THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 19

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 19

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Butterscotch Pudding Day

1777  American soldiers won the Battle of Saratoga

1796  President Washington’s farewell address was published in newspapers

1849  The first commercial laundry was established in Oakland, Ca.

1854  Henry Meyers patented a railroad sleeping car

1876  Melville Bissell patented the carpet sweeper

1881  President Garfield died as a result of being shot July 2

1893  New Zealand became the first nation to grant women the right to vote

1928  Actor Adam West was born – Batman

1928  Mickey Mouse had his screen debut in “Steamboat Willie” at the Colony Theater in nYC

1934  Bruno Hauptman was arrested for the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby – would be executed in 1936

1941  Singer “Mama” Cass Elliot was born – The Mamas and the Papas

1957  The first nuclear explosion occurred in Nevada

1959  Nikita Kruschchev was denied admission to Disney Land for security reasons – he was not happy

1970  “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” premiered on CBS – ran until 1977

1974  Comedian Jimmy Fallon was born

1981  Simon and Garfunkle reunited for a concert in Central Park in NYC

1982  34^th Emmy Awards – “Hill Street Blues” and “Barney Miller” were winners

1986  Federal health officials announced that AZT will be available to AIDS patients

1990  Iraq began confiscating the assets of foreign countries imposing sanctions against it

1993  “Seinfeld” won 3 awards at the Emmy’s

1995  The Unabomber’s manifesto was published in the Washington Post and the NY Times – 35,000 words

1995  Orville Redenbacher died at age 88

2004  “The Soprano’s” won the Emmy for best drama series, “Arrested Development” won for comedy

2005  Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his looting of the company

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 19

2002  Bartolo Colon of Expos gets his 10^th win of the season – only 2^nd in MLB history to have 10 wins in both leagues in a single season – had 10 for Cleveland

2002  KC 1^st base coach Tom Gamboa is attacked on the field by a father and son

who are arrested

2001  Rookie Albert Pujols gets his 120^th RBI of the season – breaks a 70 year old NL rookie mark

2001  Roger Clemens wins his 20^th – record is 20-1 with 3.42 ERA – season 20-3, 3.51 ERA

2000  Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 400^th HR

1998  Alex Rodriguez hits his 40^th HR – joins 40 HR and 40 steal club of Canseco and Bonds – Soriano will later join

1998  Atlanta Braves win their 100^th game of the season – won 100 last year – 1^st team since Philadelphia in 1976-1977 to have back to back 100 wins seasons

1988  U.S. Olympic diver Greg Louganis hits his head on the diving board 

1986  Chicago’s Joe Crowley gets a no hitter – gave up 7 walks and a sacrifice fly but won 7-1 – will never win another game

1985  Vince Coleman steals his 100^th base – will end with 110

1976  Catfish Hunter gets his 200^th career win – ends with 224

1968  Denny McLain wins his 31^st of the season, but Mickey Mantle gets his 535^th HR to put him into 3^rd all time

1955  Cubs Ernie Banks hits his record 5^th grand slam of the season – surpassed only by 6 in 1987 by Don Mattingly and 6 in 2006 by Travis Hoffman

# 1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 19

1960  The Twist – Chubby Checker

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1963  Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton

1964  The House of the Rising Sun – The Animals

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Harper Valley PTA – Jeannie C. Riley

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1974  Can’t Get Enough of Your Love – Barry White

1975  Fame – David Bowie

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1977  I Just Want to be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1983  Tell Her About It – Billy Joel

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1988  Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1998  I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith

TODAY IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 18

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 18

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Cheeseburger Day

1793  President Washington laid the cornerstone of the Capitol Building

1830  “Tom Thumb”, 1^st locomotive in the U.S., lost a 9 mile race to a horse

1851  The New York Times began publishing as the NY Daily Times

1873  The financial firm Jay Cooke & Co. failed, many more the next day, touching off the Panic of 1873 – NYSE closed for 10 days

