The Orioles’ Cal Ripken passes Steve Garvey for the third-longest consecutive games streak by playing in his 1,208th straight game.
With his third-inning single off Jim Clancy, Jerome Walton extends his consecutive-game hitting streak to 28 games in a 6-5 loss to Houston at the Astrodome. The 24 year-old freshman outfielder ties a modern Cubs’ record established by Ron Santo in 1966.
Andre Dawson gets his 2,000th career hit in the Cubs’ 6 – 5 loss to Houston. Houston scores twice in the 9th against four Cub relievers. After the game, the Astros trade Billy Hatcher, who has a pinch single in the 9th today, to the Pirates for Glenn Wilson.
In a 9 – 2 Toronto win, Baltimore SS Cal Ripken plays in his 1,208th consecutive game, passing Steve Garvey for the 3rd longest streak in major league history; George Bell leads Toronto with two singles, a double and a home run.
Dallas Green is fired as manager of the Yankees and replaced by former SS Bucky Dent. It is the 17th time the Yankees have changed managers since George Steinbrenner took over the club in 1973. The 1978 play-off hero loses his managerial debut to the Tigers in Detroit, 7 – 3.
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