Toby Harrah is traded by the Yankees to Texas for outfielder Billy Sample and a player to be named later.

Toby Harrah and Bump Wills of the Texas Rangers hit back-to-back inside-the-park home runs

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test On August 27, 1977, Toby Harrah and Bump Wills of the Texas Rangers hit back-to-back inside-the-park home runs against the New York Yankees. Harrah and Wills connect on consecutive pitches in the Rangers’ 8-2 win at Yankee Stadium. The pair of inside the park homeruns marks the first time the oddity occurs in baseball…

Boston DH Tommy Helms and 3B Butch Hobson hit back-to-back home runs in a 7 – 5 win over the Twins. It is the 15th time this year that Sox hitters have homered consecutively, tying a major league record.

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Boston DH Tommy Helms and 3B Butch Hobson hit back-to-back home runs in a 7 – 5 win over the Twins. It is the 15th time this year that Sox hitters have homered consecutively, tying a major league record.

Dan Driessen and Johnny Bench hit back-to-back homers in the 9th inning to give the Reds a 5 – 4 win over the Phils. Tug McGraw serves up both. Driessen’s homer is a line drive that hits the CF wall at Riverfront Stadiumand rebounds back over Jerry Martin’s head all the way to the infield for an inside-the-park home run. Bench follows with one over the LF wall.

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Dan Driessen and Johnny Bench hit back-to-back homers in the 9th inning to give the Reds a 5 – 4 win over the Phils. Tug McGraw serves up both. Driessen’s homer is a line drive that hits the CF wall at Riverfront Stadiumand rebounds back over Jerry Martin’s head all the way to the infield for an inside-the-park home run. Bench follows with one over the LF wall.