles for ten days when his bat shatters on a disallowed infield hit, releasing six super balls collected by catcher Bill Freehan. The Yankee third baseman, who said the piece of lumber was given to him by a fan in Chicago, hit a home run in his first at-bat for the game's only run in the Yankees' 1-0 victory over Detroit at Shea Stadium. |
| 1998 |
In the first inning at Busch Stadium, Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire ties Yankee outfielder Roger Maris' single-season home run mark established in 1961, hitting his 61st in a nationally televised Labor Day game against the Cubs. Big Mac hits his historic homer on his dad's 61st birthday.
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5 Fact(s) Found