In his major league debut, former Met farmhand Mauro Gozzo blanks the Rangers for eight innings, helping the Blue Jays go over .500 for the first time since Opening Day. Toronto will eventually win the American League East.

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In his major league debut, former Met farmhand Mauro Gozzo blanks the Rangers for eight innings, helping the Blue Jays go over .500 for the first time since Opening Day. Toronto will eventually win the American League East.

After 5 hours and 49 minutes of play in Pittsburgh, the Pirates’ Jeff King mercifully ends the game with an 18th-inning leadoff home run off the Cubs’ Scott Sanderson. Sanderson had pitched eight innings of shutout relief. The Pirates win, 5 – 4.

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After 5 hours and 49 minutes of play in Pittsburgh, the Pirates’ Jeff King mercifully ends the game with an 18th-inning leadoff home run off the Cubs’ Scott Sanderson. Sanderson had pitched eight innings of shutout relief. The Pirates win, 5 – 4.

In a pregame ceremony at Fenway Park, the Red Sox retire Carl Yastrzemski’s #8.

In a pregame ceremony at Fenway Park, the Red Sox retire Carl Yastrzemski’s #8.

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In a pregame ceremony at Fenway Park, the Red Sox retire Carl Yastrzemski’s #8. ‘Yaz’, recently inducted into the Hall of Fame, becomes only the fourth player in franchise history, joining Joe Cronin (4), Bobby Doerr (1), and Ted Williams (9), to be honored by having his uniform number retired by the club.

Dave Stieb retires the first 26 batters he faces before giving up two hits in a 2 – 1 win over the Yankees.

Dave Stieb retires the first 26 batters he faces before giving up two hits in a 2 – 1 win over the Yankees.

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Dave Stieb retires the first 26 batters he faces before giving up two hits in a 2 – 1 win over the Yankees. The previous September, the Toronto Blue Jays’ hard luck hurler lost back-to-back no-hit bids with two outs in the ninth inning.

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1989 – Cincinnati explodes for 14 runs in the first inning en route to an 18-2 massacre of the Astros. The Reds set three major league records and tie two more. Jim Clancy and Bob Forsch each allow seven tallies in the opening frame. Forsch surrenders a club-record 18 hits in his seven innings, including nine consecutive hits in the first inning. Houston hurlers surrender a team-record 26 hits. 

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1989 – Cincinnati explodes for 14 runs in the first inning en route to an 18-2 massacre of the Astros. The Reds set three major league records and tie two more. Jim Clancy and Bob Forsch each allow seven tallies in the opening frame. Forsch surrenders a club-record 18 hits in his seven innings, including nine consecutive hits in the first inning. Houston hurlers surrender a team-record 26 hits. 

The Mets trade popular OF Mookie Wilson to the Blue Jays for P Jeff Musselman and minor leaguer Mike Brady. Then, behind the pitching of Sid Fernandez, they blank the Cardinals, 11 – 0. Kevin McReynolds paces the offense by hitting for the cycle.

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The Mets trade popular OF Mookie Wilson to the Blue Jays for P Jeff Musselman and minor leaguer Mike Brady. Then, behind the pitching of Sid Fernandez, they blank the Cardinals, 11 – 0. Kevin McReynolds paces the offense by hitting for the cycle.