THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 1

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 1

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National World Vegetarian Day and National Homemade Cookies Day

1867  Karl Marx’ “Das Kapital” was published

1888  National Geographic Magazine was first published

1890  Yosemite National Park was established

1890  Congress crated the Weather Bureau

1907  The Plaza Hotel opened in NYC on 5^th and

59^th Street

1908  Henry Ford introduced the Model T – cost $850

1920  Actor Walter Matthau was born – “The Odd Couple”

1924  The 39^th US President Jimmy Carter was born

1924  Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist was born

1929  Demolition of the Waldorf-Astoria began to make way for the Empire State Building

1935  Actress Julie Andrews was born – “Mary Poppins”

1940  The Pennsylvania Turnpike opened – pioneer toll thruway

1949  The People’s Republic of China was proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung

1955  “The Honeymooners” premiered on TV

1957  The motto “In God We Trust” began appearing on US currency

1958  NASA was inaugurated

1958  American Express launched its first credit card

1962  Barbra Streisand signed her first recording deal

1962  Johnny Carson hosted his first “Tonight Show” – succeeded Jack Paar

1962  “The Lucy Show” premiered on TV

1971  Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opened

1980  Robert Redford became the first male to appear alone on the cover of “Ladies Home Journal” – the only male in 97 years to do so

1984  Gary Trudeau’s “Doonesbury” comic strip resumed after a 2 year absence

2007  The Dow Jones recorded an all-time high of 14,087.54

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 1

2006  Joe Mauer of Minnesota wins the AL batting title – first catcher to ever do so – hit .347

2004  Ichiro Suzuki gets 3 hits – has MLB record 259 hits, breaking 84 year old record – ends season with 262

2000  A’s clinch AL West Title – won 18 of their last 22 games to do so

2000  Shane Halter of Detroit plays all nine positions and goes 4 for 5 – 4^th MLB player to play all 9

1999  Kevin McHale is enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame

1995  Orioles have 5 straight shutout wins to end the season

1991  Wade Boggs of Boston gets his 40^th double of the season – 7^th straight

season he has done so – only 2^nd in MLB history to do so

1978  Cincinnati beats Atlanta in 14 innings 10-8 – Braves pitchers issue NL record 16 walks

1977  Brazilian soccer player Pele retires

1975  Ali beat Frazier in the “Thrila from Manila”

1961  Roger Maris hits his 61^st HR to pass Babe Ruth

1960  Billy Williams of the Cubs hits his 1^st HR – ends with 426

1933  Babe Ruth made his last pitching appearance – won and hit a HR

1922  Roger Hornsby wins the Triple Crown - .401 average, 42 HRs, 152 RBI – was a career .358 hitter in 23 seasons

1903  1^st World Series – Pittsburgh Pirates beat Boston Americans – Cy Young gets the loss

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 1

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1963  Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1965  Hang on Snoopy – The McCoys

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1973  Half Breed - Cher

1974  I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John

1975  Fame – David Bowie

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1978  Kiss You All Over - Exile

1980  Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1986  Stuck With You – Huey Lewis & the News

1987  Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston

1988  Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

1991  Good Vibrations – Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dreamlover – Mariah Carey

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

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 30

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 30

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Mulled Cider Day

1630  John Billington was executed for murder – the first person in the American colonies to be executed

1777  The US Congress fled to York, Pa. as the British advanced

1841  The stapler was patented by Samuel Slocum

1861  William Wrigley was born – founder of Wrigley Chewing Gum Co.

1898  The city of New York was established with 5 boroughs

1924  Author Truman Capote was born – “In Cold Blood”

1931  Actress Angie Dickinson was born – “Police Woman”

1935  Singer Johnny Mathis was born

1938  The Munich Agreement forced Czechoslovakia to give territory to Nazi Germany – British PM Neville Chamberlain said “I believe it is peace for our time”

