September 18, 2009

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Olga Kravtsova!

300 years ago
1709

Born on this date
Samuel Johnson. U.K. lexicographer and writer. Dr. Johnson was perhaps the most famous man of letters in English history, probably best known for A Dictionary of the English Language (1755). He met Thomas Boswell in 1763, and Boswell wrote The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (1791), probably the most famous biography in history. Dr. Johnson suffered from terrible health for much of his life, and died on December 13, 1784 at the age of 75.

270 years ago
1739

Diplomacy
The Treaty of Belgrade was signed, ceding Belgrade to the Ottoman Empire.

250 years ago
1759

War
The Articles of Capitulation of Quebec were signed, five days after the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, the last battle of the Seven Years’ War.

230 years ago
1779

Born on this date
Joseph Story. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1812-1845. Mr. Story, a Democratic-Republican, represented Massachusetts' 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1808-1809. He was appointed to the Supreme Court at the age of 32, and remains the youngest member in the Court's history. Justice Story's opinions, such as in Martin v. Hunter's Lessee (1816), supported the republican views of founding fathers such as Alexander Hamilton and Mr. Story's mentor, Chief Justice John Marshall, ruling in favour of the union over those of individual states, and ruling in favour of expanding the Supreme Court's national influence in jurisprudence. Justice Story is best known for United States v. The Amistad (1841), in which he wrote the majority opinion affirming a lower court ruling that Africans who had been kidnapped from Sierra Leone and had then rebelled against their captors aboard the Spanish schooner La Amistad were indeed free men entitled to fight against their illegal confinement. Justice Story was still a member of the Supreme Court at the time of his death on September 10, 1845, eight days before his 66th birthday.

200 years ago
1809

Opera
The Royal Opera House in London opened.

150 years ago
1859

Born on this date
Lincoln Loy McCandless. U.S. politician. Mr. McCandless, a native of Pennsylvania, moved to Hawaii in 1882, constructing artesian wells. A Republican, he represented the 5th District in the Republic of Hawaii House of Representatives from 1898-1900. When Hawaii became a territory of the United States in 1900, Mr. McCandless served as a Senator from 1902-1906. He switched his allegiance to the Democratic Party in 1908 to challenge Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole, the territory's non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. Mr. McCandless lost several elections, but was finally elected in 1932, serving as Hawaii's delegate to the House from 1933-1935, losing his bid for re-election in 1934. He died on October 5, 1940, 17 days after his 81st birthday.

John L. Bates. U.S. politician. Mr. Bates, a Republican, was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1894-1899); Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1900-1903); and Governor of Massachusetts (1903-1905). He stepped up enforcement of the state's liquor laws, and angered agricultural and labour interests with his actions, resulting in his defeat in his bid for re-election in 1904. Mr. Bates died on June 8, 1946 at the age of 85.

140 years ago
1869

Baseball
The Pythians of Philadelphia became the first Negro team to play a white team when they took the field against the City Items. The Pythians won 27-17.

130 years ago
1879

Britannica
The Blackpool Illuminations were switched on for the first time.

120 years ago
1889

Born on this date
Leslie Morshead. Australian military officer. Lieutenant General Sir Leslie led Australian and British troops at the Siege of Tobruk (1941) and at the Second Battle of El Alamein (1942), achieving decisive victories over German Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps. He was a strict disciplinarian, nicknamed "Ming the Merciless" by his troops, after the villain in the Flash Gordon comics and movies. Lieutenant General Sir Leslie died on September 26, 1959, eight days after his 70th birthday.

Chuck Miller. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Miller was an outfielder who batted .188 with no home runs and 3 runs batted in in 40 games with the St. Louis Cardinals (1913-1914). He played at least 877 games in 10 seasons in the minor leagues (1909-1924). Mr. Miller died on June 16, 1961 at the age of 79.

