Cubs rookie Steve Wilson strikes out 10 batters in five innings, and relievers add eight more to help beat the Cards 4 – 1. Fellow rookie Dwight Smith contributes a 2-run home run. Chicago leads St. Louis by 2 1/2 games and Montreal by 4.

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Cubs rookie Steve Wilson strikes out 10 batters in five innings, and relievers add eight more to help beat the Cards 4 – 1. Fellow rookie Dwight Smith contributes a 2-run home run. Chicago leads St. Louis by 2 1/2 games and Montreal by 4.

1989 – Five days after hitting a home run for the Yankees in a 12 – 2 win over the Mariners, Deion Sanders returns a punt 68 yards for a touchdown in his NFL debut with the Atlanta Falcons. Sanders hit .234 in 14 games for New York this year in his first attempt at playing two sports professionally.

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1989 – Five days after hitting a home run for the Yankees in a 12 – 2 win over the Mariners, Deion Sanders returns a punt 68 yards for a touchdown in his NFL debut with the Atlanta Falcons. Sanders hit .234 in 14 games for New York this year in his first attempt at playing two sports professionally.