1946  22 Nazi’s were found guilty of war crimes at Nuremburg

1946  The British liner Queen Mary claimed the record for fastest trans Atlantic crossing – 3 days, 15 hours, 48 minutes

1949  The Berlin Airlift ended after 277,000 flights and 2.3 million tons of food were delivered

1950  Radio’s “Grand Ole Opry” was broadcast on TV for the first time

1951  “The Red Skelton Show” premiered on TV – ended 1971

1954  The first atomic powered vessel was commissioned – the Nautilus

1955  Actor James Dean died in a car accident in California at age 24

1960  “The Flintstones” premiered on TV – first prime time animated show

1968  The first Boeing 747 rolled off the assembly line

1982  “Cheers” premiered on NBC

1992  Ling Ling, the giant Panda from China, died at the Washington National Zoo

1999  Donald Trump proposed himself for President in an article in the Wall Street Journal

2002  West coast ports closed down in retaliation for work slowdown – they moved over $300 billion of cargo each year

2004  President Bush and John Kerry held their first debate

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 30

2009  Ricky Nolasco of Florida strikes out 9 consecutive batters

2008  White Sox win 1-0 in playoff game with Twins to win AL central

2006  Chicago and Colorado each use 10 pitchers in the game – tie MLB record

2001  Todd Helton of Colorado hits his 100^th extra base hit of the season – 1^st player in MLB history to have 100 extra base hits in back to back seasons –

2001 he had 54 doubles and 49 HRs, in 2000 59 doubles and 42 HRs

2000  Oakland beats Texas 23-2 – 14 players score runs – MLB record

2000  Seattle beats Angels 21-9 – Alex Rodriguez had 7 RBI

1997  NYY beat Indians 8-6 in 1^st game of the playoffs – Tim Raines, Derek Jeter, and Paul O’Neill hit consecutive HRs

1995  Indians Albert Belle hits his 17^th HR of the month – ties Babe Ruth’s record for the month

1993  George Brett gets his 3,000^th hit

1989  Nolan Ryan strikes out his 300^th batter – 6^th 300 strikeout season

1984  Angels Mike Witt throws a perfect game on 97 pitches

1980  Rickey Henderson steals his 97^th base – MLB record – Ty Cobb had 96 in 1915 – ends with 100 for the year

1978  Dennis Eckersley wins his 20^th game of the season

1972  Roberto Clemente gets his 3,000^th hit – final regular season hit

1947  1^st televised World Series – Yankees beat Dodgers 5-3

1934  Dizzy Dean wins his 30^th game of the year

1934  Babe Ruth’s last game as a NYY – goes 0-3 – Lou Gehrig wins the triple crown - .363 average, 49 HRs, and 165 RBI

1927  Babe Ruth hit his 60^th HR – was first player ever to hit 30, 40, 50, and 60 today

# 1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 30

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1965  Hang on Snoopy – The McCoys

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1973  Half Breed - Cher

1974  I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1978  Kiss You All Over - Exile

1980  Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1987  Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston

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

TODAY IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 29

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 29

WORLD EVENTS

1789  Congress established a regular US Army that was several thousand strong

1829  Scotland Yard was founded in London

1858  Rudolf Diesel was born – invented the diesel engine

1907  Singer/actor/baseball team owner Gene Autry was born

1907  Construction began on the Washington National Cathedral (see 1990)

1911  Walter Brookins set a US record by flying 192 miles making only 2 stops

1935  Singer Jerry lee Lewis was born – “Great Balls of Fire”

1938  The Munich Agreement was signed – appeased Hitler by giving him Sudetenland

1939  Germany and the Soviet Union reached an agreement on the division of Poland

1943  Hitler’s book “Mein Kampf” was published in the US

1953  “Make Room for Daddy” with Danny Thomas premiered on TV

1954  The movie “A Star is Born” with Judy Garland and James Mason premiered

1957  Comedian Andrew “Dice” Clay was born

1960  “My Three Sons” premiered on TV – ran until 1972

1963  “My Favorite Martian” premiered on CBS

1982  Cyanide laced Tylenol capsules killed the first of 7 people – the person or persons responsible have never been found

1983  “A Chorus Line” with 3,389 shows became the longest running show on Broadway

