1970 – The Reds’ Jim Merritt strikes out 13 Mets en route to a 5 – 1 win in Cincinnati.
1970 – The Reds’ Jim Merritt strikes out 13 Mets en route to a 5 – 1 win in Cincinnati.
1970 – The Reds’ Jim Merritt strikes out 13 Mets en route to a 5 – 1 win in Cincinnati.
1970 – At Three Rivers Stadium, Willie Stargell hits an 8th-inning homer into the 70-foot high right field upper deck, the first player to hit one up there. The pitch is served up by Mets reliever Ron Taylor. The next two hit up there will also be by Stargell, who will hit four of the first 7; Bob Robertson, Phillie Greg Luzinski, and Bobby Bonilla, in 1987, will also reach the seats. The Pirates win, 8 – 3. Nolan Ryan is the loser, allowing four runs in six innings, allowing three hits, walking seven and striking out 10.
The Yankees, five years after the Mets bestow the honor to their first skipper, retire Casey Stengel’s uniform #37, during Old Timers Day at the Stadium. The ‘Old Perfessor’, who won seven World Series during his twelve-year tenure with the team, managed the Bronx Bombers from 1949 to 1960.
The New York Yankees honor Casey Stengel at Old Timers Day in Yankee Stadium. Stengel’s number 37 is retired, then the Baltimore Orioles beat the Yankees, 4 – 2.
Milwaukee reliever Dave Baldwin intentionally walks Boog Powell to load the bases and pitch to Don Buford. The Baltimore infielder promptly smacks a grand slam to give the O’s a 7 – 4 victory.
In Los Angeles‚ Tony Perez collects 6 RBIs on two homers and a single to lead the Reds to a 10 – 6 win over the Dodgers.
The Giants edge the Astros‚ 6 – 5‚ with the win going to reliever Don McMahon. Giants starter Skip Pitlock has his first and only major league homer (half his career hits)‚ an inside-the-park liner off Wade Blasingame.
At Minnesota, George Mitterwald leads off the bottom of the 14th with a home run to beat California, 2 – 1. Stan Williams (7-0) wins with two innings of work; Williams will be 10-1 for the year, all in relief.
For the second and last time in his career, Lou Brock steals home, teaming up with Joe Hague on a double steal in the 1st inning against the Mets in St. Louis. Nelson Briles wins, 3 – 0, stopping Tom Seaver’s nine-game win streak.
In San Diego, the Reds stomp the Padres, 12 – 1.
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