History: September 12 (#1)

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September 12, 1984 Dwight Gooden sets the baseball record for strikeouts in a season by a rookie with 276, previously set by Herb Score with 246 in 1954. Gooden's 276 strikeouts that season, pitched in 218 innings, set the current record.

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On September 12, in the year 1984: Dwight Gooden sets the baseball record for strikeouts in a season by a rookie with 276, previously set by Herb Score with 246 in 1954. Gooden's 276 strikeouts that season, pitched in 218 innings, set the current recor d. Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. Why September 12, 1984 matters: Dwight Gooden sets the baseball record for strikeouts in a season by a rookie with 276, previously set by Herb Score with 246 in 1954. Gooden's 276 strikeouts that season, pitched in 218 innings, set the current record. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards. Historical context: September 12, 1984 The 20th century brought rapid advances in health, communication, science, and technology that reshaped everyday human experience. The event on this day: Dwight Gooden sets the baseball record for strikeouts in a season by a rookie with 276, previously set by Herb Score with 246 in 1954. Gooden's 276 strikeouts that season, pitched in 218 innings, set the current record. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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