1988  The space Shuttle Discovery lifted off from Florida – the first mission since the Challenger disaster

1989  Zsa Zsa Gabor was convicted of battery for slapping a policeman – received 3 days in jail

1990  The Washington National Cathedral was completed after 83 years

1994  The first round of jury selection was completed in the OJ Simpson trial – potential 304 jurors

1995  OJ Simpson trial was sent to the jury

2005  John Roberts became the 17^th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

2009  Toyota recalled over 3.8 million vehicles

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 29

2002  Marlins record is 79-83, 23 games behind – won World Series last year

2001  Oakland’s Miguel Tejada hits for the cycle including a grand slam

2000  U.S. basketball team wins gold at the Olympics

1999  Doug Glanville of Philadelphia gets his 200^th hit of the season – 1^st Phillie since 1979 to do so – Pete Rose

1991  Rickey Henderson goes 5 for 5 – hit safely in each of the first 5 innings –

leaves game in the 7^th

1987  NYY Don Mattingly hits his MLB record 6^th grand slam of the season

1986  Cubs Greg Maddux beats brother Mike of the Phillies 8-3 – both rookies – Greg ends career with 355 wins, Mike with 39

1985  Warren Moon of Houston is sacked NFL record 12 times by the Cowboys

1983  A’s Mike Warren pitches a no hitter vs. White Sox – the rookie will win only 9 games in his career

1979  Astros JR Richard strikes out his 313^th – NL record for a right hander

1974  Lou Brock steals his 118^th base of the season

1965  Bob Gibson hits a grand slam off of Gaylord Perry to beat Giants 8-6

1965  409 fans see Red Sox beat Cleveland at Fenway Park

1963  Stan Musial’s last game – he gets his 3,630^th hit

1962  Cleveland and California strikeout a combined 40 times in a double header

1954  Willie Mays makes his famous over the shoulder catch of Vic Wertz’ drive

1927  Babe Ruth hits his 59^th HR – his 60^th tomorrow

1920  Babe Ruth hits then record 54^th HR

# 1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 29

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1962  Sherry – The Four Seasons

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1965  Hang on Snoopy – The McCoys

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1973  We’re an American Band – Grand Funk

1974  I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1978  Kiss You All Over - Exile

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1987  Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston

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

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 28

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 28

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Strawberry Cream Pie Day

1542  Spanish explores arrived at a Pacific coast port they named San Miguel – they were in current day San Diego

1781  9,000 Americans and 7,800 French troops encircled Yorktown, Va. In what was to be the last major battle of the American Revolution

1891  Herman Melville, author of Moby Dick, died at age 72

1901  TV host Ed Sullivan was born

1909  Cartoonist Al Capp was born – “Li’l Abner”

1924  Two US Army planes ended an around the world flight – Seattle to Seattle – they made 57 stops and it took 175 days

1928  Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered penicillin

1934  Actress Brigitte Bardot was born

1959  The US satellite, Explorer VI, took the first video pictures of the earth

1961  “Dr. Kildare” premiered on TV

1961  “Hazel” premiered on NBC

1972  Japan and communist China agree to re-establish diplomatic relations

1978  The Israeli Knesset agreed to the Camp David Accords

1978  Pope John Paul I died after only 33 days as Pope

1987  Actress Hillary Duff was born

1991  Jazz great Miles Davis died at age 65

1994  900 people died when an Estonian ferry capsized in the Baltic Sea

1994  Clinton and Yeltsin signed an agreement to speed destruction of American and Russian nuclear weapons

1996  Arafat and Rabin sign an accord that transfers control of the West Bank

1997  Newsman David Brinkley retired after 54 years in broadcasting

2008  Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth after completing the countries first ever space walk

2009  Iran successfully tested a long range missile with the ability to hit US bases in the region and Israel

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 28

2008  Mike Mussina wins his 20^th game of the  year – his only 20 win season among his 270 career wins

2006  Rookie Jim Loney of Dodgers has 9 RBI in the game

2003  Drew Henson gets his 1^st and only MLB hit – quit to play football

2001  Alex Rodriguez hits his 50^th HR – 20^th in MLB history to do so

2000  Baltimore gets 23 hits and 23 runs to beat Toronto 23-1

2000  NY Mets end Greg Maddux’s streak of 39 1/3^rd scoreless innings

1993  Dennis Martinez wins his 100^th NL game – 7^th pitcher in history to win 100 in

each league

1988  Orel Hershiser pitches 10 shutout innings – now has 59 consecutive scoreless innings – started August 30 – MLB record

