"1905 - Frank Smith of the Chicago White Sox pitched a no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers in a 15-0 victory in the second game of a doubleheader. The score is the most lopsided margin of victory for a no-hitter in AL history. 1912 - Smokey Joe Wood of the Red Sox, on his way to a 34-win season, beat Washington's Walter Johnson 1-0 at Boston. The victory was Wood's 14th consecutive, two shy of Johnson's AL record of 16 straight."
"1995 - Cal Ripken played in his 2,131st consecutive major league game to surpass Lou Gehrig's 56-year record. Ripken received a 22-minute standing ovation and went 2-for-4, including a homer, in Baltimore's 4-2 win over California. 1996 - Eddie Murray hit his 500th home run, joining Hall of Famers Hank Aaron and Willie Mays with at least 3,000 hits and 500 homers. Murray homered off Felipe Lira in the seventh inning of the Baltimore Orioles' 5-4, 12-inning loss to Detroit."
On September 6 across multiple years, Frank Smith pitched a 15-0 no-hitter for the White Sox, the largest margin for an AL no-hitter. Smokey Joe Wood beat Walter Johnson 1-0 en route to a 34-win season, marking his 14th straight victory. Urban Shocker won two complete games in one day. Carl Scheib debuted as the youngest American League player at 16 years, eight months and five days. Steve Yeager suffered a severe throat injury from a broken bat. Fernando Valenzuela recorded a seventh rookie shutout. Cal Ripken broke Lou Gehrig's consecutive-games mark. Eddie Murray hit his 500th homer. Scott Sheldon played all nine positions. The A's 20-game streak ended. Aníbal Sánchez threw a no-hitter in his 13th career start.
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