Howard Johnson breaks a 53 year-old National League record hitting his 36th home run as a switch hitter

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On September 21, 1987 — Howard Johnson breaks a 53 year-old National League record when he strokes his 36th home run as a switch hitter, Johnson’s 3 run blast in the 8th inning helps the New York Mets’ to a 7-1 victory over Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The New York third baseman’s historic homer, the team’s franchise-high seventh grand slam of the season, surpasses the mark established by Cardinals’ first baseman Ripper Collins in 1934 but is far less than the major league record of 54 set in 1961 by Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle.

In the same inning Darryl Strawberry how scores on Johnson’s homerun, stole secondbase after being walked and joins Johnson as a member of the 30/30 club. It is the first time in major league history players on the same team have hit 30 homers and have stolen 30 bases in the same year. The winning pitcher is Doc Gooden, who had his 10-game win streak over Chicago snapped in August; however, today’s win will start him on another 12-game win streak over the Cubs.
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