This Day in Baseball History: September 20th

In 1907, Pirates pitcher Nick Maddox no-hit the Dodgers, 2-1… at the age of 20 years and ten months, he was — and remains — the youngest pitcher in MLB history to throw a no-hitter. In 1912, Boston’s Smoky Joe Wood failed to break Walter Johnson’s record of 16 consecutive victories, losing 6-4 to the Tigers. In 1919, on Babe Ruth Day in Boston, the Bambino scored the winning run in both ends of the doubleheader… ironically, the games will be the last games he played for the Red Sox in Fenway Park. In 1924, Grover Cleveland Alexander won his 300th game as the Cubs beat the Giants in 12 innings, 7-3. In 1927, Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run of the season off Washington’s Tom Zachary, breaking the record he set in 1921. In 1931, Lou Gehrig drove in four runs to break his old American League RBI mark of 175, set in 1927… by the end of the year he would have a total of 184. In 1951, former National League President, Ford Frick, was select...