Stu Miller is literally blown off the mound during all star game
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Stu Miller is literally blown off the mound during all star game

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July 11, 1961, San Francisco Giants pitcher Stu Miller is literally blown off the mound during the All-Star Game at Candlestick Park. In the ninth inning, high winds cause the 165-pound Miller to lose his balance. Umpires call a balk, allowing the runners, Al Kaline and Roger Maris into scoring position. The AL will tie…

At Los Angeles, Frank Robinson hits a pair of homers, a double and a single to drive in seven runs and the Reds coast over the Dodgers, 14 – 3.

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At Los Angeles, Frank Robinson hits a pair of homers, a double and a single to drive in seven runs and the Reds coast over the Dodgers, 14 – 3.

The Tigers take over first place with a doubleheader sweep of the Angels. Frank Lary’s 13th victory in the opener, a 1 – 0 three-hitter, is followed by Jim Bunning’s 6 – 3 win in the nitecap.

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The Tigers take over first place with a doubleheader sweep of the Angels. Frank Lary’s 13th victory in the opener, a 1 – 0 three-hitter, is followed by Jim Bunning’s 6 – 3 win in the nitecap.

Sherm Lollar’s 9th-inning pinch-hit grand slam, off Frank Funk, for the White Sox, crushes Cleveland, 7 – 5. It is the 5th pinch slam in the American League this season – two by the Sox – and ties the major league record. The Sox also win the second game, 9 – 8. Over the afternoon 8 home runs are hit.

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Sherm Lollar’s 9th-inning pinch-hit grand slam, off Frank Funk, for the White Sox, crushes Cleveland, 7 – 5. It is the 5th pinch slam in the American League this season – two by the Sox – and ties the major league record. The Sox also win the second game, 9 – 8. Over the afternoon 8 home runs are hit.

At Yankee Stadium, Whitey Ford tops the Red Sox, 8 – 5. Mickey Mantle hits a home run in the 4th, off Tracy Stallard, for his 10th roundtripper this year in support of Ford.

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At Yankee Stadium, Whitey Ford tops the Red Sox, 8 – 5. Mickey Mantle hits a home run in the 4th, off Tracy Stallard, for his 10th roundtripper this year in support of Ford.

Cardinals first baseman Bill White collects 14 total bases when he hits three home runs and a double. The 27 year-old infielder’s offensive output helps the Redbirds rout the Dodgers at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 9-1.

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Cardinals first baseman Bill White collects 14 total bases when he hits three home runs and a double. The 27 year-old infielder’s offensive output helps the Redbirds rout the Dodgers at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 9-1.

At Yankee Stadium, Roger Maris cracks a 7th-inning solo home run against the Indians, and also is credited – erroneously, as it turns out – with a 3rd inning RBI on a single. The two RBIs are officially recorded, though just one appears in the game’s box score, and the error will not be noted until 1995. With the correction, Maris and Jim Gentile become co-leaders in RBIs for the season.

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At Yankee Stadium, Roger Maris cracks a 7th-inning solo home run against the Indians, and also is credited – erroneously, as it turns out – with a 3rd inning RBI on a single. The two RBIs are officially recorded, though just one appears in the game’s box score, and the error will not be noted until 1995. With the correction, Maris and Jim Gentile become co-leaders in RBIs for the season.

At Chicago, the Giants roll to a 19 – 3 win in the first game, collecting 22 hits including a homer by Orlando Cepeda that is one of the longest in Wrigley Field history. The Cubs come back in the nitecap to win, 3 – 2, overcoming Willie Mays’s 300th homer.

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At Chicago, the Giants roll to a 19 – 3 win in the first game, collecting 22 hits including a homer by Orlando Cepeda that is one of the longest in Wrigley Field history. The Cubs come back in the nitecap to win, 3 – 2, overcoming Willie Mays’s 300th homer.

Harmon Killebrew tags the longest homer in Memorial Stadium

Harmon Killebrew’s hits his only career inside-the-park homer

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At Metropolitan Stadium, the Twins sweep a pair from the White Sox, winning the opener, 6 – 4, when Julio Becquer hits a 9th-inning grand slam as a pinch hitter. Cal McLish shuts out the Twins in the second game until the 8th inning when the Twins score four runs, two on Harmon Killebrew’s only career inside-the-park homer, off McLish. It is the Twins’ first inside-the-park home run. They win, 4 – 2, behind Jack Kralick.