On this day in 2009 the San Francisco Giants Randy Johnson would pitch six innings in a 5-1 Giants victory over the Washington Nationals for Johnson's 300th victory of his career. The former Seattle Mariner, Houston Astro, Arizona Diamondback, and New York Yankee would become the 24th pitcher in the history of the game to win #300 and the first to win his 300th game in his first try since Tom Seaver beat the Yankees in 1985.
Also on this day in 1980 at Shea Stadium the recently traded Jim Kaat, who was fresh over from the New York Yankees, gets a complete game shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals in 10 innings. The Mets would beat the Cardinals 1-0 in 10 innings. The 41 year old pitcher did not start a game for the Yankees last season but gets the win thanks to a 10th inning solo home run from Ken Reitz. Ain't that some luck?
On this day in 2009 the San Francisco Giants Randy Johnson would pitch six innings in a 5-1 Giants victory over the Washington Nationals for Johnson's 300th victory of his career. The former Seattle Mariner, Houston Astro, Arizona Diamondback, and New York Yankee would become the 24th pitcher in the history of the game to win #300 and the first to win his 300th game in his first try since Tom Seaver beat the Yankees in 1985.
Also on this day in 1980 at Shea Stadium the recently traded Jim Kaat, who was fresh over from the New York Yankees, gets a complete game shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals in 10 innings. The Mets would beat the Cardinals 1-0 in 10 innings. The 41 year old pitcher did not start a game for the Yankees last season but gets the win thanks to a 10th inning solo home run from Ken Reitz. Ain't that some luck?
On this day in 2009 the San Francisco Giants Randy Johnson
would pitch six innings in a 5-1 Giants victory over the Washington Nationals
for Johnson's 300th victory of his career. The former Seattle Mariner, Houston
Astro, Arizona Diamondback, and New York Yankee would become the 24th pitcher
in the history of the game to win #300 and the first to win his 300th game in
his first try since Tom Seaver beat the Yankees in 1985.
Also on this day in 1980 at Shea Stadium the recently traded
Jim Kaat, who was fresh over from the New York Yankees, gets a complete game
shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals in 10 innings. The Mets would beat the
Cardinals 1-0 in 10 innings. The 41 year old pitcher did not start a game for
the Yankees last season but gets the win thanks to a 10th inning solo home run
from Ken Reitz. Ain't that some luck?
On this day in 1939 the New York Yankees were shut out for the first and only time that season, an amazing feat. This feat was not matched by the Greatest Team of All Time in the 1929 Yankees or by the 1998 Yankees that may have been the second best team in Yankees history, but it was done in 1939.
The Tigers right handed pitcher Tommy Bridges limited the New York offense to just four hits and zero runs. The Tigers would beat the Yankees 3-0 on this day.
On this day in 1980 at Shea Stadium the recently traded Jim Kaat, who was fresh over from the New York Yankees, gets a complete game shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals in 10 innings. The Mets would beat the Cardinals 1-0 in 10 innings. The 41 year old pitcher did not start a game for the Yankees last season but gets the win thanks to a 10th inning solo home run from Ken Reitz. Ain't that some luck?
