This Day in Baseball History: September 14th (1994 Regular Season And Post-Season Cancelled)

In 1914, Braves shortstop Johnny Evers was ejected for swearing… he later claimed he was talking to the ball and not to umpire Mal Eason… in spite of his protestations, he was still suspended for three days. In 1923, George Burns of the Red Sox completed an unassisted triple play against the Indians… the second baseman gathered in a Frank Brower line drive, tagged Rube Lutzke coming from first, and beats Riggs Stephenson back to second. In 1951, in a 9-6 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park, St Louis Browns rookie Bob Nieman hit consecutive home runs off Boston hurler Mickey McDermott… in so doing, he became the first player to hit home runs in each of his first two career at bats in the major leagues. In 1968, the Detroit Tigers rallied in ninth inning to beat the A’s 5-4, making Denny McLain the first thirty-game winner in the major leagues since Dizzy Dean reached the milestone in 1934. In 1975, Mel Ott’s forty-seven year old record was broken ...