In a 3-2 Giants victory over the Cardinals at Candlestick Park, Jack Clark establishes a franchise record, hitting safely in 26 straight games. The San Francisco right fielder’s fourth-inning double off Bob Forsch keeps his consecutive games hitting streak intact.

1978 – The Indians’ Mike Paxton strikes out four batters in the 5th inning of an 11 – 0 win over the Mariners.

The Red Sox beat the Brewers, 8 – 2, scoring four in the 7th and four in the 8th, to increase their lead in the AL East to nine games over Milwaukee, 12 1/2 over Baltimore, and 14 games over the 4th-place Yankees. In the 7th, the Sox have George Scott on second base and Butch Hobson, playing his first game in weeks because of muscle spasms, on first base. On a Frank Duffy single, Scott scores on a close play, prompting an argument by Brewers catcher Charlie Moore. No time is called, however, and Hobson strolls around the bases to score from first, while Duffy is finally thrown out trying for third base. Carlton Fisk accounts for the other three runs in the inning with his 13th homer of the year.

Against the Phils, Pete Rose beats out a 9th-inning bunt to keep his hitting streak alive. It looks dead when Pete is retired in the 8th inning while still hitless, but the Reds score four runs to give Rose the chance to hit again. Mike Schmidt can’t handle Rose’s bunt. The Reds win, 7 – 2.

In the latest incident in his feud with manager Billy Martin, the Yankees’ Reggie Jackson ignores instructions and attempts to bunt in the 10th inning of a tie game with the Royals. Jackson pops up, the Yanks lose, 9 – 7, in the 11th, and Martin serves Jackson with a five-day suspension without pay. The Royals’ three-game sweep at Yankee Stadium leaves New York in 4th place, 14 games behind the Red Sox.

After the Mariners tie the game at three apiece in the top of the 8th, Fred Lynn hits a two-out double to drive in two runs and the Red Sox hold on for a 6 – 3 win, their 8th in a row at Fenway Park, giving them a record of 27-4 in their last 31 games. The M’s lose their 9th in a row with the loss going to former Hubman Dick Pole.

Seattle’s Larry Milbourne homers from both sides of the plate in a 7 – 6 win over the Cleveland Indians. These will be Milbourne’s only home runs all season, spanning 93 games and 234 at bats.

Pete Rose collects a hit in his 28th straight game, setting a Cincinnati Reds club record (post-1900) as the Reds beat the New York Mets, 7 – 5. His hit comes off Craig Swan. On the 18th, he’ll hit in his 31st straight game to top the all-time Reds record set by Elmer Smith in 1898.

The Houston Astros’ Ken Forsch defeats the Montreal Expos twice in extra innings. He pitches two innings in the first game, winning 4 – 3 in the 13th, and comes back for two in the second, winning 5 – 4 in the 10th.