Event:
1st pro baseball game, New York Metropolitans beat Washington Nationals 4-2 in 5 innings at Polo Grounds in New York City
More Notable Events on September 29:
1994 House votes to end lobbyists buying meals and entertainment for Congress
1988 Union Station reopens in Washington D.C.
1976 Syria drives Palestinian guerrillas out of Lebanon
1976 Tommy Lasorda replaces Walter Alston as Dodger manager
1971 Orbiting Solar Observatory VII launched