1905  Actress Greta Garbo was born

1921  Astronaut and Senator John Glenn was born

1927  CBS went on the air with 16 radio stations

1929  Charles Lindbergh took off on a 10,000 mile tour of South America

1933  Actor Robert Blake was born

1947  The National Security Act created the CIA and the National Security Council

1957  “Wagon Train” premiered on TV

1961  Actor James Gandolfini was born – Tony Soprano

1963  “The Patty Duke Show” premiered on ABC

1965  “Get Smart” premiered on NBC

1965  “I Dream of Jeannie” premiered on NBC

1970  Legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix died at age 27 of a drug overdose

1973  Future President Jimmy Carter filed a report with the federal government saying he had seen a UFO

1975  Heiress/bank robber Patti Hearst was captured by the FBI in San Francisco

1987  The movie “Fatal Attraction” with Michael Douglas and Glenn Close opened

1990  A 500 lb. 6 foot Hershey’s Kiss was displayed in Times Square in NYC

1996  OJ Simpson’s civil trial began in California

2004  Britney Spears married Kevin Federline

2005  At the Emmy’s, “Everybody Loves Raymond” won the best comedy award and “Lost” won for drama

2007  OJ Simpson was charged with 7 felonies in Las Vegas

2009  “The soap “Guiding Light” last aired, started on radio in 1937

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 18

2006  Dodgers hit 4 consecutive HRs in the 9^th inning – only 4^th time in history

2003  Tigers lose their 114^th game of the season and pitcher Mike Maroth his 21^st – will end the season 43-119

1999  Sammy Sosa hits his 60^th HR – 1^st in MLB to hit 60 in consecutive seasons

1998  Frank Thomas gets his 100^th RBI for the 8^th straight season

1996  Roger Clemens ties his own MLB mark with 20 strikeouts in a game

1987  Tigers Darrell Evans is the 1^st 40 year old to hit 40 HRs in a season

1986  Reggie Jackson hits his 30^th HR – at age 40 he is the 3^rd player to do so – Musial and Ruth

1984  Tigers become only the 4^th team to stay in first place since opening day

1984  Montreal’s Tim Raines steals his 70^th base – only player with 4 consecutive 70 base seasons

1977  Boston rookie Ted Cox makes his MLB debut and goes 4 for 4 – will get a hit in his first 2 at bats tomorrow – MLB record for consecutive hits to start a career

1974  Erskine Thomason of Philadelphia throws 8 pitches in an inning to retire the side – his only MLB appearance

1966  Mickey Mantle gets his 1,500^th career strikeout – 1^st player to reach that level in his career – ends with 1,710

1931  Lefty Grove wins his 30^th game – last AL pitcher to do so until 1968 (Denny McLain) – ends season 31-4, 2.06 ERA

#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 18

1960  The Twist – Chubby Checker

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1963  Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton

1964  The House of the Rising Sun – The Animals

1965  Help – The Beatles

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Harper Valley PTA – Jeannie C. Riley

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1974  Can’t Get Enough of Your Love – Barry White

1975  Fame – David Bowie

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1977  I Just Want to be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Hard to Say I’m Sorry - Chicago

1983  Tell Her About It – Billy Joel

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1986  Stuck With You – Huey Lewis & the News

1988  Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dream Lover – Mariah Carey

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1997  Honey – Mariah Carey

1998  I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 17

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 17

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Apple Dumpling Day

1787  The Constitution of the U.S. was completed and signed by a majority of the delegates  attending – went into effect March 4, 1789 after ratification by the states

1796  President Washington delivered his farewell address to Congress

1862  The Battle Of Antietam took place during the Civil War – 23,000 died

1872  The sprinkler system to combat fires was patented by Phillip Pratt

1873  19 students attended Opening Day at Ohio State University

1908  Thomas Selfridge became the first person to die in a plane crash – the pilot, Orville Wright, survived

1923  Country singer Hank Williams Sr. was born

1931  Actress Anne Bancroft was born – “The Graduate”

1937  At Mt. Rushmore, President Lincoln’s face was dedicated

1948  Comedian John Ritter was born – “Three’s Company”

1963  “The Fugitive” with David Janssen premiered on TV

1964  “Bewitched” debut on TV

1964  The Beatles were paid  a record $150,000 for a concert in Kansas

1965  “The Smothers Brothers Show” premiered on CBS

1965  “Hogan’s Heroes” premiered on TV

1972  “M*A*S*H” madei its debut on TV

1976  NASA unveiled its first space shuttle, the Enterprise

1978  The Camp David Accords were signed by Sadat, Begin, and Carter

1978  30^th Emmy Awards – “All in the Family” was a winner

1980  The Solidarity labor union was formed in Poland

1983  Vanessa Williams became the first black Miss America – in July she would be the first to resign

1989  41^st Emmy Awards – winners were “LA Law” and “Cheers”

1997  Comic Red Skelton died at age 84

2001  Six days after 9/11, Wall Street opened for business, the Dow dropped 684 points

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 17

2004  Barry Bonds hits his 700^th HR – joins Ruth and Aaron

2004  Ichiro Suzuki gets his 199^th single of the year – MLB record – ends season with 262 hits

2002  Patrick Ewing retires after 17 years in the NBA – 15 with the Knicks

1996  LA Dodgers Hideo Nomo no hits the Rockies 9-0

1988  Jeff Reardon becomes the 1^st pitcher to record 40 saves in a season in both leagues – Minnesota and Montreal

1984  NY Mets Dwight Gooden becomes the 2^nd to strikeout 32 over 2 consecutive games – 16 in a 2-1 loss and 16 in a 2-0 win on 9/12

