LITTLE ROCK — 1908 Ed Reulbach of the Chicago Cubs became the only pitcher to throw two shutouts in a doubleheader, beating the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-0 and 3-0.
1926 The St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 6-1 and 6-2 in two hours and seven minutes. The first game took 55 minutes.
1952 The New York Yankees clinched their fourth consecutive AL pennant with a 5-1, 11-inning victory over the Philadelphia A's.
1961 Roger Maris tied Babe Ruth's 34-year-old record with his 60th home run, off Baltimore's Jack Fisher.
1981 Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros became the first player to pitch five no-hitters, with a 5-0 victory over Los Angeles at the Astrodome.
1983 Bob Forsch of the St. Louis Cardinals pitched the second nohitter of his career by defeating Montreal 3-0.
Sports, Pages 30 on 09/26/2009