"On the final day of the regular season that year, Snider slugged two home runs in a 7-3 win against the Philadelphia Phillies. That gave Snider a fifth consecutive season with at least 40 homers, which tied Ralph Kiner's National League record. That wound up being Snider's last prolific power season as he never surpassed 23 homers for the remainder of his career, which ended with the San Francisco Giants in 1964."
"On Sept. 22, 1976, Don Sutton threw a complete game against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park to earn his 20th win of the season. He tacked on another victory that year but it wound up being the Hall of Famer's first and only season reaching 20 wins. Sutton passed away in January 2021 and was among those honored during the Hall of Fame ceremony this year."
Sept. 22 marks multiple Dodgers franchise milestones across decades. On Sept. 22, 1957 Duke Snider hit two home runs in a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies, securing his fifth consecutive 40-homer season and tying Ralph Kiner's National League record. Snider played 16 seasons in the Dodgers organization, earned seven consecutive All-Star selections, and finished in the top 10 in NL MVP voting five times. On Sept. 22, 1976 Don Sutton threw a complete game to reach 20 wins, his only 20-win season. Ten years later Fernando Valenzuela became the first Mexican pitcher to win 20 games on Sept. 22. On Sept. 22, 2018 the Dodgers broke their single-season franchise home run mark. On Sept. 22, 2019 the Dodgers held a pregame ceremony involving Jarrín at Dodger Stadium.
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