This Date in Baseball - Dwight Gooden sets an NL record for a rookie with 228 strikeouts

Sept. 7 1908 — Walter Johnson pitched his third consecutive shutout in four days with a 4-0, two-hit victory over the New York Highlanders. 1911 — Rookie Grover Alexander of the Philadelphia Phillies took a 1-0 thriller from 44-year-old Cy Young, who was closing out his career with the Boston Brav...

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