On June 21, 1972 Bob Gibson wins his 211th game, passing Jesse Haines as the Cards’ biggest winner, in St. Louis’s 14 – 3 win over the Padres. Gibson cracks a 3-run homer in the 7th before exiting.
Interested in exploring FRANCHISING? We will help you through your journey visit us @ www.franchisingconnection.com On June 19, 1972 With a double, home run and 3 RBI, Roberto Clemente passes Hall of Fame third baseman Pie Traynor on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ all-time RBI list, bringing his career total to 1,275, still 200 shy of all-time leader Honus Wagner. Clemente’s 5th-inning RBI double off Don Sutton ties Traynor’s…
On June 11, 1972 Roberto Clemente’s two-out, two-strike, two-run bomb breaks a 4 – 4 tie in the 7th. His two-out, 9th-inning single provides insurance for Pittsburgh’s 7 – 5 win. Los Angeles’s first four runs score by way of three long balls, two of them inside the park, courtesy of Manny Mota and Willie…
On June 11, 1972 In Montreal‚ the Reds conclude their 12-game road trip with their 11th win‚ an 11 – 1 pasting behind the pitching of Gary Nolan (8-1). The Expos’ only score is a Ken Singleton homer. The Reds will go 53-25 this year on the road.
On June 11, 1972 Jim Qualls is sold by the White Sox to the Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japanese League.
Willie Mays, playing his first game with the New York Mets, hits a game-winning home run against his former teammates, the San Francisco Giants. Just three days earlier, the Mets had acquired Mays from the Giants for a player, pitcher Charlie Williams, and cash.
Buzz Capra is the winning pitcher in a 1 – 0 Mets victory over the San Francisco Giants. Capra’s first major league RBI – a 2nd-inning single scoring Cleon Jones – is the only run of the game.
Tom Seaver wins his 100th game in a 2 – 1 New York Mets victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Mets also acquire veteran outfielder Willie Mays from the San Francisco Giants for pitcher Charlie Williams and $50,000.
Orioles lefty Dave McNally hurls his fourth shutout of the season, blanking the Rangers, 1 – 0. Pete Broberg, who allows just two hits, takes the loss.
Career triple No. 160 for Roberto Clemente puts Pittsburgh up, 1 – 0, on Atlanta and the Bucs never look back. Clemente comes home on Richie Hebner’s single and solo home runs from Willie Stargell and Dave Cashprovide Pittsburgh’s next two runs. Cash’s 8th-inning RBI double supplies additional insurance and reliever Bruce Kison responds with a perfect 8th and 9th to nail down the 5 – 2 win for starter Dock Ellis.
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