Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates becomes the first player to hit a home run completely out of Dodger Stadium

Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates becomes the first player to hit a home run completely out of Dodger Stadium

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On August 5, 1969, Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates becomes the first player to hit a home run completely out of Dodger Stadium. Stargell’s titanic blast off Alan Foster came on a 1-2 count, it travels over 512-feet, 7th-inning, bases-empty blast breaks a 3 – 3 tie. The homerun was Stargell’s 18th of the…

Dave Marshall

Consecutive home runs in the 5th by Dave Marshall, Ron Hunt, and Bobby Bonds highlight the first of two San Francisco wins at Philadelphia. SF wins the first, 6 – 2, and then the second game, 5 – 3, to regain first place in the National League West by one-half game.

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Consecutive home runs in the 5th by Dave Marshall, Ron Hunt, and Bobby Bonds highlight the first of two San Francisco wins at Philadelphia. SF wins the first, 6 – 2, and then the second game, 5 – 3, to regain first place in the National League West by one-half game.