September 9 features a range of Major League Baseball milestones across many seasons. George Davis threw a 7-0 no-hitter in 1914, the first at Fenway Park. Baby Doll Jacobson hit three triples in 1922 leading the Browns to a 16-0 win. The Yankees clinched the 1936 American League pennant with a doubleheader sweep and later clinched the 1998 AL East early. Multiple pitchers threw no-hitters on this date, including Dick Fowler, Rex Barney, and Sandy Koufax’s perfect game. Nolan Ryan reached 4,500 strikeouts, Robin Yount reached 3,000 hits, and Barry Bonds hit his 63rd home run in 2001.
1914 - George Davis of the Boston Braves pitched a 7-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies in the second game of a doubleheader. Davis' no-hitter was the first thrown at Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox. 1922 - Baby Doll Jacobson hit three triples to lead the St. Louis Browns to a 16-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
1936 - The New York Yankees clinched their eighth American League pennant with a doubleheader sweep of the Cleveland Indians, 11-3 and 12-9. The Yankees finished 19½ games ahead of the Detroit Tigers for the largest margin in team history. 1945 - Dick Fowler of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a 1-0 no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns in the second game of a doubleheader. 1948 - Rex Barney of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitched a 2-0 no-hit victory against the New York Giants on a rainy day at the Polo Grounds. He walked two and struck out four.
1965 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers tossed his fourth no-hitter, a perfect game, against the Chicago Cubs. Koufax fanned 14 in the 1-0 victory while Cubs pitcher Bob Hendley allowed one hit - a double by Lou Johnson. 1987 - Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter. 1988 - Atlanta's Bruce Sutter joined Rollie Fingers and Rich Gossage as the only pitchers to save 300 games as the Braves beat the San Diego Padres, 5-4 in 11 innings. 1992 - Robin Yount became the 17th player to reach 3,000 hits in the Milwaukee Brewers' 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians. Yount singled to right center off Cleveland's Jose Mesa in the seventh inning.
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