On July 10, 1979 Philadelphia’s Del Unser homers in his 3rd consecutive pinch-hit appearance (the prior ones were on June 30th and July 5th) to tie the major-league record set by Lee Lacy in 1978. Unser hitting for Larry Bowa hits a 3 run walk-off shot vs future hall of farmer Rollie Fingers. Scoring Bob Booner and Bake McBride. The Phillies beat the Padres, 6 – 5.
Unser’s home run on June 30th, a 2 run shot tied the game at 4 with 2 outs in the 9th. His home run, a 2 run shot on the 5th of July in a 3-2 loss were the only 2 runs the Phillies scored.
The streak ended 2 days later, July 13, when Unser was Intentionally Walked by Fingers. The first time Unser was retired following the streak was July 23, Also by Fingers (strikeout).
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