Doris Blackburn. Australian politician. Mrs. Blackburn was a socialist activist and the wife of Maurice Blackburn, who represented Bourke in the Australian House of Representatives from 1934-1943, and who was twice expelled from the Labour Party for his anti-war and pro-Soviet views. Mr. Blackburn died of a brain tumour in 1944, and Mrs. Blackburn won his seat as an Independent Labour candidate in 1946, representing Bourke until the riding was abolished in 1949. She ran in the new riding of Willis, but was defeated in the federal elections of 1949 and 1951. Mrs. Blackburn supported the same causes as her husband, before, during, and after her political career. She died on December 12, 1970 at the age of 81.

Society
Hull House, the U.S.A.'s most influential settlement house for European immigrants, opened in Chicago.

110 years ago
1899

Baseball
The Cleveland Spiders ended a 24-game losing streak with a 5-4 win over the Washington Senators.

100 years ago
1909

Baseball
The Philadelphia Athletics kept their pennant hopes alive with a 2-0 win over the Detroit Tigers before 35,409 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, the largest paid attendance in baseball history to that time. Chief Bender pitched a 3-hitter to improve his 1909 record to 16-7, outduelling Bill Donovan, who pitched a 5-hitter in falling to 6-7. The Athletics' win moved them to within 3 games of the first-place Tigers; the Athletics had 16 games remaining, the Tigers 11.

The Washington Nationals scored 6 runs in the 1st inning and 5 in the 3rd as they beat the St. Louis Browns 16-7 at American League Park in Washington. Jack Lelivelt led the Washington attack, batting 4 for 5 with a double, stolen base, and 3 runs. Doc Reisling (2-4) pitched a 13-hit complete game victory, while Ed Kusel made his major league debut on the mound for St. Louis, allowing 19 hits, walking 1 batter and striking out 2 in a complete game.

Vic Willis (21-9) pitched a 1-hitter for the Pittsburg Pirates as they shut out the Brooklyn Superbas 6-0 before 8,473 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburg. Zach Wheat’s single on a slow roller in the 3rd inning was the only Brooklyn hit. Mr. Willis’s fine performance was the closest any pitcher ever came to throwing a no-hitter at Forbes Field. Nap Rucker (12-18) pitched a 10-hitter in taking the loss.

90 years ago
1919

Abominations
The Netherlands gave women the right to vote.

Football
Fritz Pollard became the first Negro American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros.

80 years ago
1929

Baseball
Les Bell singled home 2 runs to climax a 3-run 8th inning as the Boston Braves edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 in the first game of a doubleheader at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, eliminating the second-place Pirates from National League pennant contention. Mr. Bell batted 3 for 3 with a sacrifice and 3 runs batted in. Mr. Bell batted 2 for 4 with an RBI in the second game, but Heinie Meine pitched a 6-hitter to improve his 1929 record to 7-5 as the Pirates won 5-2.

The New York Giants scored 6 runs in the first 4 innings and coasted to a 7-3 win over the Chicago Cubs before 8,000 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago, with Carl Hubbell (17-9) pitching a 10-hit complete game victory. The Cubs clinched their first National League pennant in 11 years when the Boston Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of a doubleheader.

Bump Hadley (6-15) pitched a 5-hitter, striking out 11 batters, and Lloyd Brown (8-6) followed with a 7-hitter as the Washington Nationals swept a doubleheader from the Detroit Tigers 2-0 and 1-0 at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Joe Judge singled home Sam West with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to win the second game for the Nationals. Earl Whitehill (12-14) pitched a 4-hitter in losing the first game, while Chief Hogsett made his major league debut with the Tigers in the second game, pitching an 8-hitter in taking the loss.

Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig both hit home runs in each game as the New York Yankees swept a doubleheader from the Cleveland Indians 9-7 and 12-2 before 6,000 fans at Yankee Stadium. Luke Sewell hit a home run for the Indians in the first game, while his brother and teammate Joe homered in the second game.