1982  Minnesota pitcher Terry Felton plays in his last MLB game – record is 0-13 and career 0-16

1974  Nolan Ryan gets his 3^rd career no hitter – ends with 7 of them

1972  Steve Carlton gets his 300^th strikeout of the season – record 27-10 with a 1.91 ERA – will win Cy Young

1960  Ted Williams hits his final HR #521 – hit his 1^st 4/23/1939

1941  Ted Williams ends the season with a .406 average

1940  Michigan’s Tom Harmon runs for TDs of 72, 86, and 94 yards

# 1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 28

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1962  Sherry – The Four Seasons

1963  Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1965  Hang on Snoopy – The McCoys

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1969  Sugar Sugar – The Archies

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1973  We’re an American Band – Grand Funk

1974  Rock Me Gently – Andy Kim

1975  I’m Sorry – John Denver

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1977  Star Wars Theme - Meco

1978  Kiss You All Over - Exile

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1987  Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston

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

TODAY IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 27

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 27

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Chocolate Milk Day and National Corned Beef Hash Day

1787  The Constitution was submitted to the states for ratification

1892  Book matches were patented by the Diamond Match Company

1896  Sam Ervin was born – Senator who headed the Watergate hearings

1910  The first test of a twin engine plane took place – France

1937  The first Santa Claus training school opened in NYC

1938  The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth was launched in Glasgow – was the longest passenger liner ever built at the time

1939  Warsaw, Poland surrendered to the Nazis after 19 days of resistance

1940  Germany, Italy and Japan became allies when they signed the Tripartite Pact

1942  Glenn Miller and his Orchestra performed together for the last time – Miller entered the Army

1954  “The Tonight Show” hosted by Steve Allen made its TV debut

1964  The Warren Commission’s findings were released – they determined that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of President Kennedy

1970  “The Original Amateur Hour” last aired – made its radio debut in 1935

1972  Actress Gwyneth Paltrow was born

1989  Sony Co. purchased Columbia for $3.4 billion

1995  The prosecution and defense presented their summations in the OJ Simpson trial

2004  NBC announced that Conan O’Brien would succeed Jay Leno as host of “The Tonight Show” in 2009

2008  Chinese astronaut, Zhai Zhigang, became the first person from China to walk in space

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 27

2007  Ryan Howard strikes out for the 196^th time this season – MLB record

2006  40 year old Moises Alou steals home for San Francisco

2001  Arizona’s Randy Johnson gets his 20^th win and 366^th strikeout

2000  Angels Darin Erstad sets a record with his 99^th RBI as a leadoff hitter

1998  NYY win their 114^th game of the season

1998  Mark McGwire hits his 70^th HR of the season

1996  Barry Bonds is the 2^nd player in MLB history to get 40 steals and 40 HRs in a season – Jose Canseco did it first, Rodriguez and Soriano will follow

1992  Seattle’s Randy Johnson strikes out 18 Texas Rangers

1987  Phil Niekro makes his final MLB appearance – 318 wins, 3,342 strikeouts. and a 3.35 ERA in 24 seasons

1983  Tim Raines becomes the 2^nd player in MLB history to have 70 steals and 70 RBI in the same season – Ty Cobb

1973  Nolan Ryan gets his 383^rd strikeout of the season – MLB record

1972  Padres Steve Arlin loses his 21^st game of the year – lost 19 last year, but his ERA in 1972 was 3.60 and in 1971 it was 3.48

1968  Bob Gibson beats Houston 1-0 – ends season with a 1.12 ERA, 22-9 record, 28 complete games, 13 shutouts, and 268 strikeouts

1967  Philadelphia’s Jim Bunning ties a record with his 5^th one run loss of the season – record is 17-15 with a 2.29 ERA – lowest of his career

