Bowie Kuhn is re-elected to his second term as the commissioner of baseball. Charlie Finley failed in his attempt to force the other owners to vote to remove Kuhn, who had become an adversary of the Oakland A’s owner during his first seven years in the position.
The National League rallies for three runs in the 9th inning to win the All-Star Game at Milwaukee, 6 – 3. The Chicago Cubs’ Bill Madlock and the New York Mets’ Jon Matlack share the game’s MVP award.
The Reds score four runs in the 8th inning to defeat Tom Seaver and the Mets, 5 – 3. The Reds have won 41 of their last 50 games.
In a 10 – 4 loss to Texas, Luis Tiant hits and flies out. He is the first Boston pitcher to hit since the designated hitter was put into effect in 1973.
The Royals jump on Milwaukee starter Bill Travers for five runs in a third of an inning and flatten the Brewers, 9 – 1. The Brewers’ lone run is George Scott’s 16th homer of the year. Mike Hegan pinch hits for Hank Aaron, the 6th time in his career that’s occurred. All the pinch hitters have been lefties.
In an 8 – 6 loss to the Cardinals, Giants catcher Marc Hill – as well as the Cards – ties a mark last accomplished in 1905 when he tags out three Cards runners at home on throws from the outfield. The three Cards dealt out are: Ken Reitz, in the 1st inning on a throw from LF Gary Thomasson – Reitz tries scoring from second base on a Mike Tyson single; Ron Fairly in the 6th inning, thrown out by RF Bobby Murcer on a Tyson fly ball; and Bake McBride in the 7th, thrown out by LF Chris Arnold when he tries to score on a Willie Davis fly.
For the second time this season against the Braves, a team uses three sacs (no flies) in an inning. Houston does it in the 9th in a 6 – 2 win behind J.R. Richard.
On July 3, 1975 Fred Lynn’s second error of the game allows the Brewers to score in the 10th. The 3 – 2 win lifts the Brewers into a tie with Boston in the American League East. But Milwaukee will fall flat in August and slide to a 5th-place finish. Source Baseball Reference July 3
Don Baylor goes deep in his first three plate appearances in the Orioles’ 13-5 victory over Detroit at Tiger Stadium. The trio of home runs today gives the Baltimore left fielder four consecutive round-trippers, having hit one off Reggie Cleveland in his last at-bat yesterday in the team’s 10-6 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
On July 2, 1975 Jim Rice, installed today as the Red Sox regular LF, belts two homers in the first game, including one that is the longest ever hit at County Stadium. In game 2, Fred Lynn is kept off the bases, ending his streak of 38 straight games. Boston’s Rick Wise wins the opener, 6 – 3, not giving up…
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