September 16, 1968: One day after seeing their team mathematically eliminated,
Candlestick Park's patrons show up in 'record' numbers, the smallest crowd to
see a Giants game in San Francisco. The 2,361 fans witnessed the rare sight of
Willie Mays being restrained from charging into the stands to confront two
hecklers. 'Nice catch, Willie,' they jeered from the front row after Mays made a spectacular catch in the fourth.
'For a $100,000 bum you're finally earning your money'." As Mays approached
the dugout, he went after the two men but was intercepted by Bobby Bonds and
manager Herman Franks. The two hecklers were ejected from the park.
September 16, 1960: At the age of thirty-nine, Warren Spahn pitches a no-hitter beating
the Phillies, 4 - 0. The crafty lefty sets an all-time Braves record with 15
strikeouts.
September 16, 1993 - At the age of 41, the Twins' Dave Winfield becomes the 19th major
leaguer to collect 3000 hits as he singles to left off A's ace Dennis Eckersley
in a 5 - 1 home victory over Oakland.
September 16, 1996: Steve Finley's lead-off home run in the 11th gives the Padres a 2 - 1
win over the host Giants. SF's only run is Barry Bonds 40th homer, and he joins
Hank Aaron and Jose Canseco as the only players with 40 home runs and 30 stolen
bases in a season.
September 16, 1998 Ken Griffey, Jr. steals his 20th base of the season in a 4 - 1 victory
over Oakland. He becomes just the 3rd player in history to record at least 50
home runs and at least 20 stolen bases in the same season. Willie Mays and
Brady Anderson are the others.