75 years ago
1934

Baseball
Bobo Newsom of the St. Louis Browns lost a no-hitter with 2 out in the 10th inning, when 2 bases on balls and a single by Roy Johnson produced 2 runs as the Boston Red Sox won 2-1 at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis. Red Sox’ starting pitcher Wes Ferrell was ejected in the 2nd inning for protesting a called third strike when he was batting with the bases loaded, and his brother Rick, who was catching, was also ejected when he continued the protest. Rube Walberg pitched the rest of the game for Boston, with Gordie Hinkle catching.

The Detroit Tigers extended their lead in the American League to 7½ games with a 2-0 win over the New York Yankees. Hank Greenberg’s 25th home run of the season in the 4th inning gave the Tigers their first run, and Mr. Rowe singled in the second run in the 5th inning. It was Mr. Rowe’s fifth win of the season against the Yankees; Red Ruffing took the loss.

70 years ago
1939

On the radio
William Joyce, an Englishman who had moved to Germany to aid the Nazi regime, began transmitting his shortwave propaganda broadcasts as Lord Haw-Haw.

World events
The Polish government of President Ignacy Mościcki fled to Romania.

Football
CRU
WIFU
Edmonton (1-4) 7 @ Winnipeg (5-0) 14
Calgary (2-3) 12 @ Regina (2-3) 3

Fritz Hanson and Jeff Nicklin scored touchdowns for the Blue Bombers as they defeated the Eskimos before a capacity crowd of 5,000 at Osborne Stadium. Vince Yatchek scored the Eskimos' touchdown, converted by Gordon Gelhaye. Harold Sutton added a single for Edmonton.

Paul Rowe scored a touchdown and 2 converts as the Bronks beat the Roughriders before 3,000 fans at Park de Young. Hal Harrison scored the other touchdown on a 27-yard pass from Bizz Bisbee.

60 years ago
1949

Died on this date
Roger Denzer, 77. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Denzer played with the Chicago Colts (1897) and New York Giants (1901), compiling a record of 4-14 with an earned run average of 4.43 in 23 games. He played in the minor leagues with the St. Paul Saints of the Western League (1895, 1897-1898), and was 33-10 in 46 games in 1898. When the Western League became the American League in 1900 and competed as a minor league, Mr. Denzer joined the Chicago White Stockings, and was 20-10 with a 3.71 ERA in 36 games. He finished his career with the Louisville Colonels of the American Association in 1902, going 1-2 in 3 games. Mr. Denzer died 17 days before his 78th birthday.

John Long, 75. U.S. physician. Dr. Long was a health expert who ended plagues throughout Latin America; he died in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Charlie Malay, 70. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Malay was a second baseman with the Brooklyn Superbas (1905), batting .252 with 1 home run and 31 runs batted in in 102 games. He played at least 773 games in 12 seasons in the minor leagues from 1901-1914.

Frank Morgan, 59. U.S. actor. Mr. Morgan, born Francis Phillip Wuppermann, was a character actor on stage and in movies from 1916 until his death from a heart attack. He was best known for playing the title role in The Wizard of Oz (1939).

Economics and finance
The U.K. government of Prime Minister Clement Attlee devalued the pound sterling by 30%, from $4.03 to $2.80.

Sport
The U.S. Hurricanes defeated El Trabol of Argentina 10-4 to win the open championship polo finals in Westbury, New York.

Baseball
The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 7-3 before 64,549 fans at Yankee Stadium despite the absence of Joe DiMaggio, who had been stricken with a form of pneumonia. Hank Bauer led the New York attack, batting 3 for 4 with a triple, run, and 3 runs batted in.

The Boston Red Sox remained 2½ games behind the first-place Yankees in the American League pennant race scoring 3 runs in the 1st inning and 6 in the 2nd of an 11-5 win over the Chicago White Sox before 26,390 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Ellis Kinder won his 11th straight decision to improve his 1949 record to 21-5, while Ted Williams hit his 39th and 40th home runs of the season and drove in 6 runs. Vern Stephens added to the Red Sox’ attack with his 40th home run and 150th run batted in of 1949. Bob Cain, the fourth and last Chicago pitcher, allowed 1 hit and no runs in 3 innings, walking 3 batters and striking out 3, and flying out in his only at bat in his first major league game.

