Billy Hatcher becomes the first player this season to be ejected for using an illegal corked bat

ByBaseball September 1, 1987July 31, 2021

In a 3 – 2 loss to the Cubs‚ Houston’s Billy Hatcher becomes the first player this season to be ejected for using an illegal corked bat‚ and will eventually be suspended for 10 games by National League president Bart Giamatti. Hatcher claims he borrowed the bat from P Dave Smith and only used it in batting practice. Baseball has seen a rash of protests regarding allegedly doctored bats this season‚ partly in response to the record number of home runs being hit.

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Day: September 1, 1987

Billy Hatcher becomes the first player this season to be ejected for using an illegal corked bat

The Red Sox trade two heroes from their 1986 AL Championship team‚ sending DH Don Baylor to the Twins and OF Dave Henderson to the Giants for players to be named later.

Start Listieng to Classic Baseball Broadcasts (1934 - 1973)

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