Hank Aaron’s mark of 755 career home runs is tied by Sadaharu Oh of the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Pro Baseball.
Hank Aaron’s mark of 755 career home runs is tied by Sadaharu Oh of the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Pro Baseball.
Hank Aaron’s mark of 755 career home runs is tied by Sadaharu Oh of the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Pro Baseball.
Yankee reliever Sparky Lyle records his third win in three games, all won on late-inning homers by New York. Graig Nettles’ second homer of the game gives New York a 5 – 4 win over Seattle.
1977 – Against the Yankees, the Mariners tie the score, 5 – 5, in the 8th inning, then lose in the 11th, 6 – 5, when Mickey Rivers leads off the inning with a home run.
Lou Brock becomes the king of the stolen base On August 29, 1977 — At Jack Murphy Stadium, 39-year-old Cardinals outfielder Lou Brock swipes his 893rd bag, breaking Ty Cobb‘s 49-year-old major league career record for stolen bases. The Georgia Peach had established the mark in 1928 as a member of the Philadelphia A’s at…
In a 6-1 loss at Baltimore, Angel starter Nolan Ryan, who will finish the season fanning 341 batters, strikes out 11 Orioles to pass the 300 mark for the fifth time in his career. The future Hall of Fame right-hander will retire as baseball’s all-time leader with 5,714, averaging 9.5 K’s per nine innings.
At Fenway Park, Jim Rice clubs three homers – in the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th innings – but Boston loses to the Oakland A’s, 8 – 7. Rice adds a single in the 4th. He is the first Bosox player to hit the hat trick since Norm Zauchin on May 27, 1955.
After four seasons and 1,382 major league at-bats, Duane Kuiper hits his first and only homer. The Indians’ second baseman will come to bat 3,379 times in his 12-year career.
The Yankees top the Royals, 5 – 3, on a 3-run pinch homer in the 8th inning by Chris Chambliss.
On August 28, 1977 — Steve Garvey has a career game with five extra-base hits, five runs, and five RBI, as the Dodgers blast the Cardinals 11 – 0. Garvey’s barrage includes three doubles and two home runs. including a grand slam, at Chavez Ravine. The LA first baseman becomes just the fourth major leaguer…
On his 27th birthday, Ron Guidry of the Yankees fires his third shutout of the year, blanking the Texas Rangers, 1 – 0, at Yankee Stadium. Guidry faces just 28 batters, allowing two hits. Graig Nettles scores the winning run after belting as triple.
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