On August 21, 1977, Baltimore Orioles third baseman and future hall of famer Brooks Robinson retires. Spending his entire career with the Baltimore Orioles, he was nicknamed the Human Vacuum Cleaner and is universally considered the greatest defensive third baseman in MLB history. Brooks won 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards, was an All-Star in 15…
Tom Seaver makes his first appearance in Shea Stadium as a member of the Reds, and pitches a six-hitter to beat the Mets, 5 – 1. Tom Terrific strikes out 11, has a double at the plate and scores twice.
Rick Dempsey returns to active duty for the Baltimore Orioles after breaking his finger, and Brooks Robinson goes on the voluntary retired list, ending his illustrious 23-year career, all with the Orioles.
Graig Nettles’ home run and double account for both Yankee runs in a 2 – 1 win over Texas. Ron Guidry picks up his 10th win of the year and the Yankees cut the Red Sox’s lead to one-half game.
Pittsburgh’s Rennie Stennett, batting .336 for the season, breaks his right leg sliding into second base during a 5 – 4 loss to San Francisco. He will be out for the year, falling 12 plate appearances short of qualifying for the batting title, won by teammate Dave Parker at .338. Stennett will never again hit higher than .244.
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