The Tigers take their 3rd in a row from Milwaukee as John Hiller throws a 5-hitter. Aurelio Rodriguez’s 3-run home run is the margin in the 5 – 1 win. The Tigers now return home to face the Red Sox in a 3-game series that will determine which team wins the East.

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The Tigers take their 3rd in a row from Milwaukee as John Hiller throws a 5-hitter. Aurelio Rodriguez’s 3-run home run is the margin in the 5 – 1 win. The Tigers now return home to face the Red Sox in a 3-game series that will determine which team wins the East.

Pittsburgh Pirates star Roberto Clemente collects the 3,000th hit of his major league career
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Pittsburgh Pirates star Roberto Clemente collects the 3,000th hit of his major league career

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test On September 30, 1972, Pittsburgh Pirates star Roberto Clemente collects the 3,000th hit of his major league career. In the fourth inning at Three Rivers Stadium, Clemente smacks a double against New York Mets left-hander Jon Matlack. The hit will be the last one in regular season play for the future Hall of Famer,…