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MLB’s First Player to Steal 40 Bases & Hit 40 Home Runs
September 23, 1988
Oakland Athletic Jose Canseco is baseball's firs player to steal 40 bases & hit 40 home runs, he was unanimously named the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1988.
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Bruce Sutter Saves His 300th MLB Game
September 9, 1988
Bruce Sutter retired with exactly 300 MLB saves which at the time was the third highest total in history behind Rollie Fingers and Rich "Goose" Gossage.
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Bart Giamatti is Elected Major League Baseball Commissioner
September 8, 1988
A. Bartlett Giamatti is unanimously elected baseball's seven commissioner, he became the second baseball commissioner to die in office when he suffered a heart attack the same year.
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Major League Record Sixth Grand Slam of the Season
September 29, 1987
Don Mattingly set a Major League record with his sixth grand slam of the season to lead the New York Yankees to a 6-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
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Pete Rose Set New Record
September 11, 1985
Pete Rose of Cincinnati Reds gets his hit 4,192 passing the great Ty Cobb's record.
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Youngest Pitcher to Win 20 Games
August 25, 1985
Gooden and the New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 9-3 at Shea Stadium making Dwight Gooden the youngest pitcher to win 20 games in the MLB.
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Gooden Sets Rookie Strike Out Record
September 12, 1984
New York Met pitcher Dwight Gooden set a rookie strike out record at 251 strike outs in a season.
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Reds Retire #5 Uniform
August 11, 1984
The Cincinnati Reds retire Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench's #5 uniform.
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Carlton of Philadelphia Gets His 300th Career Victory
September 23, 1983
MLB pitcher Steve Carlton of the Phillies earned his 300th career victory with a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
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Royals/Yankees Game Leads to George Brett’s Pine Tar Incident.
July 24, 1983
Yankees manager Billy Martin, who had noticed a large amount of pine tar on Brett's bat, requested that the umpires inspect his bat. The umpires ruled that the amount of pine tar on the bat exceeded the amount allowed by rule, nullified Brett's home run,
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