Willie Mays his 22nd career extra-inning homer
1971 – Willie Mays hits a 12th-inning home run off Joe Hoerner of the Philadelphia Phillies, his 22nd – and last – career extra-inning homer, a major-league mark.
6/6/1971: In the top of the 4th inning of the scheduled second game, Tiger Gates Brown homered off of the While Sox Joel Horlen. The game was called after it was hit following a 35 minute rain delay. After about an hour the sun was shining, and the Tigers were quite upset the umpires called the game so quickly.
6/6/1971: In the top of the 4th inning of the scheduled second game, Tiger Gates Brown homered off of the While Sox Joel Horlen. The game was called after it was hit following a 35 minute rain delay. After about an hour the sun was shining, and the Tigers were quite upset the umpires called the game so quickly.
At Riverfront Stadium‚ the Reds recover from being no-hit to roll over the Cards‚ 12 – 0. Ross Grimsley pitches his first major league shutout and is backed by a 17-hit attack. George Foster and Tony Perez each have 4 hits.
At Riverfront Stadium‚ the Reds recover from being no-hit to roll over the Cards‚ 12 – 0. Ross Grimsley pitches his first major league shutout and is backed by a 17-hit attack. George Foster and Tony Perez each have 4 hits.
The Red Sox recall P Luis Tiant from Louisville.
The Red Sox recall P Luis Tiant from Louisville.
Ken Holtzman pitches 2nd hitter of career and scores games only run
On June 3, 1971, Ken Holtzman of the Chicago Cubs pitches the second no-hitter of his career, downing the Cincinnati Reds, 1-0. Holtzman, who also scores the only run of the game, will become an ex-Cub after the season when he is traded to the Oakland A’s for Rick Monday. The No-hitter was nearly lost…
Willie Mays hits his 638th major league career home run with the Giants franchise, adding in the process his National League record 1,950th run scored.
Willie Mays hits his 638th major league career home run with the Giants franchise, adding in the process his National League record 1,950th run scored.
The Mets feature firepower as Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver combine to strike out 26‚ tying the Mets’ own major league record set on September 9‚ 1970, in a doubleheader sweep of the Padres. Seaver wins the opener‚ 5 – 1‚ with 10 K’s and Ryan cops the nitecap‚ 2 – 1. Mets batters strike out 15 times: the 41 strikeouts ties the major league record.
The Mets feature firepower as Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver combine to strike out 26‚ tying the Mets’ own major league record set on September 9‚ 1970, in a doubleheader sweep of the Padres. Seaver wins the opener‚ 5 – 1‚ with 10 K’s and Ryan cops the nitecap‚ 2 – 1. Mets batters strike out 15 times: the 41 strikeouts ties the major league record.
In a great trade for Cincinnati‚ the Giants ship OF George Foster to the Reds for SS Frank Duffy and P Vern Geishert.
In a great trade for Cincinnati‚ the Giants ship OF George Foster to the Reds for SS Frank Duffy and P Vern Geishert.
Clete Boyer, involved in a dispute with Atlanta Braves general manager Paul Richards and manager Lum Harris is released and retires
Clete Boyer, involved in a dispute with Atlanta Braves general manager Paul Richards and manager Lum Harris over alleged silly rules and mismanagement, is released and retires. Boyer hit safely in the last nine games of his 16-season career, including five home runs and 14 runs batted in. A Gold Glove third baseman, Boyer was a .242 hitter with 162 home runs and 654 RBI in 1725 games for the Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, and Atlanta.
Al Santorini starts both games of double header
1971 – In the opener of a doubleheader in San Diego, Al Santorini starts against an Astro lineup stacked with seven lefty hitters. Santorini gets the first out and is yanked for lefty Dave Roberts. Houston wins, 2-1, behind Wade Blasingame. Santorini returns to start the nightcap, tossing six innings, but Larry Dierker bests him in an 8-0 one-hitter. The lone Padre hit was a broken-bat single by Ollie Brown in the seventh.
