Pirate Jose Pagan’s second pinch-hit home run in consecutive appearances ties the major league record‚ but the Giants win, 6 – 3, at Candlestick Park.

Citing “personal problems‚” Yankees 1B Joe Pepitone goes AWOL.

Don Sutton breaks his 13-game losing streak to the Cubs with a 4 – 2 win at Los Angeles, but needs relief help to do it. Sutton tops Ken Holtzman, who handed Sutton his last four losses to Chicago. It is one short of the most consecutive losses by any pitcher to one club in major league history, and is the National League record for straight losses to a team from the start of a career. Sutton will close out his career with a record of 18-20 versus the Cubs.

1969 – The Giants purchase relief P Don McMahon from the Tigers. Tomorrow, he’ll give up four runs in the 9th as the Giants lose, 7 – 4, to the Cards.

Three-run homers by Tom Tresh and Willie Horton allow the Tigers to sweep a pair from the White Sox‚ 7 – 3 and 9 – 7. Tresh’s homer comes in the 8th inning of the nitecap. Rookie of the Year candidate Carlos May has two hits in the second game‚ his last before going on weekend Army reserve duty at Camp Pendleton‚ California. While there‚ May suffers a serious injury when a mortar misfires and blows off most of his right thumb. May‚ hitting .281 with 18 homers‚ will have extensive skin grafts and surgery and will return to play 150 games and hit .285 in 1970. His home run output will drop to 12.

At a hastily called news conference, Phillies’ manager Bob Skinner resigns, citing a lack of support from the front office in his efforts to discipline Dick Allen, the team’s temperamental superstar. The 37 year-old skipper will be replaced by his third-base coach, George Myatt, who inherits the fifth-place club with a 44-64 record.