This day in sports history: Cy Young reaches a historic milestone; Don Shula joins the 300 club

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Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young etched his name into the history books when he recorded his 511th victory Sept. 22, 1922, the final win of his legendary career. 

Young, 44 at the time, was pitching for the Boston Rustlers in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field. 

Denton "Cy" Young, former Cleveland pitcher, in an undated photo. (Getty Images)

According to the Society of American Baseball research, the Pirates had already won the first two games of the three-game series, handing the Rustlers their 100th and 101th losses of the season. 

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Young secured the 1-0 victory, allowing nine hits and striking out three. He pitched three more games that season, losing all three. 

Young’s record still stands today. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1937.

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Supporters of striking NFL players voice their displeasure with fans entering RFK Stadium in Washington prior to a game against the St. Louis Cardinals. (Getty Images)

After Week 2 of the NFL’s 1987 season, the NFLPA began a 24-day strike Sept. 22, 1987, that saw the majority of the league’s 1,585 players miss three weeks of action over demands for free agency and better benefits. 

The strike eventually prompted the league to cancel Week 3, but owners replaced their players with semi-pros, former college players and others with no connection to football at all for the next three games.  

It was the second strike in just six years, but it is largely credited with helping form the modern NFL. 

"The strike wasn’t a shining moment for the