This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead

"1908 - Brooklyn's Nap Rucker pitched a 6-0 no-hitter against Boston. Rucker struck out 14 and walked none. 1918 - Babe Ruth pitched a six-hitter for the Boston Red Sox, who beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 in the opening game of the World Series. The Series was started early because of World War I. 1954 - Roswell's Joe Bauman of the Longhorn League hit three home runs to give him 72 for the season. Bauman never made it to the majors."

"1998 - Mark McGwire became the third player in baseball history to reach 60 home runs, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-0. He joined Babe Ruth and Roger Maris with 60 homers in a single season. 2002 - Alex Rodriguez became the fifth player in major league history to record successive 50-homer seasons, hitting two in Texas' 11-2 rout of Baltimore. Rodriguez, who hit 52 homers last season, joined Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Ken Griffey Jr."

"1971 - J.R. Richard tied Karl Spooner's major league record by striking out 15 San Francisco Giants in his first major league game as the Houston Astros beat the Giants. 1982 - Roy Smalley hit a pair of three-run homers, one from each side of the plate, as the Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 18-7. 2009 - Pittsburgh's Ross Ohlendorf became the 40th major league pitcher to strike out the side on nine pitches in an inning, but didn't figure in the decision as the Pirates lost 2-1 to St. Louis in 10 innings. 2018 - Shohei Ohtani homered twice during a huge night at the plate after getting bad news about his pitchin"

On September 5, 1908 Nap Rucker pitched a 6-0 no-hitter against Boston, striking out 14 and issuing no walks. In 1918 Babe Ruth pitched a six-hitter as Boston beat Chicago 1-0 in the opening World Series, which began early because of World War I. In 1954 Joe Bauman hit three homers to reach 72 for the season in the Longhorn League and never reached the majors. Don Newcombe set a National League pitchers' home run mark in 1955. Other notable events include J.R. Richard's 15-strikeout debut, Roy Smalley's switch-hit homers, Mark McGwire and Alex Rodriguez power seasons, Mike Maroth's 20-loss season, Ross Ohlendorf's immaculate inning, and Shohei Ohtani's two-homer night.

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