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9/30/1970: Leo Cardenas lost a solo home run to an umpire’s decision. In the eighth inning of a game in Minneapolis, Cardenas hit a ball that appeared to hit the left field fair pole off Kansas City’s Wally Bunker. However, the umpires ruled it a foul ball. Both Bill Rigney and Bob Allison were ejected for protesting the call and Cardenas finished his plate appearance with a strikeout.

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9/30/1970: Leo Cardenas lost a solo home run to an umpire’s decision. In the eighth inning of a game in Minneapolis, Cardenas hit a ball that appeared to hit the left field fair pole off Kansas City’s Wally Bunker. However, the umpires ruled it a foul ball. Both Bill Rigney and Bob Allison were ejected for protesting the call and Cardenas finished his plate appearance with a strikeout.

The Red Sox smash four homers to reach a club-record 201 homers in handing the Senators their 10th straight loss, 10 – 1. Winning pitcher Gary Peters hits a 3-run homer, Tony Conigliaro, and George Scott with two homers and five RBIs are the leaders. The previous Sox high for homers was 197 last season.

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The Red Sox smash four homers to reach a club-record 201 homers in handing the Senators their 10th straight loss, 10 – 1. Winning pitcher Gary Peters hits a 3-run homer, Tony Conigliaro, and George Scott with two homers and five RBIs are the leaders. The previous Sox high for homers was 197 last season.

The Pirates clinch the National League East with a 2 – 1 win over the Mets. A record crowd of 50,469 cheer on the Bucs. It’s New York who draws first blood, capitalizing on Pirate starter Dock Ellis’ 1st-inning wildness. Pittsburgh right fielder Roberto Clemente, whose sprained back has limited him to seven games in September and four in the last 23 days, helps erase the early 1 – 0 deficit. “The two-bagger Clemente rapped to the center-field wall in the 3rd was a key blow,” reports The Cumberland Evening Times. “Tommie Agee, who had a bad defensive series, turned the wrong way on the ball,” writes Jack Hernon of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “When he eyed the ball at the last second, he dropped it.” Dave Cash moves to third on the play and scores on Bob Robertson’s sacrifice fly. Cash’s own sac fly in the following frame will push across the deciding run. This will be the ailing Clemente’s final regular season game this season; though he’ll strap it up for the Championship Series against Cincinnati, he’s clearly just a shell of his normal self. In the game, New York’s Ken Boswell, who had played a record 85 games at 2B without an error, boots a grounder in the 5th for his first miscue in 389 chances.

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The Pirates clinch the National League East with a 2 – 1 win over the Mets. A record crowd of 50,469 cheer on the Bucs. It’s New York who draws first blood, capitalizing on Pirate starter Dock Ellis’ 1st-inning wildness. Pittsburgh right fielder Roberto Clemente, whose sprained back has limited him to seven games in September and four in the last 23 days, helps erase the early 1 – 0 deficit. “The two-bagger Clemente rapped to the center-field wall in the 3rd was a key blow,” reports The Cumberland Evening Times. “Tommie Agee, who had a bad defensive series, turned the wrong way on the ball,” writes Jack Hernon of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “When he eyed the ball at the last second, he dropped it.” Dave Cash moves to third on the play and scores on Bob Robertson’s sacrifice fly. Cash’s own sac fly in the following frame will push across the deciding run. This will be the ailing Clemente’s final regular season game this season; though he’ll strap it up for the Championship Series against Cincinnati, he’s clearly just a shell of his normal self. In the game, New York’s Ken Boswell, who had played a record 85 games at 2B without an error, boots a grounder in the 5th for his first miscue in 389 chances.

The Orioles rally for two runs in the 8th inning to beat the Indians’ Sam McDowell, 4 – 3. Dick Hall wins his 10th game with three innings of hitless relief. He also walks no one and ends the year with more wins than walks – 10 wins and only six walks in 61 innings. Not since Slim Sallee’s 21 wins in 1919 when he walked 20 has a pitcher accomplished this. Bret Saberhagen in 1994 will be the next, winning 14 and walking 13. Before Sallee, Christy Mathewson had two seasons of more wins than walks.

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The Orioles rally for two runs in the 8th inning to beat the Indians’ Sam McDowell, 4 – 3. Dick Hall wins his 10th game with three innings of hitless relief. He also walks no one and ends the year with more wins than walks – 10 wins and only six walks in 61 innings. Not since Slim Sallee’s 21 wins in 1919 when he walked 20 has a pitcher accomplished this. Bret Saberhagen in 1994 will be the next, winning 14 and walking 13. Before Sallee, Christy Mathewson had two seasons of more wins than walks.

In the White Sox’s 5 – 1 win over the Brewers in the first game of a doubleheader, Luis Aparicio sets a major-league record for most games at shortstop, 2,219. Ed Herrmann hits a three-run home run for the Sox. The Brewers win the second game, 3 – 2.

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In the White Sox’s 5 – 1 win over the Brewers in the first game of a doubleheader, Luis Aparicio sets a major-league record for most games at shortstop, 2,219. Ed Herrmann hits a three-run home run for the Sox. The Brewers win the second game, 3 – 2.

At Pittsburgh, Willie Stargell throws out a runner in the 8th and singles home the winner in the 9th to give the Pirates a 4 – 3 win over the Mets. The Bucs increase their National League East lead to 3 1/2 games over the Mets and Cubs, losers to the Phils.

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At Pittsburgh, Willie Stargell throws out a runner in the 8th and singles home the winner in the 9th to give the Pirates a 4 – 3 win over the Mets. The Bucs increase their National League East lead to 3 1/2 games over the Mets and Cubs, losers to the Phils.

1970 – The Cubs stop the Cards, 7 – 1, behind Ken Holtzman’s seven-hitter, and stay 2 1/2 games in back of the Pirates. Chicago will lose its next two games and Pittsburgh will clinch the divisional title on the 27th.

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1970 – The Cubs stop the Cards, 7 – 1, behind Ken Holtzman’s seven-hitter, and stay 2 1/2 games in back of the Pirates. Chicago will lose its next two games and Pittsburgh will clinch the divisional title on the 27th.

The Dodgers knock out starter Gaylord Perry with five runs in four innings, but the Giants come back to win, 14 – 10. San Francisco scores 9 in the 6th, featuring a two-run home run by Jim Ray Hart and a grand slam by Dick Dietz. The Dodgers tie the game at 10 – 10 in the 8th, but the Giants score 4 in the 9th to clinch. Ken Henderson belts a three-run home run.

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The Dodgers knock out starter Gaylord Perry with five runs in four innings, but the Giants come back to win, 14 – 10. San Francisco scores 9 in the 6th, featuring a two-run home run by Jim Ray Hart and a grand slam by Dick Dietz. The Dodgers tie the game at 10 – 10 in the 8th, but the Giants score 4 in the 9th to clinch. Ken Henderson belts a three-run home run.

The Cardinals dent the pennant aspirations of the Cubs, stopping them twice by identical 2 – 1 scores. Bob Gibson and Jerry Reuss are the hurlers for the Birds.

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The Cardinals dent the pennant aspirations of the Cubs, stopping them twice by identical 2 – 1 scores. Bob Gibson and Jerry Reuss are the hurlers for the Birds.