1984  Reggie Jackson hits his 500^th HR – hit his first exactly 17 years ago

1981  Fernando Valenzuela gets his 8^th shutout of his rookie year – ties MLB rookie mark set in 1910 and 1913

1979  George Brett gets his 20^th triple – 5^th player in MLB history to have 20 or more doubles, triples, and HRs in a season – 1^st since Willie Mays in 1957

1968  Gaylord Perry no hits the Cardinals 1-0 – gave up 2 walks

1964  Mickey Mantle gets his 2,000^th hit and 450^th HR – ends with 2,415 hits and 536 HRs

1963  Sandy Koufax gets his 11^th shutout of the season – he is 24-5 with 1.87 ERA

1955  Brooks Robinson makes his MLB debut – gets 2 hits – ends career with 2,848 of them

1953  Ernie Banks becomes the 1^st black player on the Chicago Cubs

1941  Stan Musial makes his MLB debut – goes 2 for 4 – ends with 3,630 hits

1916  Babe Ruth wins his 20^th game of the season – will win 23 with a 1.75 ERA

#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 17

1960  The Twist – Chubby Checker

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1963  Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton

1964  The House of the Rising Sun – The Animals

1965  Help – The Beatles

1966  You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes

1968  Harper Valley PTA – Jeannie C. Riley

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1974  Can’t Get Enough of Your Love – Barry White

1975  Fame – David Bowie

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1977  I Just Want to be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Hard to Say I’m Sorry - Chicago

1983  Maniac – Michael Sembello

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1986  Stuck With You – Huey Lewis & the News

1988  Sweet Child of Mine – Guns & Roses

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dream Lover – Mariah Carey

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1998  I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 16

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 16

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Cinnamon-Raisin Bread Day

1630  The village of Shawmut changed its name to Boston

1908  General Motors was founded by William Durant

1914  TV host Alan Funt was born – “Candid Camera”

1920  A bomb struck Wall Street killing 33 – it was planted by an anarchist

1924  Actress Lauren Bacall was born

1925  Jazz musician B.B. King was born

1927  Actor Peter Falk was born – “Columbo”

1945  Japan surrendered Hong Kong to the British

1956  Magician David Copperfield was born

1965  “The Dean Martin Show” premiered on NBC

1968  Richard Nixon appeared on “Laugh In” – “Sock It to Me?”

1968  “The Andy Griffith Show” was seen for the last time – first seen 1960

1971  SNL comedian Amy Poehler was born

1972  “The Bob Newhart Show” premiered on CBS – ended 1978

1974  President Ford announced a conditional amnesty for many Vietnam War deserters

1976  The Episcopal Church approved the ordination of women priests and bishops

1984  “Miami Vice” debut on TV

1998  Meryl Streep received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

2004  Hurricane Ivan did $14.2 billion in damages as it hit Alabama and Florida – blamed for 115 deaths

2007  59^th Emmy Awards – “The Soprano’s” and “30 Rock” were winners

2007  Las Vegas police arrested OJ Simpson – said he and armed accomplices broke into a hotel room to retrieve stolen memorabilia of his

2009  Rapper Jay-Z broke Elvis Presley’s record as the solo artist with the most #1 record – he now has 11

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 16

2008  Derek Jeter gets his 1,270^th hit at Yankee Stadium – passes Lou Gehrig

2007  Jim Thome gets his 500^th HR

2007  Bengals beat Browns 51-45 as Carson Palmer throws 6 TDs and Derek Anderson 5 – Cleveland had 554 total yards and Cincinnati had 531

1999  Rookie Carlos Beltran gets his 100^th RBI – 1^st rookie since 1987 to do so – Mark McGwire

1998  Ken Griffey Jr. steals his 20^th base of the year – 3^rd player in MLB history to have 50 HRs and 20 steals – Willie Mays and Brady Anderson

1997  Curt Schilling gets his 300^th strikeout of the season – 1^st NL pitcher since 1986 to do so

1996  Paul Molitor gets his 3,000^th hit – ends with 3,319

1996  Lance Johnson of Mets gets his 20^th triple of the season – his 6^th year in a row with double digits – had 117 in 14 seasons

