August 2, 1973, At Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland Indianās Ace Gaylord Perry pitches a 5 hit shutout vs the Baltimore Orioles and becomes the 24th pitcher to record his 2,000 strikeout when he fans Boog Powell. Perry improves to 10-15 on the season. Chris Chambliss collects 3 hits and George Hendrick added 2 hits for theā¦
TheĀ RedsĀ score 9 in the 4th and roll by theĀ Braves, 17 ā 2, in Atlanta.
Mets outfielder Cleon Jones becomes the first player in franchise history to collect a 1,000 hits when he doubles off Jim Rooker in the teamās 5-1 victory over the Pirates at Shea Stadium. The Mobile, Alabama native will add another 196 hits before being traded in 1975 to the White Sox.
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