Today in Baseball History-
1909 - Rest seems to have cured Walter Johnson's sore arm, as the Nats' ace shuts out Detroit, 2 - 0, in his first appearance since August 29th. He will finish the season at 13-25, 10 of the losses coming in shutouts. Five of the shutout losses are to the White Sox.
2005 - At Shea Stadium, Mudcat Grant and Al Downing welcome Marlins' southpaw Dontrelle Willis to the "Black Aces", a fraternity of African-Americans who have won 20 games in a big league season. Beating the Nationals earlier in the month, the D-Train became the 13th black to accomplish the feat and will join the Aces' foundation to help in promoting baseball in the African-American community.