1993  Dave Winfield gets his 3,000^th hit – 19^th to do so – ends with 3,110  

1988  Reds Tom Browning pitches a perfect game vs. Dodgers

1987  Bob Boone of the Angels catches in his record 1,919^th game

1979  Willie Wilson of KC hits his 5^th inside the park HR of the season

1975  Pirates beat Cubs 22-0 – Rennie Stennett is the 3^rd player to go 7 for 7 in MLB history

1965  Red Sox Dave Morehead no hits Cleveland

1960  Warren Spahn no hits Philadelphia – it is his 20^th win of the season and his 11^th 20 win season – will do it two more times before retiring with 363 wins

1948  Joe DiMaggio hits his 300^th HR – ends with 361

#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 16

1960  The Twist – Chubby Checker

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1963  Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton

1964  The House of the Rising Sun – The Animals

1965  Help – The Beatles

1966  You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes

1967  Ode to Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry

1968  Harper Valley PTA – Jeannie C. Riley

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1972  Black and White – Three Dog Night

1974  Can’t Get Enough of Your Love – Barry White

1975  Fame – David Bowie

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1977  I Just Want to be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Hard to Say I’m Sorry - Chicago

1983  Maniac – Michael Sembello

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1986  Stuck With You – Huey Lewis & the News

1988  Sweet Child of Mine – Guns & Roses

1989  Don’t Want to Lose You – Gloria Estefan

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dream Lover – Mariah Carey

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1998  I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 14

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 14

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Creamed Filled Donut Day and National Eat a Hoagie Day

1716  The first lighthouse in the U.S. was lit – Boston Harbor

1814  Francis Scott Key, overlooking Fort McHenry, wrote “The Star Spangled Banner”

1901  President McKinley died of gunshot wounds he received 8 days earlier – VP Teddy Roosevelt became the 26^th President

1914  Actor Clayton Moore was born – the “Lone Ranger”

1930  The Nazis gained 107 seats in the German elections

1938  “Graf Zeppelin II”, the world’s largest aircraft, made its maiden flight

1940  Congress passed the first peace time conscription bill (the draft) by a one vote margin

1944  Dancer/actress Joey Heartherton was born

1948  Ground breaking ceremonies for the UN headquarters in NYC were held

1960  OPEC was founded – Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela were the core members

1972  “The Walton’s” debut on TV

1975  Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton was canonized and became the first U.S. born saint

1978  “Mork and Mindy” premiered on ABC

1981  “Entertainment Tonight” premiered on TV

1982  Princess Grace of Monaco died from injuries suffered in a car accident the previous day

1984  The first MTV Awards were held – Bette Midler and Dan Aykroyd hosted the show

1985  “The Golden Girls” premiered on NBC – ended 1992

1997  “Law and Order” and “Frasier” won Emmy’s for best shows

1998  Microsoft passed GE as the most valuable company in the world - $216 billion

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 14

2008  Carlos Zambrano of the Cubs no hits Houston

2003  Detroit loses its 110^th game of the season – ends with 43-119 record

2002  Barry Bonds gets his 100^th RBI – 11^th time in his career

2002  Red Sox Derek Lowe wins his 20^th game – had 20 saves last season

1999  Royals Mark Quinn makes his MLB debut – hit 2 HRs – only 3^rd in MLB history to hit 2 in his debut – also had a double

1999  NYY beat Toronto 10-6 – Bernie Williams hit a grand slam in the 8^th and Paul O’Neill hit one in the 9^th

1996  NY Mets Todd Hundley sets a record of 41 HRs by a catcher

1994  On the 34^th day of the strike, Bud Selig announces the end of the season

1990  Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Jr. hit back to back HRs in the 1^st inning vs. the Angels

1990  A’s Dave Stewart wins his 20^th game for the 4^th straight year

1989  Jeff Reardon gets his 30^th save – 1^st pitcher to have 30 or more saves in 5 straight seasons

1987  Blue Jays hit a MLB record 10 HRs vs. Baltimore

1986  Bo Jackson hit his 1^st HR – had 141 in 8 seasons

1978  Angels beat Texas 16-1 – had 13 unearned runs in the 9^th inning

1972  San Diego’s Steve Arlin loses his 20^th game of the season – lost 19 last year – ends career 34-67

1968  Denny McLain wins his 30^th game – 1^st 30 game winner since 1934

1961  St. Louis and Chicago combine to use 72 players in a double header

1958  NYY win their 24^th pennant and 9^th under Casey Stengel

1951  Rookie Bob Nieman made his MLB debut and hit a HR his first two times at bat – only time in MLB history it has been done

