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Doubleheader

1997 1st baseball game in Hawaii, Cards beat Padres in doubleheader 1993 Cards Mark Whiten, hits 4 home runs and 12 RBIs in 2nd game of doubleheader 1993 A's Rickey Henderson is 2nd to hit leadoff homers in doubleheader 1986 New York Yankee Dave Righetti saves doubleheader for then record 46 saves 1986 Cleveland sets AL attendance record for twi-night doubleheader, 65,934 1979 "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park, causes fans to go wild and causes White Sox to forfeit 2nd game of a doubleheader to Tigers 1976 Ranger Toby Harrah is only shortstop not to handle a fielding chance in doubleheader 1975 Phillies and New York Mets play a doubleheader that ends at 3:15 AM 1973 Chic's Wilbur Wood starts and loses both games of a doubleheader with New York Yankees, 12-2, and 7-0 1970 White Sox use record 41 players in doubleheader and lose both games 1969 Cincinnati Red Lee May hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1969 41,163, then largest NBA crowd, watches doubleheader Cin-Det, SD-Bost 1967 Phillies Clay Dairymple ties NL record of 6 walks in doubleheader 1967 Longest doubleheader 9:15 (Tigers and Athletics) 1966 Cincinnati Red Leo Cardenas hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1964 St. Louis Card Curt Flood gets 8 straight hits in a doubleheader 1963 Wes Stock becomes only Baltimore Oriole to win a doubleheader 1962 Indians and Angels set AL record of 40 strikeouts in a doubleheader 1961 Maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 and 40 in a doubleheader 1961 Roger Maris hits 4 home runs, in a doubleheader 1959 Tiger's Charlie Maxwell hits 4 consecutive home runs in a doubleheader 1954 Stan Musial hits 5 home runs in a doubleheader 1948 Cleveland draws then record 82,781 for doubleheader 1948 Joe Cronin pinch hit home runs in both ends of a doubleheader 1946 New York Giant Mel Ott is 1st mgr ejected from both games of a doubleheader 1944 Chicago Cubs Bill Nicholson hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1943 Yankees sweep 14th doubleheader of year, beating Browns, 5-1 and 7-6 1939 White Sox host 1st "day-night" doubleheader, lose to Cleve, 5-2 and 7-5 1938 On Connie Mack Day at Shibe Park, the A's win a doubleheader 1938 Cincinnati Red Lonny Frey hits 8 doubles in a doubleheader 1935 Lloyd Waner sets record of 18 putouts in center in doubleheader 1934 1st collegiate basketball doubleheader (MSG) 1930 Lou Gehrig hits 3 home runs in a game, Ruth hits 3 in doubleheader 1930 Ruth homers in both games of a doubleheader, giving him 9 in one week 1930 Max Bishop draws 8 walks in a doubleheader 1929 Mel Ott (Giants) homers off Leo Sweetland (Phillies) in doubleheader 1928 Phillies set record of errorless 25 inning doubleheader 1928 New York Giant Fred Lindstrom ties record of 9 hits in a doubleheader 1926 Yankees take a doubleheader from Browns to clinch AL pennant 1926 Indian Emil Levsen pitches complete doubleheader victory (Red Sox) 1922 Yankees play their farewell home game in Polo Grounds win doubleheader 1922 Pirates set record of 46 hits in a doubleheader (against Phillies) 1922 Cubs swap Max Flack for Cards Cliff Heathcote during middle of doubleheader. Both play for both teams that day 1921 Pirates drop doubleheader to Cards to allow idle Giants to clinch NL 1919 Carl Mazes pitches a complete doubleheader against New York Yankees 1917 Grover Cleveland Alexander pitches complete wins in a doubleheader 1917 Reds Fred Toney pitches completes doubleheader victories over Pirates 1913 Bert Daniels set AL mark, being hit-by-pitch 3 times in a doubleheader 1908 Ed Ruelbach shuts-out Dodgers in a doubleheader 1908 Cubs' Ed Reulbach becomes only pitcher to throw doubleheader shutout 1907 Phillies Eddie Grant goes 7 for 7 in a doubleheader vs Giants 1906 New York Highlanders win 5th straight doubleheader 1904 Yanks 2 games out play 1st place Red Sox on final day doubleheader 41 game winner Chesbro loses 1st game and chance at pennant 1904 Frank Chance gets hit by pitch 5 times in a doubleheader 1903 Joe McGinnity wins his 3rd doubleheader of month 1882 1st baseball doubleheader (Providence and Worcester) 1877 Phillies and Expos play a doubleheader that ends at 3:23 AM

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