The Red Sox pound out 24 hits to beat Milwaukee‚ 20 – 6, to make Roger Moret the winner. The hits and runs are American League highs this season.

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The Red Sox pound out 24 hits to beat Milwaukee‚ 20 – 6, to make Roger Moret the winner. The hits and runs are American League highs this season.

At Baltimore‚ the Orioles top the Yankees, 7 – 6 in 13 innings, though neither manager or Yankee catcher Thurman Munson are around at the end. All are tossed in the 9th inning.

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At Baltimore‚ the Orioles top the Yankees, 7 – 6 in 13 innings, though neither manager or Yankee catcher Thurman Munson are around at the end. All are tossed in the 9th inning.

Mets C Jerry Grote ties the modern major-league record by reaching base on errors three times during a 5 – 2 win over the Cardinals.

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Mets C Jerry Grote ties the modern major-league record by reaching base on errors three times during a 5 – 2 win over the Cardinals.

Montreal and Pittsburgh use a major-league record 15 pinch hitters in their doubleheader split. The Expos take the opener, 4 – 3 in 10 innings, and Pittsburgh wins the nitecap, 5 – 2, behind Jim Rooker.

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Montreal and Pittsburgh use a major-league record 15 pinch hitters in their doubleheader split. The Expos take the opener, 4 – 3 in 10 innings, and Pittsburgh wins the nitecap, 5 – 2, behind Jim Rooker.

After missing two games because of the flu, Dodger Steve Garvey returns to the lineup in a 13 – 2 loss to the Reds, launching a National League record streak of 1,207 consecutive games played. The Reds score 10 runs in the 4th inning to ice the game.

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After missing two games because of the flu, Dodger Steve Garvey returns to the lineup in a 13 – 2 loss to the Reds, launching a National League record streak of 1,207 consecutive games played. The Reds score 10 runs in the 4th inning to ice the game.

Johnny LeMaster becomes the second player to hit an inside-the-park home run in his first major league at-bat
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Johnny LeMaster becomes the second player to hit an inside-the-park home run in his first major league at-bat

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Johnny LeMaster becomes the second player to hit an inside-the-park home run in his first major league at-bat, dashing around the bases on a fourth-inning pitch thrown by Don Sutton in the Giants’ 7-3 win over LA at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco shortstop joins Luke Stuart, who accomplished the feat at the Polo Grounds while playing for the 1921 Browns.

It is “Bob Gibson Day” in St. Louis‚ as dignitaries‚ including August Busch and Bowie Kuhn‚ honor the 39-year-old pitcher. The Cards‚ led by Lou Brock‚ then drill the Cubs‚ 6 – 3. Brock has 3 singles‚ 3 stolen bases‚ and scores 3 times.

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It is “Bob Gibson Day” in St. Louis‚ as dignitaries‚ including August Busch and Bowie Kuhn‚ honor the 39-year-old pitcher. The Cards‚ led by Lou Brock‚ then drill the Cubs‚ 6 – 3. Brock has 3 singles‚ 3 stolen bases‚ and scores 3 times.

Tom Seaver, when he whiffs Pirate Manny Sanguillen in the top of the seventh inning, becomes the first pitcher to strike out at least 200 batters in eight consecutive seasons. The 3-0 victory is also ‘Tom Terrific’s’ 20th of the season, making it the fourth time the right-hander has reached that plateau in his career.

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Tom Seaver, when he whiffs Pirate Manny Sanguillen in the top of the seventh inning, becomes the first pitcher to strike out at least 200 batters in eight consecutive seasons. The 3-0 victory is also ‘Tom Terrific’s’ 20th of the season, making it the fourth time the right-hander has reached that plateau in his career.