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This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead, Sept. 30 - Oct. 6

By The Associated Press Sep. 29, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 30 1904 — Doc White of the Chicago White Sox pitched his fifth shutout in eighteen days, a 4-0 win over the New York Yankees. 1915 ...

Today in Sports History: Week Ahead, Sept. 30-Oct. 6

By The Associated Press Sep. 29, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 30 1916 — The Boston Braves snap the 26-game winning streak of the New York Giants with an 8-3 victory in the second game of a doubleheader. ...

FILE - Seattle Mariners gather as the MLB logo is shown during a review of an attempted catch by right fielder Mitch Haniger of a ball hit by Tampa Bay Rays' Ji-Man Choi that was originally called an out during the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 18, 2021, in Seattle. The call was overturned. The Mariners won 5-1. The clock ticked down toward the expiration of Major League Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement at 11:59 p.m. EST Wednesday night, Dec. 1, 2021, and what was likely to be a management lockout ending the sport’s labor peace at over 26 1/2 years. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Column: Baseball can't afford another extended labor dispute

By Paul Newberry Dec. 03, 2021 05:10 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Oct. 01, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 2 1950 — Jim Hardy throws six touchdown passes, including five to Bob Shaw, as the Chicago Cardinals pound the Baltimore Colts 55-13. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 30, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 1 1903 — The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Pilgrims 7-3 in the first World Series game. Jimmy Sebring hits the first Series homer...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Oct. 01, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 2 1950 — Jim Hardy throws six touchdown passes, including five to Bob Shaw, as the Chicago Cardinals pound the Baltimore Colts 55-13. ...

This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 20, 2020 11:38 AM EDT
Aug. 23 1906 — On their way to the American League pennant, the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators 4-1 for their 19th straight...

This Date In Baseball

Compiled By Paul Montella Apr. 12, 2019 04:55 PM EDT
April 14 1910 — William Howard Taft became the first U.S. president to throw out the first ball at a baseball opener in Washington. 1910 ...