Luis Aparicio of the Red Sox steals the 500th base of his career in a 9 – 5 loss to Milwaukee. It is the highest total in the American League since Eddie Collins retired in 1930.
On June 28, 1973, Chicago White Sox star Dick Allen breaks his leg in a collision with Mike Epstein of the California Angels. Allen, the American League’s MVP the previous season. The Chicago slugger, hitting .310 with 16 homers at the time, will come to bat only five more times for the Sox during the…
On June 27, 1973, Twenty days after pitching his high school team, Houston’s Westchester High School to a state championship, 18-year-old David Clyde, who had been drafted first overall in the 1973 amateur draft earlier in the month, makes his debut with the Texas Rangers. The largest crowd of the year pack Arlington Stadium, a…
On June 27, 1973 At Three Rivers Stadium, Joe Torre, hits for the cycle, the St Louis Cardinals tally 22 hits to roll over the Pittsburgh Pirates, 15 – 4. Torre hits a double in the 1st, homers in the 3rd, and triples in the 4th. After hitting into a double play, and then walking…
This picture is from June 26, 1973. The batter is who was batting 9th. Rick Miller was the lead off hitter which is why he was the first to get to Guerrero. The pitcher for the Tigers was Mike Strahler. Guerrero left the game and John Kennedy pinch ran for him and took over second…
On June 25, 1973, the San Francisco Giants activate pitching coach Don McMahon. Remarkably, the 43-year-old will go 4-0 with six saves and a spectacular ERA of 1.48. Despite his surprising success as a reliever, the Giants will release McMahon on October 9. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Game ticket & learn more about the players, teams, stadiums and…
On June 23, 1973, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Ken Brett hits a home run in the fourth consecutive game he pitches, setting a major league record. Brett’s longball helps the Phillies to a 7-2 win over the Montreal Expos. He hit home runs on June 9th, 13th, and 18th: he will total 10 for his career.
On June 20, 1973, Cy Acosta of the Chicago White Sox becomes the first American League pitcher to bat in a game since the designated hitter rule went into effect. Acosta comes to bat after DH Tony Muser moves to first base in place of Dick Allen. Acosta strikes out in his one at-bat, which…
On June 20, 1973, At Candlestick Park, Bobby Bonds leads off with a home run off Don Gullett, but the Reds put up 6 in the 4th and the Giants lose the game, 7 – 5, to the Reds. It is Bonds’s 22nd leadoff home run, breaking Lou Brock’s National League record. Bonds will hit…
On June 20, 1973 Boston Red Sox leadoff and #2 batters, Rick Miller and Reggie Smith, belt homers off Milwaukee’s Bill Parsons. In 1971, Smith also followed a leadoff homer with one of his own. Bill Lee makes the lead stand up in beating the Brewers, 3 – 2. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Game ticket & learn more…
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