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7/6/1962 – In the top of the second inning with two outs, seventh-place hitter Mack Jones was the scheduled batter for the Braves. However, Del Crandall, eighth on the lineup sheet, strode to the plate and walked. Pitcher Bob Hendley should be the next batter but now Jones came to the plate. After Jones singled, the Cubs protested the order of the batters. The umpires ruled Hendley out and disallowed Jones’ single. The Braves went on to win the contest, 5-3, on Eddie Mathews’ 2-run homer in the tenth inning.

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7/6/1962 – In the top of the second inning with two outs, seventh-place hitter Mack Jones was the scheduled batter for the Braves. However, Del Crandall, eighth on the lineup sheet, strode to the plate and walked. Pitcher Bob Hendley should be the next batter but now Jones came to the plate. After Jones singled, the Cubs protested the order of the batters. The umpires ruled Hendley out and disallowed Jones’ single. The Braves went on to win the contest, 5-3, on Eddie Mathews’ 2-run homer in the tenth inning.

The Yankees edge the Twins, 7 – 5 in Bloomington, as Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris each hit a pair of home runs. The M&M boys hit back-to-back homers in the 1st inning, off Camilo Pascual (12-4), the third time in four games they’ve hit back-to-back shots. New York is a half-game in back of Cleveland.

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The Yankees edge the Twins, 7 – 5 in Bloomington, as Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris each hit a pair of home runs. The M&M boys hit back-to-back homers in the 1st inning, off Camilo Pascual (12-4), the third time in four games they’ve hit back-to-back shots. New York is a half-game in back of Cleveland.

The Yankees need all five home runs – 2 each by Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, plus one by Bobby Richardson – to edge the A’s, 8 – 7. Mantle’s second homer, in the 8th, is the tie breaker.

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On July 3, 1962 The Yankees need all five home runs – 2 each by Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, plus one by Bobby Richardson – to edge the A’s, 8 – 7. Mantle’s second homer, in the 8th, is the tie breaker. Source Baseball Reference July 3

Johnny Podres ties a major league mark record, striking out eight consecutive batters in LA’s 5-1 victory over Philadelphia. The 29 year-old southpaw’s streak begins with the third out in the top of the fourth frame and ends after the first out in the seventh inning of the Dodger Stadium contest.

Johnny Podres ties a major league mark record, striking out eight consecutive batters in LA’s 5-1 victory over Philadelphia. The 29 year-old southpaw’s streak begins with the third out in the top of the fourth frame and ends after the first out in the seventh inning of the Dodger Stadium contest.

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Johnny Podres ties a major league mark record, striking out eight consecutive batters in LA’s 5-1 victory over Philadelphia. The 29 year-old southpaw’s streak begins with the third out in the top of the fourth frame and ends after the first out in the seventh inning of the Dodger Stadium contest.

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Albie Pearson of the Los Angeles Angels sets a major league record by going hitless in 11 at-bats during a doubleheader

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    On July 1, 1962, Albie Pearson of the Los Angeles Angels sets a major league record by going hitless in 11 at-bats during a doubleheader. Pearson comes up empty in both games, which each last the regulation nine innings, but the Angels manage a split against the New York Yankees. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Other Resources…

The White Sox drop Cleveland to 3rd place while winning a pair, 5 – 4 and 7 – 6. In the second game, they also set a major-league record with three run-scoring sacrifice flies (by Juan Pizarro, Nellie Fox and Al Smith) in the 5th inning when they score six runs. Indian RF Gene Green makes the first putout of the 6th inning, but then muffs two other fly balls, both of which are credited as sacrifice flies, the scorer assuming the runners on 3rd could have scored anyway.

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The White Sox drop Cleveland to 3rd place while winning a pair, 5 – 4 and 7 – 6. In the second game, they also set a major-league record with three run-scoring sacrifice flies (by Juan Pizarro, Nellie Fox and Al Smith) in the 5th inning when they score six runs. Indian RF Gene Green makes the first putout of the 6th inning, but then muffs two other fly balls, both of which are credited as sacrifice flies, the scorer assuming the runners on 3rd could have scored anyway.