Pittsburgh regains first place by edging the Cardinals, 13 – 12, in 11 innings at Busch Stadium. Pittsburgh scores four times in the 9th to take a 12 – 9 lead, but St. Louis also scores three times to tie it.

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Pittsburgh regains first place by edging the Cardinals, 13 – 12, in 11 innings at Busch Stadium. Pittsburgh scores four times in the 9th to take a 12 – 9 lead, but St. Louis also scores three times to tie it.

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Tommy John of the Los Angeles Dodgers undergoes history-making surgery on his left arm

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On September 25, 1974, Tommy John of the Los Angeles Dodgers undergoes history-making surgery on his left arm. In a revolutionary surgical operation, Dr. Frank Jobe repairs Tommy John’s damaged ulnar collateral ligament by replacing the elbow tendon of the pitching arm with a tendon from the right wrist. The procedure, now known as Tommy…