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1981 – Bob Knepper hurls a three-hitter as Houston blanks the Mets, 8-0, to take over first place in the second-half standings. Knepper adds a two-run double to his cause. Alan Ashby and Tony Scott deliver four hits each in the 16-hit assault. Their victim? A lad named Mike Scott.
9/12/1983: Carl Yastrzemski hit a home run off Jim Palmer with one on and two out in the first inning of a game at Fenway Park. The game was rained out in the third inning. It would have been Yaz’s 453rd and the last in his career.
The Rangers sign free agent P Mark Petkovsek to a two-year contract, and 3B Ken Caminiti to a contract. In other free agent signings today, the Rockies sign OF Ron Gant and the Pirates sign OF Derek Bell to a two-year contract
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