6/24/1977: Ralph Garr of the White Sox homered off Minnesotaâs Paul Thormodsgard in Minneapolis. It came in the third inning with two men on and no one out. Jim Essian, the runner on first, thought the ball might be caught by the Twinsâ right fielder, Dan Ford, so he retreated towards first base. Garr was watching the flight of the ball and passed Essian after rounding the bag. He was credited with a single and two runs batted in.
Before 54,940 at Yankee Stadium, Roy White launches a dramatic two-out two-run home run in the bottom of the 9th to give the Yanks a 5 â 5 tie with the Red Sox, and New York scores in the next inning on Reggie Jacksonâs bases-loaded single to win, 6 â 5. Whiteâs key hit comes after Bill Campbell retires the first two Yankees in the 9th and then Willie Randolph triples to bring up Bobby Murcer. Sparky Lyle picks up the win, handing Boston their first loss in eight games. With homers from Carl Yastrzemski, Butch Hobson and George Scott, the Sox set a major-league record of 33 homers in 10 games.
Bob Watson becomes the first player to complete a cycle in both leagues when he hits an eighth-inning RBI single, leading Houston to a 6-5 victory over San Francisco at the Astrodome. Joe Sambito picks up the win for the Astros. The 31 year-old first baseman, whose feat will be duplicated by John Olerud (Mets, 1997, and Mariners, 2001) and Michael Cuddyer (Twins, 2009, and Rockies, 2014), also collected a single, double, triple, and home run while wearing a Red Sox uniform in 1979.
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