Before 45,000 Twins fans, Eddie Bane, the top collegiate pitcher this year and Minnesota’s top draft pick, makes his major league debut against the Royals. Bane pitches well for seven innings, but the Royals emerge with a 5 – 4 win, beating reliever Ray Corbin. Bane will finish the season 0-5.

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Before 45,000 Twins fans, Eddie Bane, the top collegiate pitcher this year and Minnesota’s top draft pick, makes his major league debut against the Royals. Bane pitches well for seven innings, but the Royals emerge with a 5 – 4 win, beating reliever Ray Corbin. Bane will finish the season 0-5.

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Brothers Gaylord and Jim Perry face each other for the only time in their careers

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  On July 3, 1973, brothers Gaylord and Jim Perry face each other for the only time in their careers. Gaylord Perry, pitching for the Cleveland Indians, loses a 5-4 decision to Jim Perry’s Detroit Tigers. Norm Cash rips a pair of home runs to help the Tigers to victory.   @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play,…

After waiting three hours to begin the game due to rain, the Reds beat San Francisco at Riverfront Stadium, 6-3

After waiting three hours to begin the game due to rain, the Reds beat San Francisco at Riverfront Stadium, 6-3

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After waiting three hours to begin the game due to rain, the Reds beat San Francisco at Riverfront Stadium, 6-3. At the end of the contest, the Cincinnati fans are treated to the nation’s earliest Independence Day celebration, when the team begins launching fireworks at two o’clock in the morning. (Our thanks to NPC editor Steve Basford, who attended this game and stayed for the fireworks, for sharing this fact!)

Luis Aparicio of the Red Sox steals the 500th base of his career in a 9 – 5 loss to Milwaukee. It is the highest total in the American League since Eddie Collins retired in 1930.

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Luis Aparicio of the Red Sox steals the 500th base of his career in a 9 – 5 loss to Milwaukee. It is the highest total in the American League since Eddie Collins retired in 1930.

The Reds, 11 games behind the Dodgers at the beginning of the day, stage two dramatic comebacks to snatch a doubleheader win from Los Angeles. Hal King’s clutch 3-run pinch home run with two outs wins the first game, 4 – 3, against Don Sutton, while Tony Perez’s 10th-inning hit wins the second, 3 – 2. This day will be looked upon as the turning point of the National League’s Western Division race.

The Reds, 11 games behind the Dodgers at the beginning of the day, stage two dramatic comebacks to snatch a doubleheader win from Los Angeles. Hal King’s clutch 3-run pinch home run with two outs wins the first game, 4 – 3, against Don Sutton, while Tony Perez’s 10th-inning hit wins the second, 3 – 2. This day will be looked upon as the turning point of the National League’s Western Division race.

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The Reds, 11 games behind the Dodgers at the beginning of the day, stage two dramatic comebacks to snatch a doubleheader win from Los Angeles. Hal King’s clutch 3-run pinch home run with two outs wins the first game, 4 – 3, against Don Sutton, while Tony Perez’s 10th-inning hit wins the second, 3 – 2. This day will be looked upon as the turning point of the National League’s Western Division race.

At California, the Twins’ Jim Kaat fires a one-hitter to beat the Angels, 2 – 1. Frank Robinson’s home run in the 2nd is the only hit. This is the second time in his career that Robby hits a home run to break up a no-hitter: he did it July 30, 1971 against Kansas City’s Dick Drago.

At California, the Twins’ Jim Kaat fires a one-hitter to beat the Angels, 2 – 1. Frank Robinson’s home run in the 2nd is the only hit. This is the second time in his career that Robby hits a home run to break up a no-hitter: he did it July 30, 1971 against Kansas City’s Dick Drago.

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At California, the Twins’ Jim Kaat fires a one-hitter to beat the Angels, 2 – 1. Frank Robinson’s home run in the 2nd is the only hit. This is the second time in his career that Robby hits a home run to break up a no-hitter: he did it July 30, 1971 against Kansas City’s Dick Drago.