This Day In Baseball History

bleacherreport.com On September 12, 2006 Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder became the oldest player to record 50 doubles in a season.

mlb.com The September 11 show features Pete Rose and Eddie Plank. Two players from two very different eras of baseball.

montrealexposcards.wordpress.com On September 10, 1980 Montreal Expos pitcher Bill Gullickson set a single game strikeout record among rookies with 18.

Today on September 9, This Day in Baseball History takes a look back at the career of Randy Johnson.

baseball-almanac.comOn September 8, 1993 Houston Astros Darryl Kile pitched a no-hitter. His life was cut short in 2002, just as he was having some of the best years of his career.

usatoday.com On September 7, 2005 Dontrelle Willis recorded his 20th win. He became the first 20 game winner in the Florida Marlins 13 year history.

si.com On September 6, 1981 Fernando Valenzuela tied a rookie record by recording his seventh shutout. Valenzuela spent a decade with the Los Angeles Dodgers before bouncing around to various teams in his final years of Major League Baseball.

fullscalesports.com On September 5, 1989 Deion Sanders became the first person to hit a home run in a Major League Baseball game and score a touchdown in a NFL game during the same week.

usatoday.com On September 4, 1985 the New York Mets Gary Carter hit his fourth and fifth home runs in a two day span. After hitting three on September 3 against the San Diego Padres, Carter followed that up with two more on the 4th also against the Padres.

Sportsillustrated.comOn September 3, 2001 Bud Smith pitched a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals. However, his stay in the big leagues wasn't for long. Click the link to hear his story.

On September 2, 1972 Roberto Clemente became the Pittsburgh Pirates all-time hits leader.  Click the link to hear more about one of the greatest to ever play the game

On September 1, 1890 the Brooklyn Bridegrooms and the Pittsburgh Alleghenys played a triple header. It is one of only three triple headers ever played in Major League Baseball

sabr.org On August 31, 1946 Johnny Pesky recorded a franchise best for the Boston Red Sox. With two hits on the final day of the month Pesky totaled 53 hits during August.

cbsnews.com On August 30, 2006 while pitching for the Boston Red Sox, Curt Schilling recorded his 3,000th strikeout.

baseballpage.com On August 29, 1977 Lou Brock stole two bases to break the all-time base stealing record set by Ty Cobb in 1928.