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Baseball Today
Friday, Sept. 19
Philadelphia at Florida (7:10 p.m. EDT). In the opener of a key three-game series the Phillies send rejuvenated starter Brett Myers (10-11, 4.06) to the mound against Josh Johnson (5-1, 3.30). Myers has won five of his last six starts, including a two-hitter against Milwaukee on Sunday.
SEASONS Sept. 19
1925 — Ted Lyons lost his bid for a no-hitter when Bobby Veach singled with two outs in the ninth inning. The Chicago White Sox routed the Washington Senators 17-0.
1926 — The St. Louis Cardinals pounded the Philadelphia Phillies 23-3 in the first game of a doubleheader and beat them again in the nightcap, 10-2.
1949 — Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates became the first NL player to hit 50 home runs in two different seasons.
1955 — Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs set a major league record with his fifth grand slam of the season in a 12-inning, 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
1968 — Denny McLain won his 31st game, the most in the AL since Lefty Grove’s 31 in 1931. The Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 6-2 while Mickey Mantle hit his 535th and next-to-last career homer.
1973 — Frank Robinson hit his first home run in Arlington Stadium, as a member of the California Angels. It was the 32nd major league ballpark in which he had homered.
Today’s
birthday: Scott Baker 27; Lenny Dinardo 29; Nick Johnson 30; Javier Valentin 33.