The St. Louis Cardinals maintained a 2½-game lead over the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League when they amassed 18 hits in routing the Philadelphia Phillies 15-3 before 24,319 fans at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis. Ron Northey hit a grand slam for the Cardinals, while Stan Musial added a 3-run home run.

Gil Hodges led off the bottom of the 2nd inning with a double and Carl Furillo followed with a home run to provide the necessary scoring as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 7-1 before 34,580 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Winning pitcher Ralph Branca (13-5) allowed 7 hits in 8 innings.

Ted Kluszewski doubled with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning and scored on a 2-out single by Virgil Stallcup to give the Cincinnati Reds a 7-6 win over the Boston Braves in the first game of a doubleheader before 5,926 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Wally Post made his major league debut with the Reds as a pinch runner for Danny Litwhiler, who had followed Mr. Kluszewski's 9th-inning double with an intentional walk. Nelson Potter, the third and last Boston pitcher, allowed 4 hits in 1 1/3 innings, taking the loss to drop his 1949 record to 6-11, walking 1 batter and striking out 3 in the 352nd and last game of his 12-year major league career. Mr. Kluszewski had opened the scoring with a grand slam in the 1st inning, and added another double and a single. Johnny Sain of the Braves pitched a 7-hitter and Harry Perkowski of the Reds pitched a 5-hitter in the second game, which was called because of darkness after 9 innings with the score tied 1-1.

50 years ago
1959

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Only Sixteen--Craig Douglas (2nd week at #1)

Music
Louis Armstrong performed at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary. Ticket prices ranged from $2 to $3.50.

Space
The U.S.A. launched Vanguard 3, a satellite whose purpose was to study the earth's magnetic field.

Diplomacy
U.S.S.R. Premier Nikita Khrushchev drove to Hyde Park, New York to visit former U.S. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and lay a wreath at the grave of the late U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Defense
General Gilbert Pritchard was removed as commander of U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization troops in Iceland after incidents involving Icelandic officials and U.S. personnel at Keflavik Air Base.

Politics and government
The Algerian Public Safety Committee denounced French President Charles de Gaulle's plan for Algeria, and demanded "integration" and a "French Algeria."

Art
The Beaverbrook Art Gallery was officially opened on Queen Street in Fredericton, New Brunswick by Dr. William Constable, former Curator of the Boston Art Gallery, and descendant of the English painter John Constable.

Labour
The American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations convention in San Francisco agreed to support striking steel workers by starting a strike fund financed by AFL-CIO members.

Baseball
International League
Finals
Havana 2 @ Richmond 1 (Havana led best-of-seven series 2-1)

40 years ago
1969

On television tonight
Dragnet 1970, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Personnel: The Shooting

This was the first episode of the season.



War
The United States Army announced in Saigon that six officers of the eight Special Forces soldiers arrested in connection with the alleged murder on June 20 of a Vietnamese spy would be charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder, while charges against the two non-commissioned officers were "being held in abeyance pending the trial of the other cases."

A report of a commitment of American planes for combat in Laos prompted U.S. Senator John Sherman Cooper (Republican--Kentucky) to call for a Senate investigation into the extent of the long-secret U.S. military involvement in Laos. According to Senator Albert Gore (Democrat--Tennessee), the reported activities "illustrate, dangerously so, the extent to which the military establishment has been making the foreign policy of the United States."

Incidents that were reported "almost daily" along the Soviet-Chinese border before the recent meeting between Premiers Alexei Kosygin and Chou En-lai have ceased since, according to authoritative sources in Moscow.

Defense
Canadian Defense Minister Leo Cadieux announced that Canada would reduce her troops in Europe from 10,000 to 5,000 by the end of 1972, and that the Canadian Guards, Queen's Own Rifles, and Black Watch regiments would no longer be part of the regular forces.

