Tony Conigliaro, who had gone 0 for 8 with five strikeouts for the Angels during their 20-inning loss two days earlier, calls a five A.M. press conference to announce his retirement. Later tests will show that the sight in his left eye, injured in a 1967 beaning, has deteriorated.

Deron Johnson hits three home runs, giving him four straight over two games, helping the Phils beat the Expos, 11 – 5.

The Reds win game one against the Mets, 5 – 2, then complete the sweep as Tony Perez drives in all five runs to defeat the Mets, 5 – 3, in the nitecap. Perez puts the Reds ahead with a three-run homer off Tom Seaver in the 8th. Jim McGlothlin strikes out 12 in the game two win.