Bob Bailey becomes first Montreal Expo to hit 2 homeruns in one game

Bob-Bailey

June 22, 1969, At Wrigley Field, Bob Bailey after missing still recovering from a spring training injury becomes the first Montreal Expo to hit 2 home runs in a game. Bailey took Ted Abernathy deep and Phil Regan in the 8th. Baily’s 8th inning home run gave the Expos a 6-2 lead. The Expos will lose 7-6 to the Chicago Cubs on a Walk-off homerun by Jim Hickman. Bailey goes 4-4 with 5 RBI’s, in the nightcap he goes 2-2. Bailey repeats the feat 2 days later in a 4-1 win against the St Louis Cardinals taking Dave Giusti twice.

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