"1929 - Joe Cronin of the Washington Senators hit for the cycle in a 10-7 win against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. 1937 - For the second time this season, two batters opened a game with home runs. Boze Berger and Mike Kreevich of the Chicago White Sox connected off Boston's Johnny Marcum, en route to a 4-2 win over the Red Sox."
"1944 - Dixie Walker of the Brooklyn Dodgers hit for the cycle and drove in four runs in an 8-4 win over the New York Giants at Ebbets Field. 1952 - Mike Fornieles of the Washington Senators, in his major league debut, pitched a one-hitter for a 5-0 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics in the second game of a doubleheader. 1957 - The Milwaukee Braves swept the Chicago Cubs, 23-10 and 4-0."
"1971 - Cesar Cedeno's 200-foot fly ball in the fifth inning fell for an inside-the-park grand slam home run as second baseman Jim Lefebvre and right fielder Bill Buckner of the Dodgers collided. The hit helped the Houston Astros beat Los Angeles 9-3. 1972 - Milt Pappas of the Chicago Cubs retired 26 consecutive San Diego Padres before walking pinch-hitter Larry Stahl on a 3-2 pitch. Pappas then retired Gary Jestadt to finish his 8-0 no-hitter."
Sept. 2 features baseball milestones across decades. In 1929 Joe Cronin hit for the cycle in a 10-7 win at Fenway Park. In 1937 Boze Berger and Mike Kreevich opened a game with leadoff homers off Johnny Marcum in a 4-2 White Sox victory. In 1944 Dixie Walker hit for the cycle and drove in four in an 8-4 Brooklyn win at Ebbets Field. In 1952 Mike Fornieles, in his major-league debut, pitched a one-hitter for a 5-0 Senators victory. Other highlights include a 1957 Milwaukee sweep, Pete Rose’s 1963 leadoff homer, Ernie Banks’ 400th in 1965, Cesar Cedeno’s inside-the-park grand slam in 1971, Milt Pappas’ 1972 no-hitter, Kevin Bass homers from both sides in 1987, and Dave Stieb’s 1990 no-hitter.
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