This Day in Baseball History: September 11th

In 1886, at Washington’s Capitol Park, backstop Connie Mack made his major league debut for the Senators. In 1912, A’s second baseman Eddie Collins stole six bases… he would accomplsih the feat again on September 22nd. In 1915, Eddie Plank, of the St. Louis Terriers (Federal League), won his 300th game… the future Hall of Famer (1946) was the ninth player and first southpaw to reach this milestone. In 1918, Boston’s Carl Mays three-hit the Cubs’ 2-1… and the Red Sox won the World Series in six games. It would be Boston’s last world championship for 86 years. In 1955, Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams collected his 2000th career hit in a 5-3 loss to the Yankees. In 1956, Reds’ OF Frank Robinson tied the National League rookie record for home runs when he hit his 38th in an 11-5 victory over the Giants. In 1985, at Riverfront Stadium, Reds’ player-manager Pete Rose collected his 4,192 career hit to pass Ty Cobb, thus becoming ...