"1905 - Frank Smith of the Chicago White Sox pitched a no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers in a 15-0 victory in the second game of a doubleheader. The score is the most lopsided margin of victory for a no-hitter in AL history. 1912 - Smokey Joe Wood of the Red Sox, on his way to a 34-win season, beat Washington's Walter Johnson 1-0 at Boston. The victory was Wood's 14th consecutive, two shy of Johnson's AL record of 16 straight."
"1976 - Los Angeles catcher Steve Yeager was seriously injured when the jagged end of a broken bat struck him in the throat while he was waiting in the on-deck circle. 1981 - Fernando Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 to tie a National League record of seven shutouts by a rookie pitcher. 1995 - Cal Ripken played in his 2,131st consecutive major league game to surpass Lou Gehrig's 56-year record."
"1996 - Eddie Murray hit his 500th home run, joining Hall of Famers Hank Aaron and Willie Mays with at least 3,000 hits and 500 homers. Murray homered off Felipe Lira in the seventh inning of the Baltimore Orioles' 5-4, 12-inning loss to Detroit. 2000 - Scott Sheldon of the Texas Rangers became the third player to play all nine positions in one game when he did it in a 13-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox."
Historic Major League Baseball events on September 6 span pitching feats, milestones, records, injuries, and rare positional accomplishments. Frank Smith and other pitchers recorded no-hitters and exceptional shutouts. Smokey Joe Wood posted a long consecutive-win streak, while a 16-year-old Carl Scheib became the youngest American League player to appear in a game. Cal Ripken surpassed Lou Gehrig's consecutive-games mark with a celebrated appearance. Eddie Murray reached 500 home runs and 3,000 hits. Scott Sheldon played all nine positions in one game. The Oakland Athletics' 20-game winning streak was ended on this date.
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