Jim Wynn Houston Astros Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo W/coa
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Denis Menke and Jim Wynn launch grand slams in the same inning for the first time this century

ByThis Day in Baseball

 1969 – Denis Menke and Jim Wynn launch grand slams in the same inning as the Astros crush the Mets, 16-3 and 11-5 in a twinbill at Shea Stadium . The double slam was the first National League occurance in 79 years. So hot were Houston’s bats that Larry Dierker took Nolan Ryan deep in the nightcap  and Fred Gladding broke an oh-for-the-decade slump with a bloop single for the only hit in his career.

Bob Tillman, hitting .187, hits three homeruns in a row
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Bob Tillman, hitting .187, hits three homeruns in a row

ByThis Day in Baseball

Using five homers, the Braves thrash the Phils, 6 – 3, in the first game of a twinbill. Felipe Alou and Hank Aaron homer and Bob Tillman, hitting .187, hits three in a row. Aaron’s blast is the 537th of his career and moves him past Mickey Mantle on the all-time list. The Phils win the nitecap, 4 – 3. Dick Allen homers in the 2nd inning and follows a Johnny Callison homer in the 8th with his second shot of the game.