Gooden Sets Rookie Strike Out Record On this day, in 1984 New York Met pitcher Dwight Gooden set a rookie strike out record at 251 strike outs in a season. September 12, 1284 Sport: Baseball Trivia What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? sports in this article Baseball tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine