Jim Merritt pitches the Reds back into first place in the National League West with a 3 – 2 win against the Mets.
Jim Merritt pitches the Reds back into first place in the National League West with a 3 – 2 win against the Mets.
In an alley behind a Detroit bar, Twins’ manager Billy Martin, intervenes in a scuffle between his starting pitcher Dave Boswell and outfielder Bob Allison, resulting in the right-hander being knocked unconscious and in need of 20 stitches, after being pummeled by his skipper. Although he will miss several starts because of the incident, the 24 year-old Maryland native will finish the season 20-12 for the first-place Minnesota club.
In an alley behind a Detroit bar, Twins’ manager Billy Martin, intervenes in a scuffle between his starting pitcher Dave Boswell and outfielder Bob Allison, resulting in the right-hander being knocked unconscious and in need of 20 stitches, after being pummeled by his skipper. Although he will miss several starts because of the incident, the 24 year-old Maryland native will finish the season 20-12 for the first-place Minnesota club.
Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates becomes the first player to hit a home run completely out of Dodger Stadium
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…
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.
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.
The Reds win another squeaker, this time 1 – 0 over the Mets at Crosley Field. Jim Maloney (5-2) allows two hits and beats Jerry Koosman.
The Reds win another squeaker, this time 1 – 0 over the Mets at Crosley Field. Jim Maloney (5-2) allows two hits and beats Jerry Koosman.
Rich Reese’s pinch-hit grand slam in the seventh inning helps the Twins beat the Orioles and Dave McNally at Metropolitan Stadium, 5-2. The defeat is the southpaw’s first loss of the season, ending his fifteen-game winning streak.
Rich Reese’s pinch-hit grand slam in the seventh inning helps the Twins beat the Orioles and Dave McNally at Metropolitan Stadium, 5-2. The defeat is the southpaw’s first loss of the season, ending his fifteen-game winning streak.
The Reds win 19-17 after 10 run 5th.
The Reds tally 10 runs in the 5th inning and smack 25 hits in the game to just beat the Phillies, 19 – 17 at Connie Mack Stadium.
In St. Louis, the Cards take a 7 – 1 lead over the Dodgers, and stagger to a 7 – 6 win. It’s the Redbirds’ 6th straight win and 13th in the last 15 games. Vada Pinson has a sacrifice fly but no hits for the Cards, ending his 22-game hitting streak.
In St. Louis, the Cards take a 7 – 1 lead over the Dodgers, and stagger to a 7 – 6 win. It’s the Redbirds’ 6th straight win and 13th in the last 15 games. Vada Pinson has a sacrifice fly but no hits for the Cards, ending his 22-game hitting streak.
Dick Williams pulls Carl Yastrzemski from the Boston lineup after one at-bat and fines him $500 for “dogging it.” Jim Lonborg allows just three hits over eight innings, but the A’s rally in the 9th for three runs and beat the Sox, 4 – 3.
Dick Williams pulls Carl Yastrzemski from the Boston lineup after one at-bat and fines him $500 for “dogging it.” Jim Lonborg allows just three hits over eight innings, but the A’s rally in the 9th for three runs and beat the Sox, 4 – 3.