Politics and government
A proposed constitutional amendment making the popular vote for President of the United States decisive and abolishing the Electoral College was overwhelmingly approved by the House of Representatives 339-70. The amendment, which faced stiff opposition in the Senate, would have to be ratified by 38 state legislatures.

Disasters
At least 37 Sikh pilgrims were reported killed after a bus fell into a ravine at the foot of the Himalayas in India.

Two elevated trains collided during rush hour in Chicago, injuring 249 people.

30 years ago
1979

Hit parade
St. Albert's Top 10 (CKST)
1 My Sharona--The Knack
2 Born to Be Alive--Patrick Hernandez
3 Lead Me On--Maxine Nightingale
4 The Devil Went Down to Georgia--The Charlie Daniels Band
5 Sad Eyes--Robert John
6 Pop Muzik--M
7 Let’s Go--The Cars
8 Lonesome Loser--Little River Band
9 Goodbye Stranger--Supertramp
10 Sail On--Commodores

Diplomacy
A delegation of 10 Negro Americans, representing the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, began a visit to Lebanon as guests of Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat in an attempt to influence U.S. policy in the Middle East after the resignation of Andrew Young as United States Ambassador to the United Nations.

Politics and government
White House aide Jody Powell said that U.S. President Jimmy Carter would definitely seek another term, but had not decided when to announce his candidacy. Mr. Carter had said that he wanted to wait until Congress had completed action on his energy program and the SALT-II treaty before announcing his plans in order to avoid accusations that he was playing politics.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that personal income had risen only 0.4% in August, meaning that real purchasing power for consumers had fallen. The Federal Reserve Board voted to increase the interest rate on loans to banks to a record 11% in another move to tighten credit and reduce inflation.

25 years ago
1984

Religion
Pope John Paul II visited British Columbia. 200,000 people came to Abbotsford to see and hear the Pope, and he responded by praising British Columbians’ struggle to achieve a "just society" between the mountains and the sea. Later that evening, speaking to a capacity crowd at B.C. Place Stadium, the Pope, The Province reported, "hammered home the Catholic Church’s stand against abortion and artificial birth-control." But, the Vancouver paper continued, "They came to hear him speak, but they didn’t agree with all he said."

Economics and finance
U.S. President Ronald Reagan announced that he would seek to negotiate "voluntary" agreements with other nations that would protect U.S. steel producers from foreign imports. Brazil, South Korea, and Spain were among the principal targets of Mr. Reagan's plan. In the first seven months of 1984, imported steel had accounted for about 25% of the U.S. market, but that share could drop to 18% if the voluntary agreements were accepted by other countries. Under the plan, nations would be expected to limit their imports for five years. Those refusing to do so might be cut off from U.S. markets altogether.

Disasters
The crash of a jet plane at Quito, Ecuador killed at least 60 people, almost all of whom were residents of the neighbourhood into which the plane fell.

Baseball
The Detroit Tigers clinched the American League East Division title with a 3-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, becoming the fourth team in major league history to inhabit first place for a season wire to wire. The Tigers and the others--the 1923 New York Giants, the 1927 Yankees and the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers--all won World Series.

20 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Right Here Waiting--Richard Marx (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Lambada--Kaoma (5th week at #1)

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 Right Here Waiting--Richard Marx (4th week at #1)
2 Cold Hearted--Paula Abdul
3 Don't Wanna Lose You--Gloria Estefan
4 Hangin' Tough--New Kids on the Block
5 Cherish--Madonna
6 If I Could Turn Back Time--Cher
7 Girl I'm Gonna Miss You--Milli Vanilli
8 Mixed Emotions--Rolling Stones
9 Heaven--Warrant
10 The End of the Innocence--Don Henley

Singles entering the chart were Don't Ask Me Why by Eurythmics (#72); Puss N' Boots by Kon Kan (#76); Rocklandwonderland by Kim Mitchell (#79); Edie (Ciao Baby) by the Cult (#81); Rock Wit'cha by Bobby Brown (#83); You Never Looked Back by Syre (#85); I Love the Bass by Bardeux (#87); Love Shack by the B-52's (#89); and Bust a Move by Young M.C. (#90).

