Frank Robinson, who has led his club to a 42-64 record, is fired as manager of the Giants and is replaced by Danny Ozark.
Frank Robinson, who has led his club to a 42-64 record, is fired as manager of the Giants and is replaced by Danny Ozark.
The Royals sweep two from the first-place Tigers, winning, 5 – 4 and 5 – 0, in the first of three straight doubleheaders for Detroit. Kansas City takes the opener when Dane Iorg bloops a double over Ruppert Jones’s head in left. Charlie Leibrandt wins the nitecap with relief help from Dan Quisenberry in the 9th.
The Royals sweep two from the first-place Tigers, winning, 5 – 4 and 5 – 0, in the first of three straight doubleheaders for Detroit. Kansas City takes the opener when Dane Iorg bloops a double over Ruppert Jones’s head in left. Charlie Leibrandt wins the nitecap with relief help from Dan Quisenberry in the 9th.
Cliff Johnson of the Toronto Blue Jays sets a major league record by hitting his 19th career pinch-hit home run
Cliff Johnson of the Toronto Blue Jays sets a major league record by hitting his 19th career pinch-hit home run
