1982Ā āĀ Phil GarnerĀ celebrates his 33rd birthday with a three-run homer that beats his old Pittsburgh teammates, 4-3. Garner had been traded to Houston the previous summer.Ā
1982Ā āĀ Pete RoseĀ of theĀ Philadelphia PhilliesĀ goes 5 for 5 against theĀ Los Angeles Dodgers, tyingĀ Max CareyĀ for the most five-hit games inĀ National LeagueĀ history. Roseās latest five-hit performance helps the Phillies to a 9 ā 3 win.
Reggie Jackson, who left the Bronx when the team decided not to renew his contract, returns to Yankee Stadium as an Angel, and to the delight of the New York crowd, hits a long home run contributing to Californiaās 3-1 rain-shortened victory over the home team. The fans show their displeasure about losing āMr. Octoberā to free agency by chanting āSteinbrenner Sucksā as Jackson rounded the bases while the Yankee owner stands defiantly in his box.
On April 26, 1982, Boston Red Sox rookie Wade Boggs collects his first major league hit. Boggs singles against Rich Dotson of the Chicago White Sox in Bostonās 3-2 win. Boggs will go on to win five American League batting championshipsā¦
On April 25, 1982, the New York Yankees fire manager Bob Lemon after only 14 games and replace him with Gene Michael. The Yankees had lost eight of their first 14 under Lemon, a member of the Hall of Fame.
Jesse Barfield becomes the first Blue Jay in franchise history to pinch-hit a grand slam when he goes deep off Tom Burgmeier. The right fielderās bases-loaded heroics arenāt enough to stave off an eventual 8-7 Toronto loss to Boston at Exhibition Stadium.
TheĀ Atlanta BravesāĀ major league record for the fastest start is stopped at 13 straight victories when they lose, 2 ā 1, to theĀ Cincinnati Reds.
1982Ā ā TheĀ Atlanta BravesĀ beat theĀ Cincinnati Reds, 4 ā 3, for their 13th straight victory to begin the season.
1982Ā ā TheĀ Atlanta BravesĀ record their 12th consecutive victory from the beginning of the season, a 4 ā 2 decision over theĀ Cincinnati RedsĀ atĀ Fulton County Stadium. The Braves eclipse the major league record set a year ago by theĀ Oakland Athletics.
Joe Torreās Braves set a National League record when they win their 11th straight game to start the season, beating Houston at the Astrodome, 6-5. The eventual NL West Division champs, who will finish the campaign with an 89-73 record, will extend the mark to 13-0 when they add two more victories against Cincinnati at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
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