In a surprise move, the Mets’ Tommie Agee steals home with the bases loaded in the 10th to give the Mets a 2 – 1 win over the visiting Dodgers. Agee bunts and reaches base on an error, steals second base with two outs and goes to third on the throw. After two walks he takes home to pin the loss on Jim Brewer.
Chicago’s Bill Melton ties the major-league record by striking out seven times in a doubleheader split with Detroit. Melton will strike out his first three times up in his next game, in Baltimore on the 28th, before flying out in the 9th. The Sox win the opener today, 5 – 2, with six straight singles and five runs in the 9th. The Tigers win the nitecap, 5 – 4, in the 9th when Don Wert draws a walk from Wilbur Wood with the sacks full.
Hall beats Hall as the Orioles reliever Dick Hall tops the Twins’ Tom Hall, 6 – 5. Dick singles in the 8th for his first hit of the year and Don Buford follows with a game-winning home run.
For the 4th time in his career, Billy Williams has the only hit(s) for the Cubs, as he connects safely twice against the Braves’ Phil Niekro. Each time previously, Williams also had multiple-hit games to spoil no-hitters. Niekro coasts to a 9 – 0 victory over Fergie Jenkins.
On July 24, 1970, the Pittsburgh Pirates hold “Roberto Clemente Night” at Three Rivers Stadium, which opened only eight days earlier. After receiving over 100 gifts, Clemente collects two hits and makes two sliding catches but he leaves after suffering a cut left knee making a sliding catch on the gravel warning track. Dock Ellis goes…
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