In a game the Orioles win, 6 – 1, Angel hurler Nolan Ryan strikes out 11 batters to reach the 300 strikeout season mark for the fifth time in his career.

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In a game the Orioles win, 6 – 1, Angel hurler Nolan Ryan strikes out 11 batters to reach the 300 strikeout season mark for the fifth time in his career.

Dan Driessen and Johnny Bench hit back-to-back homers in the 9th inning to give the Reds a 5 – 4 win over the Phils. Tug McGraw serves up both. Driessen’s homer is a line drive that hits the CF wall at Riverfront Stadiumand rebounds back over Jerry Martin’s head all the way to the infield for an inside-the-park home run. Bench follows with one over the LF wall.

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Dan Driessen and Johnny Bench hit back-to-back homers in the 9th inning to give the Reds a 5 – 4 win over the Phils. Tug McGraw serves up both. Driessen’s homer is a line drive that hits the CF wall at Riverfront Stadiumand rebounds back over Jerry Martin’s head all the way to the infield for an inside-the-park home run. Bench follows with one over the LF wall.

Boston DH Tommy Helms and 3B Butch Hobson hit back-to-back home runs in a 7 – 5 win over the Twins. It is the 15th time this year that Sox hitters have homered consecutively, tying a major league record.

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Boston DH Tommy Helms and 3B Butch Hobson hit back-to-back home runs in a 7 – 5 win over the Twins. It is the 15th time this year that Sox hitters have homered consecutively, tying a major league record.

1977 – The Twins blow a 4 – 2 lead over the Yankees when Mickey Rivers hits a 2-run single in the 7th inning and Reggie Jackson drives home a run in the next inning.

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1977 – The Twins blow a 4 – 2 lead over the Yankees when Mickey Rivers hits a 2-run single in the 7th inning and Reggie Jackson drives home a run in the next inning.

Behind Mickey Rivers’ 5 for 5 contributing to an 8 – 3 whipping of the White Sox, the Yanks take over first place in the American League East. With the Red Sox losing, the Yankees go ahead by a half game and will stay in first place to the end.

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Behind Mickey Rivers’ 5 for 5 contributing to an 8 – 3 whipping of the White Sox, the Yanks take over first place in the American League East. With the Red Sox losing, the Yankees go ahead by a half game and will stay in first place to the end.

1977 – Both the Red Sox and Yankees lose today. The White Sox top the Yankees, 5 – 3, and snap the pinstripers’ 8-game win skein, while Minnesota tops the Sox, 5 – 4.

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1977 – Both the Red Sox and Yankees lose today. The White Sox top the Yankees, 5 – 3, and snap the pinstripers’ 8-game win skein, while Minnesota tops the Sox, 5 – 4.

Pittsburgh’s Rennie Stennett, batting .336 for the season, breaks his right leg sliding into second base during a 5 – 4 loss to San Francisco. He will be out for the year, falling 12 plate appearances short of qualifying for the batting title, won by teammate Dave Parker at .338. Stennett will never again hit higher than .244.

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Pittsburgh’s Rennie Stennett, batting .336 for the season, breaks his right leg sliding into second base during a 5 – 4 loss to San Francisco. He will be out for the year, falling 12 plate appearances short of qualifying for the batting title, won by teammate Dave Parker at .338. Stennett will never again hit higher than .244.

Rick Dempsey returns to active duty for the Baltimore Orioles after breaking his finger, and Brooks Robinson goes on the voluntary retired list, ending his illustrious 23-year career, all with the Orioles.

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Rick Dempsey returns to active duty for the Baltimore Orioles after breaking his finger, and Brooks Robinson goes on the voluntary retired list, ending his illustrious 23-year career, all with the Orioles.

Records fall as the Mexican League concludes its season. Ironman hurler Aurelio Lopez of the Mexico City Reds racks up his 30th save to go with a record 19 victories in relief. Veteran Tampico 1B Hector Espino hits only 14 home runs, but raises his career total to 435, a new minor league record. Thirty-eight-year-old Vic Davalillo, the league’s top hitter at .384, is purchased by the Dodgers.

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Records fall as the Mexican League concludes its season. Ironman hurler Aurelio Lopez of the Mexico City Reds racks up his 30th save to go with a record 19 victories in relief. Veteran Tampico 1B Hector Espino hits only 14 home runs, but raises his career total to 435, a new minor league record. Thirty-eight-year-old Vic Davalillo, the league’s top hitter at .384, is purchased by the Dodgers.