Yankee Bobby Murcer hits for the cycle against Texas. He’s the first Yankee to cycle since Mickey Mantle in 1957. The next will be Tony Fernandez in 1995.

At Fenway Park, Luis Tiant pitches his third straight shutout, beating the White Sox, 3 – 0. Reggie Smith hits two run-scoring doubles off starter Tom Bradley for Boston.

The Tigers’ Willie Horton clouts an 11th-inning two-run home run to beat Minnesota, 5 – 3, in the opener of two. In the nightcap, Joe Coleman pitches 11 shutout innings against Minnesota before Aurelio Rodriguez’s home run gives him the 1 – 0 win. This is the third win in a row for the Tigers on 11th-inning homers. Rodriguez hit one to start the streak.

Leo Durocher, formerly of the Cubs, replaces Harry Walker as manager of the Astros. It is only the second time someone has managed two National League teams in the same season. The first was in 1948, when Durocher piloted the Dodgers and the Giants.

The Red Sox score five in the 9th to top Texas, 7 – 6.

1972 – Phillie Ken Reynolds ties a dubious National League record with his 12th straight losing decision from the start of the season after dropping a 6 – 1 decision to the Reds. Reynolds is knocked out in the 4th and loses to Don Gullett.

Kansas City’s Roger Nelson shuts out the Red Sox, 3 – 0. Ben Oglivie’s single in the 8th is the only hit off Nelson.

Jim Beauchamp hits a home run and drives in all the Mets’ runs in a 4 – 2 win over the Astros. Yesterday, Beauchamp celebrated his birthday with a pair of home runs as the Mets beat the Astros by the same score.

On his birthday, Jim Beauchamp of the New York Mets hits his first two home runs of the season. The second one comes in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Houston Astros.

Striking out 14, Don Wilson pitches the Astros to a 3 – 1 win over the Phils. Greg Luzinski accounts for the lone Quaker run with a homer. Still without a win this year, Ken Reynolds absorbs his 11th loss.