July 5, 1989 At Veterans Stadium in the bottom of the 9th in a tie game a frustrated Paul O’Neill, mishandled a Lenny Dykstra single thinking the game is over, kicks the ball to first baseman Todd Benziniger holding Steve Jeltz at third base. Jeltz will score on a wild pitch and the Phillies will…
On July 5, 1989, Barry Bonds of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a home run in a 6-4Â loss to the Giants, making him and his father, Bobby, the all-time father-son home run duo. Barry and Bobby break the record held by Yogi and Dale Berra, and Gus and Buddy Bell, who had shared the mark…
At the Oakland Coliseum, Mark McGwire hits his 100th career home run off of Royals’ hurler Charlie Liebrandt. Big Mac’s third inning three-run home run ties the score at 5-5, but the A’s fall short, losing to Kansas City in extra innings, 12-9.
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