Carl Yastrzemski leads the Red Sox to an 11 – 1 pasting of Seattle by collecting his 506th career double. This moves Yaz past Babe Ruth on the all-time list. Boston has now defeated Seattle 10 straight times.
For the second straight day‚ Oakland’s Manny Sanguillen foils a no-hit bid. Today’s single is off the Orioles’ Jim Palmer‚ who settles for a 2-hit, 6 – 0 victory. Yesterday’s hit was off the Yankees’ Mike Torrez‚ who finished with a 3 – 0 two-hitter.
Billy Martin installs Reggie Jackson as the Yankees’ regular clean-up hitter. The Yanks beat the A’s, 6 – 3, as Ron Guidry outpitches Vida Blue. Graig Nettles belts his 26th homer of the season. New York will win 40 of its final 53 games on the way to a World Series title, with Jackson contributing 13 home runs and 49 RBIs.
The White Sox hit six home runs against the Mariners to tie the club mark at Comiskey Park. Eric Soderholm has 2, with Chet Lemon, Oscar Gamble, Jim Essian, and Royle Stillman contributing.
Ernie Banks is inducted into the Hall of Fame
Mike Torrez snaps a three-game Yankee losing streak with his third straight victory. The Yankees will win 20 of their next 23 games over Western Division opponents.
Dennis Leonard pitches the Royals to a 12 – 2 win over the White Sox. John Mayberry leads the offense by hitting for the cycle.
In a wild one at Wrigley Field, the first-place Cubs (6) and Reds (5) combine for 11 home runs to tie the major league record. The Cubs come back four times to win, 16 – 15, in 13 innings in a contest that goes 4 hours and 50 minutes. The Reds lead 6 – 0 to start, beginning with Pete Rose’s leadoff home run, and lead, 15 – 14, near the finish, but Dave Rosello’s RBI single off Jack Billingham wins the game. Rick Reuschel wins his 15th game, and second in two days, pitching just 2/3 of an inning. Going deep are Bill Buckner (2), Bobby Murcer, George Mitterwald (2, including one in the 12th inning) and Jerry Morales for Chicago; Rose, Johnny Bench, Ken Griffey, Mike Lum and Cesar Geronimo homer for the Reds.
On July 19, 1977 Tom Seaver at 1977 ASG in Yankee stadium, returning back to NYC for the first time after Mets dealt him to Cincinnati. He would also return again in August to face the Mets & Jerry Koosman and later return in October to announce the World Series games between Yankees and Dodgers….
At Shea Stadium, the Cubs’ game is suspended due to a major black-out which darkens New York City. The Mets players amuse the crowd by performing antics in front of the headlights of cars which they drive onto the field.
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