1942  NY Giants beat the Redskins 14-7 without making a first down – Washington had 15 of them

1931  Lou Gehrig gets his 46^th HR and Babe Ruth has 46 – Gehrig has 184 RBI and Ruth 163 – most productive teammates in history – they beat 31 game winner Lefty Grove 13-1

1930  Bobby Jones completes the 1^st Grand Slam of Golf

1927  Babe Ruth hits his 57^th HR and Lou Gehrig his 46^th

1923  Lou Gehrig gets his 1^st HR – ends with 493

# 1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 27

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1963  Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1965  Hang on Snoopy – The McCoys

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude – the Beatles

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1973  We’re an American Band – Grand Funk

1974  Rock Me Gently – Andy Kim

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1978  Kiss You All Over - Exile

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1987  Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston

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

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 26

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 26

WORLD EVENTS

1789  Thomas Jefferson became the first Secretary of State

1820  Frontiersman Daniel Boone was born

1888  Poet T.S. Elliot was born

1898  American composer George Gershwin was born

1902  Gangster Albert Anastasia was born

1908  An ad for the Edison Phonograph appeared in “The Saturday Evening Post”

1913  The first boats were raised in the locks of the Panama Canal

1914  The Federal Trade Commission was formed to regulate interstate commerce

1914  Fitness expert Jack LaLanne was born

1934  The liner Queen Mary was launched

1948  Singer Olivia Newton-John was born

1954  Ronald Reagan made his first appearance as the host of “General Electric Theater” – continued for 8 years

1957  The musical “West Side Story” opened on Broadway

1960  The first of 4 TV debates between Kennedy and Nixon took place – watched by estimated 80 million Americans – half of the population

1960  The longest speech in UN history – 4 hrs.29 minutes by Castro

1962  “The Beverly Hillbillies” premiered on CBS – ended 1971

1964  “Gilligan’s Island” premiered on CBS

1968  “Hawaii Five-O” premiered on ABC – ended 1980

1969  “The Brady Bunch” appeared for the first time on ABC – ended 1974

1973  The Concorde flew from Washington, DC to Paris in 3 hours and 33 minutes

cutting the time in half

1984  Britain and China initialed an agreement to return Hong Kong to the Chinese in 1997

1986  William Rehnquist became Supreme Justice of the Supreme Court

1987  “Star Trek: The Next Generation” premiered on TV

1994  Jury selection began in LA in the murder trial of OJ Simpson

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 26

2001  Raul Gonzalez gets his 1^st MLB hit – the only hit for the Reds in a 8-0 loss

1999  Mark McGwire gets his 60^th HR of the season – he and Sammy Sosa become the only players to hit 60 HRs twice

1998  Curt Schilling gets his 300^th strikeout of the season – his second consecutive season doing so – 5^th in MLB history

1998  Dennis Eckersley plays in his final game, his 1,071^st breaking Hoyt Wilhelm’s record for most appearances – had 197 wins, 390 saves, and a career

3.50 ERA over 24 seasons

1997  Atlanta’s Rafael Belliard hits a HR – last one he hit was May 5, 1987 – got two in his career in 2,524 plate appearances

1993  Mariners Randy Johnson gets his 300^th strikeout of the season

1988  Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson is stripped of his gold medal in the 100M for failing a drug test

1984  Rookie Juan Samuel of Philadelphia steals his 72^nd base – breaks Tim Raines rookie record

1983  St. Louis’ Bob Forsch pitches a no hitter – 2^nd of his career – 25^th pitcher to have 2 or more

1981  Nolan Ryan gets his 5^th no hitter – 1^st to do so – ends with 7

1979  Braves Phil Niekro gets his 20^th win – beat brother Joe who also had 20

1971  Jim Palmer of the Orioles gets his 20^th win – 3 other Orioles have 20 wins this season also

1971  Ernie Banks gets the last hit of his career – his 2,583^rd

1962  Maury Wills becomes the first to steal 100 bases in a season – end with 104

1962  Chicago Cubs lose their 101^st game of the season – 903 fans show up

1961  Roger Maris hits his 60^th HR to tie Babe Ruth

#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 26

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1963  Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude – the Beatles

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1974  Rock Me Gently – Andy Kim

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1978  Kiss You All Over - Exile

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1987  Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston

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