On July 6 1980 Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland A’s 5-4 on Greg Pryor hits a two out two run homer off Bob Lacey at comiskey park, scoring Todd Cruz who had bunted his way on with two outs. Lacey gave up 3 runs over the last two innings and Ed Farmer pitcher…
June 11, 1980, Oakland’s Mike Norris pitches a complete game 14 inning win over the Jim Palmer led Orioles 6-2. Athletics right fielder Tony Armas hits a walk off grand slam for the win.
On April 22, 1980, Barry Foote hits a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Chicago Cubs a dramatic 16-12 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cubs’ catcher finishes the game with eight RBIs.
1980 – On Opening Day at County Stadium, Sixto Lezcano hits a grand slam off Dick Drago with two outs in the 9th inning, to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 9 – 5 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Lezcano also opened the 1978 season with a grand slam, becoming the first player in major league history to do it twice on Opening Day.
At Arlington Stadium’s season opener, Jon Matlack and Yankee southpaw Ron Guidry match zeroes for nine innings. In the 12th, with his 1978 Opening Day nemesis, Richie Zisk, at the plate, Goose Gossage allows Mickey Rivers to score the game’s only run from third base when his first and only pitch is wild, giving the Rangers a 1-0 victory.
On June 9, 1979 At Royals Stadium Willie Wilson slashes an opposite-field off gap shot off Yankee reliever Ken Clay, the hit that gets through to the wall. He will fly around the bases giving the Royals the win via his walk-off inside the park homerun in 13 innings vs the New York Yankees. 9-8.
1978 – Ken Henderson’s 3-run pinch homer in the 12th paces the Reds to a 6 – 3 win over the Cardinals.
The Royals set club record of 16 straight wins as they defeat the A’s in ten innings in the nightcap of a doubleheader, 5 – 4.
Before 54,940 at Yankee Stadium, Roy White launches a dramatic two-out two-run home run in the bottom of the 9th to give the Yanks a 5 – 5 tie with the Red Sox, and New York scores in the next inning on Reggie Jackson’s bases-loaded single to win, 6 – 5. White’s key hit comes after Bill Campbell retires the first two Yankees in the 9th and then Willie Randolph triples to bring up Bobby Murcer. Sparky Lyle picks up the win, handing Boston their first loss in eight games. With homers from Carl Yastrzemski, Butch Hobson and George Scott, the Sox set a major-league record of 33 homers in 10 games.
April 19, 1977 At memorial stadium Brooks Robinson’s final home run is a three-run walk-off shot to give the Orioles a 6-5 win over the Indians in the 10th. It is the final homerun of his career. “This was my biggest thrill in a’ long time,” said the 39-year-old Robinson “It’s a day-to-day thing for…
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