On this date:
♦ Forty-year-old Randy Johnson becomes the oldest pitcher to throw a perfect game, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves, 2-0.
- Randy Johnson’s Power Pitching: The Big Unit’s Secrets to Domination, Intimidation, and Winning, by Randy Johnson and Jim Rosenthal (2003)
ALSO,
Reggie Jackson was born on this date in 1946.
- Becoming Mr. October, by Jackson with Kevin Baker (2013)
- Reggie Jackson: The Life and Thunderous Career of Baseball’s Mr. October, by Dayn Perry (2010)
- Sixty Feet, Six Inches: A Hall of Fame Pitcher & a Hall of Fame Hitter Talk About How the Game Is Played, by Jackson with Bob Gibson and Lonnie Wheeler (2009)