#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 14

1960  The Twist – Chubby Checker

1963  My Boyfriend’s Back – The Angels

1964  The House of the Rising Sun – The Animals

1965  Help – The Beatles

1966  You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes

1967  Ode to Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry

1968  People Got to Be Free – The Rascals

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1972  Black and White – Three Dog Night

1974  I Shot the Sheriff – Eric Clapton

1975  Fame – David Bowie

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1977  I Just Want to be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1983  Maniac – Michael Sembello

1984  What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner

1988  Sweet Child of Mine – Guns & Roses

1989  Don’t Want to Lose You – Gloria Estefan

1990  Love and Affection - Nelson

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dream Lover – Mariah Carey

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1998  I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 13

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 13

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Peanut Day

1788  New York City became the temporary capital of the U.S.

1851  Army surgeon Walter Reed was born – “Walter Reed Hospital”

1899  Henry Bliss became the first person in the U.S. to be killed by an automobile

1925  Singer Mel Torme was born

1943  Chiang Kai-shek became President of China

1944  Jacqueline Bisset was born – actress “Charlie’s Angels”

1948  Actress Nell Carter was born – Nell on “Gimme a Break”

1948  Margaret  Chase Smith (R-ME) was elected Senator – first woman to serve in both houses of Congress

1965  The Beatles released “Yesterday”

1970  The first NYC marathon took place – Fireman Gary Muhrucke was the winner – 127 runners participated

1971  11 hostages and 32 prisoners died in the takeover of Attica State Prison by the National Guard

1974  “The Rockford Files” with James Garner premiered on TV

1977  The first diesel automobile was introduced by General Motors – the Oldsmobile 88

1981  33^rd Emmy Awards – “Hill Street Blues” won big

1987  Paul Lynch of Great Britain did 32,573 pushups in 24 hours

1988  Hurricane Gilbert became the strongest (26.13 barometers) hurricane in the Western Hemisphere

1990  “Law and Order” premiered on TV

1993  “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” premiered on NBC

1996  Tupac Shakur died of gunshot wounds he received in Las Vegas on September 7

1998  “Frasier” won a record 5^th consecutive Emmy for Best Comedy

2001  Air traffic begins again in the U.S. following the 9/11 attacks

2004  Oprah Winfrey started her 19^th season – gave the audience new cars

SPORTS HISTROY ON SEPTEMBER 13

2009  Lions start where they left off last year – lose to New Orleans 45-27 – Drew Brees threw 6 TDs

2009  Ichiro Suzuki gets his 200^th hit for the 9^th straight year – MLB record

2007  The NFL fines Bill Belichick $500,000 and the Patriots $250,000 for illegal videotaping of the Jets during the game

2004  Sammy Sosa hits his 30^th HR – only 3^rd player in history to hit 30 or more 10 seasons in a row

1998  Sammy Sosa hits his 61^st and 62^nd HR to pass Maris and pull into a tie with Mark McGwire

1997  Tom Candiotti of the Dodgers hits 3 batters in the 1^st inning and one in the 2^nd to tie MLB record

1983  Rickey Henderson steals his 100^th base for the 3^rd consecutive year 

1982  Joe Niekro beats his brother Phil 5-3 – only Phil’s 4^th loss of the season

1974  Philadelphia uses a NL record 27 players in the game and St. Louis uses 24 tying a MLB record 51 – Philadelphia won 7-3 in 17 innings

1971  Frank Robinson hits his 500^th HR – ends with 586

1969  Barry Bonds is the 4^th player in MLB history to have 30 steals and 30 HRs – will do it 4 more times in his career including a 40-40 year

1965  Willie Mays hits his 500^th HR – ends with 660

1951  Cardinals play an unusual double header – beat Giants in the afternoon and lose to the Braves at night

1942  Cubs shortstop Lennie Merullo makes 4 errors in the 2^nd inning (MLB record) – also made one in the 1^st game of the double header

1909  Ty Cobb hits his 9^th HR of the season – all inside the park

#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 13

1960  The Twist – Chubby Checker

1963  My Boyfriend’s Back – The Angels

1964  The House of the Rising Sun – The Animals

1965  Help – The Beatles

1966  You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes

1967  Ode to Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry

1968  People Got to Be Free – The Rascals

1969  Honky Tonk Woman – The Rolling Stones

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1972  Black and White – Three Dog Night

1974  I Shot the Sheriff – Eric Clapton

1975  Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1983  Maniac – Michael Sembello

1984  What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner

1986  Take My Breath Away - Berlin

1988  Sweet Child of Mine – Guns & Roses

1989  Don’t Want to Lose You – Gloria Estefan

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1998  I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith