Braves rookie Al Autry goes five innings and gets the win in a 4 – 3 decision over the Astros. Willie Montanez’s 3-run homer is the big blow for Atlanta as a crowd of just 970 watches. For Autry, this is his only big league decision: Earl Huckleberry, of the 1935 Athletics, is the last pitcher to bow out with a 1-0 record.

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Braves rookie Al Autry goes five innings and gets the win in a 4 – 3 decision over the Astros. Willie Montanez’s 3-run homer is the big blow for Atlanta as a crowd of just 970 watches. For Autry, this is his only big league decision: Earl Huckleberry, of the 1935 Athletics, is the last pitcher to bow out with a 1-0 record.

Red Sox lefty Roger Moret holds on for a 9 – 7 win over the visiting Brewers. Jim Colborn takes the loss. For Moret, this is his last win as a Red Sox as he’ll go to Atlanta over the winter after a 14-3 season. For the years 1970-1975 he finishes with an 18-7 record at Fenway Park, the second best Red Sox lefty at home.

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Red Sox lefty Roger Moret holds on for a 9 – 7 win over the visiting Brewers. Jim Colborn takes the loss. For Moret, this is his last win as a Red Sox as he’ll go to Atlanta over the winter after a 14-3 season. For the years 1970-1975 he finishes with an 18-7 record at Fenway Park, the second best Red Sox lefty at home.

Robin Yount gets his first hit

Mel Ott’s forty-seven year-old record is broken when Brewers shortstop Robin Yount plays his 242nd major league game as a teenager

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Mel Ott’s forty-seven year-old record is broken when Brewers shortstop Robin Yount plays his 242nd major league game as a teenager. The youthful infielder was 18 years, two months, and six days old when made his debut with Milwaukee in 1973.

1975 – The Cubs’ Bill Madlock suffers an “incomplete fracture” of his right thumb when hit by a Bruce Kison pitch in a 6 – 5 win over the Pirates.

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1975 – The Cubs’ Bill Madlock suffers an “incomplete fracture” of his right thumb when hit by a Bruce Kison pitch in a 6 – 5 win over the Pirates.

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Cesar Cedeno drills two home runs and a two-run single to drive in six during a 9-6 win in Atlanta.

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1975 – Cesar Cedeno drills two home runs and a two-run single to drive in six during a 9-6 win in Atlanta. Only 737 fans witness it. Cedeno’s three-run bomb off Bruce Dal Canton in the eighth puts Houston ahead to stay.

The Astros outslug the Braves, 9 – 6, with Jose Sosa picking up his only career win. The loss goes to Frank LaCorte, making his major league debut.

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The Astros outslug the Braves, 9 – 6, with Jose Sosa picking up his only career win. The loss goes to Frank LaCorte, making his major league debut.

1975 – The Reds, leading by 20 1/2 games, clinch the National League West flag with an 8 – 4 win over the Giants. It is the earliest clinching date in league history.

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1975 – The Reds, leading by 20 1/2 games, clinch the National League West flag with an 8 – 4 win over the Giants. It is the earliest clinching date in league history.

With an 8-4 victory over the Giants at Riverfront Stadium, the Reds clinch the National League West in their 142nd game of the season. The ‘Big Red Machine’ captures a title earlier than any other club since the inception of divisional play in 1969.

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With an 8-4 victory over the Giants at Riverfront Stadium, the Reds clinch the National League West in their 142nd game of the season. The ‘Big Red Machine’ captures a title earlier than any other club since the inception of divisional play in 1969.