1976 – Winning 8 – 1 over the Pirates, the Dodgers reach two million in attendance. The Phils will match that tomorrow and the Reds will hit the mark on the 22nd.
In the Yankees’ 8 – 6 win over the Rangers, Roy White homers from each side of the plate.
The Angels nip the Tigers, 5 – 4 in 11 innings. Nolan Ryan works the first 10, fanning 17.
After stroking a one-out single in the tenth inning, George Brett steals second base and advances to third base on a throwing error by Cleveland catcher Rick Cerone. With Dave Nelson at bat, the Kansas City third baseman steals home, giving the team a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Tribe at Royals Stadium.
With the help of three picked-off Oakland runners at first base, the first such occurrence in the American League since 1910, the Brewers beat Oakland, 4 – 3. Another oddity happens when Oakland’s Billy Williams is called out on strikes after refusing to enter the batter’s box. He is then thrown out of the game.
Lou Brock collects five hits in a losing cause as the Cardinals fall to the Padres, 11 – 7.
1976 – On Bud Harrelson’s wedding day, he scores the only run as the Mets nip the Reds, 1 – 0. He gets married a few hours after the game.
1976 – The Orioles sweep two from the White Sox, 8 – 6 and 6 – 5. The O’s are paced by grand slams off the bats of Reggie Jackson and Lee May.
At Philadelphia‚ the Braves edge the Phils‚ 4 – 3‚ pinning the loss on Jim Lonborg. Atlanta pitcher Frank LaCorte wins his first big league game after 9 losses.
The Reds go long at Wrigley Field‚ scoring 7 runs in the 8th and 9th to beat the Cubs‚ 8 – 3. George Foster hits back-to-back homers with Joe Morgan in the 8th and repeats it with Johnny Bench in the 9th.