The Red Sox and White Sox play a contest which lasts 4 hours and 11 minutes, setting a new record for the slowest game ever played in nine innings. Boston’s 9-6 victory at Fenway Park features ten pitchers who throw a total of 352 pitches.
England’s Queen Elizabeth is President George Bush’s guest at the Oriole game at Memorial Stadium. The O’s, who play in a city named after a British Lord, drop a 6-3 decision to Oakland.
Paul Molitor of the Brewers hits for the cycle in a 4 – 2 victory over Minnesota. Molitor triples in the 1st, singles in the 3rd, doubles in the 5th, and homers in the 7th.
The Red Sox defeat the White Sox by a 9 – 6 score in a night game at Fenway Park which takes 4 hours and 11 minutes to complete for a new American League record. The contest is nine minutes longer than the previous longest 9-inning night game.
England’s Queen Elizabeth is President George Bush’s guest at the A’s-Oriole game played at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium.
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