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1973 – A furious GM Spec Richardson posts a message on the Astrodome scoreboard blaming recent Houston losses on umpires Bruce Froemming and Augie Donatelli. Froemming had negated a key inning-ending double play during a 4-1 defeat to Atlanta, ruling the Astros missed second base. Donatelli’s gaffe, two days earlier, was to rule a Bobby Tolan home run fair after it had landed foul. The league fines Richardson $300.

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1973 – A furious GM Spec Richardson posts a message on the Astrodome scoreboard blaming recent Houston losses on umpires Bruce Froemming and Augie Donatelli. Froemming had negated a key inning-ending double play during a 4-1 defeat to Atlanta, ruling the Astros missed second base. Donatelli’s gaffe, two days earlier, was to rule a Bobby Tolan home run fair after it had landed foul. The league fines Richardson $300.

Milwaukee beats the Indians, 2 – 1, on Dave May’s walkoff home run in the bottom of the 17th inning

Milwaukee beats the Indians, 2 – 1, on Dave May’s walkoff home run in the bottom of the 17th inning

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Milwaukee beats the Indians, 2 – 1, on Dave May’s home run in the bottom of the 17th inning. It is May’s 10th home run of the season, one more than he had in 1972.

California’s Nolan Ryan strikes out 12 and hurls his first career no-hitter 

California’s Nolan Ryan strikes out 12 and hurls his first career no-hitter 

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California’s Nolan Ryan strikes out 12, including the side in the 1st, and hurls his first career no-hitter in beating Kansas City, 3 – 0. For C Jeff Torborg, it is his third no-hitter. SS Rudy Meoli preserves the no-no with a spectacular over-the-shoulder catch in the 8th. It is the first of a record seven no-hitters the “Ryan Express” will throw during his career, including another one in two months.