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Harold Baines slugs three home runs to lead the White Sox to a 7 – 3 win over the Twins and drop Minnesota into 2nd place in the AL West.

Harold Baines slugs three home runs to lead the White Sox to a 7 – 3 win over the Twins and drop Minnesota into 2nd place in the AL West.

Dwight Gooden records most strikeouts

Dwight Gooden strikes out 16 batters for the second straight start to tie the major-league record of 32 strikeouts in consecutive games

Dwight Gooden strikes out 16 batters for the second straight start to tie the major-league record of 32 strikeouts in consecutive games, but balks home the winning run in the 8th inning of a 2 – 1 loss to the Phillies. It is Gooden’s 5th straight outing with 10 or more strikeouts.

Reggie Jackson hits homerun number 500
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Reggie Jackson hits homerun number 500

On September 17, 1984, On the 17th At Angels Stadium, on the Anianniversary of his first major homerun, Reggie Jackson connects off Kansas City pitcher Bud Black in the bottom of the 7th inning for his 500th career home run. The milestone hit proves to be the only run the Angels scored in the Royals’ 10…