August 4, 1980 San Diego Padres Dave Winfield’s bout with Houston Astro Nolan Ryan As Winfield remembered it, Ryan already had brushed him back twice in the game with inside pitches. When it happened a third time, Winfield headed for the mound. “The catcher, Luis Pujols, tried to stop me, so I stiff-armed him and…
The Reds score eight runs in the 7th en route to an 11 – 2 win over the San Diego Padres.
The Seattle Mariners fire manager Darrell Johnson and replace him with Maury Wills, who becomes the 3rd black manager in major league history. Seattle has lost nine games in a row and 20 of 24 since the All-Star break.
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