Protest
In Temagami, Ontario, Ontario New Democratic Party leader Bob Rae was arrested with 15 others in a Temagami Wilderness Society anti-logging blockade near a stand of old-growth white pines. An Ontario Supreme Court ruling September 14 had rejected a provincial injunction against the demonstrators. By September 30, 90 arrests had been made, with 49 charged with mischief.

Disasters
Hurricane Hugo struck the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. On St. Thomas and St. Croix, it was estimated that 80% of the buildings were damaged. Several small towns on the east coast of Puerto Rico were virtually destroyed.

10 years ago
1999

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (2-9) 15 @ Hamilton (6-5) 65
Toronto (5-6) 26 @ Calgary (8-3) 29

Danny McManus threw 5 touchdown passes, and the Tiger-Cats scored 6 unanswered touchdowns in the second half, to rout the Blue Bombers before 17,157 at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Winnipeg quarterbacks Kerwin Bell and Troy Kopp each threw 3 interceptions, which were returned for a total of 168 yards.

32,883 at McMahon Stadium saw the Stampeders pull off a miraculous comeback when backup quarterback Mike McCoy completed a 58-yard pass to Marcus Dowdell, and then handed off to fullback Duane Forde for a 1-yard touchdown with just 14 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. The winning score came just 53 seconds after Jimmy Kemp had completed a 56-yard touchdown pass to Derrell "Mookie" Mitchell to put the Argonauts ahead. It was the second touchdown pass of the day from Mr. Kemp to Mr. Mitchell. Calgary’s other touchdown came on a 76-yard pass from starting quarterback Dave Dickenson to running back Kelvin Anderson I the second quarter. Calgary kicker Mark McLoughlin kicked 5 field goals, passing the 500 mark for his CFL career.

CIAU
Manitoba (3-0) 59 @ Alberta (0-3) 38

Shane Munson completed 15 of 22 passes for 286 yards and 5 touchdowns, and Craig Carr rushed 24 times for 171 yards to lead the Bisons to victory. Alberta quarterback Blair Zahara, who entered the game in the second quarter in relief of Jeff Schellenberg, completed 21 of 36 passes for 392 yards and 4 touchdowns. Jamie Stoddard led the Golden Bears with 8 receptions for 220 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Jason Bula also caught 2 touchdown passes. Alberta running back Mike Munoz was held to 14 yards on 5 carries, and lost a costly fumble. This blogger was among the 5,123 in attendance at what turned out to be the Golden Bears’ last game at Commonwealth Stadium to date.

Baseball
Jay Bell led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a single and Luis Gonzalez followed with a home run to give the Arizona Diamondbacks an 8-6 win over the Florida Marlins before 40,903 fans at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix. Florida third baseman Mike Lowell batted 3 for 5 with 2 home runs and 5 runs batted in.

Rafael Belliard hit a solo home run with 1 out in the top of the 14th inning to break a 4-4 tie and the Milwaukee Brewers scored 2 more runs to defeat the Chicago Cubs 7-4 before 39,304 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Chicago right fielder Sammy Sosa hit his 60th home run of the season, becoming the first player in major league history to hit 60 home runs in more than one season, having hit 66 in 1998.

In the 8th inning of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ 6-1 loss to the Texas Rangers before 36,820 fans at the Ballpark in Arlington, 36-year-old Jim Morris took the mound for the Devil Rays, making his major league debut, and struck out Royce Clayton to end the inning. Mr. Morris’s story was told in the movie The Rookie (2002). Aaron Sele allowed 6 hits and 1 earned run in 8 innings to improve his 1999 record to 17-6, while losing pitcher Bobby Witt fell to 7-14.