The Phillies set a club record with 11 doubles, and Juan Samuel hits a pair of three-run home runs in a 19 – 1 drubbing of the Cubs at Veterans Stadium.

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The Phillies set a club record with 11 doubles, and Juan Samuel hits a pair of three-run home runs in a 19 – 1 drubbing of the Cubs at Veterans Stadium.

Mike LaCoss pitches a three-hitter and belts his first major league home run, off position player Dane Iorg, as the Giants pound the Padres, 18 – 1. Tying a record, 14 Giants get hits and 13 come around to score in the game. In his next at-bat, on June 29th, LaCoss will belt the second and last homer of what will be a 14-year career. That homer will be served up by Tom Browning of the Reds. Iorg gives up four runs in his inning, but does strike out CF Randy Kutcher.

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Mike LaCoss pitches a three-hitter and belts his first major league home run, off position player Dane Iorg, as the Giants pound the Padres, 18 – 1. Tying a record, 14 Giants get hits and 13 come around to score in the game. In his next at-bat, on June 29th, LaCoss will belt the second and last homer of what will be a 14-year career. That homer will be served up by Tom Browning of the Reds. Iorg gives up four runs in his inning, but does strike out CF Randy Kutcher.

San Francisco sweeps a doubleheader from Houston, 4 – 2 and 3 – 2, and leapfrogs past the Astros into first place in the National League West.

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San Francisco sweeps a doubleheader from Houston, 4 – 2 and 3 – 2, and leapfrogs past the Astros into first place in the National League West.

The season ends for Philadelphia Phillies C Darren Daulton when he tears the ACL in his left knee in a home plate collision with the St. Louis Cardinals’ Mike Heath. St. Louis wins, 8 – 6.

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On June 21, 1986 The season ends for Philadelphia Phillies C Darren Daulton when he tears the ACL in his left knee in a home plate collision with the St. Louis Cardinals’ Mike Heath. St. Louis wins, 8 – 6.

1986 – After leading the club to a 26-38 record, Tony LaRussa is fired as manager of the White Sox and replaced by Jim Fregosi. LaRussa will be hired to manage the A’s early next month.

1986 – After leading the club to a 26-38 record, Tony LaRussa is fired as manager of the White Sox and replaced by Jim Fregosi. LaRussa will be hired to manage the A’s early next month.

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On June 20, 1986 – After leading the club to a 26-38 record, Tony LaRussa is fired as manager of the White Sox and replaced by Jim Fregosi. LaRussa will be hired to manage the A’s early next month.

At Shea Stadium‚ Tim Teufel hits a pinch grand slam in the 11th and the Mets beat the Phillies‚ 8 – 4. Teufel had been 0 for 3 as a pinch hitter.

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On June 10, 1986 At Shea Stadium‚ Tim Teufel hits a pinch grand slam in the 11th and the Mets beat the Phillies‚ 8 – 4. Teufel had been 0 for 3 as a pinch hitter.

The Dodgers edge the Reds, 1 – 0, when Mariano Duncan scores from second base on Bill Madlock’s grounder to third. There is a force at second base, but Madlock beats the throw to first on the attempted double play‚ and Duncan beats the throw home.

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On June 10, 1986 The Dodgers edge the Reds, 1 – 0, when Mariano Duncan scores from second base on Bill Madlock’s grounder to third. There is a force at second base, but Madlock beats the throw to first on the attempted double play‚ and Duncan beats the throw home.

The National League announces that Yale University president A. Bartlett Giamatti will be its next president‚ after Chub Feeney’s retirement in December.

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On June 10, 1986 The National League announces that Yale University president A. Bartlett Giamatti will be its next president‚ after Chub Feeney’s retirement in December.

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Don Sutton (298) throws a two-hit shutout, beating Tom Seaver (306) and the White Sox 3-0. The starters have the highest combined win total (604) for opposing pitchers since 1926, when Washington’s Walter Johnson (406) faced Chicago’s right-hander Red Faber (197) in a Griffith Stadium contest.

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Don Sutton (298) throws a two-hit shutout, beating Tom Seaver (306) and the White Sox 3-0. The starters have the highest combined win total (604) for opposing pitchers since 1926, when Washington’s Walter Johnson (406) faced Chicago’s right-hander Red Faber (197) in a Griffith Stadium contest.