1976 – Nolan Ryan hurls a 3-hit, 3 – 2, victory for California, fanning 18 White Sox batsmen. Bart Johnson is the losing pitcher.
At Texas, Rod Carew hits a pinch grand slam in the 7th for the Twins, as Minnesota wins, 6 – 0. It is Carew’s 3rd grand slam of the year. Dave Goltz twirls the shutout.
George Brett is 5 for 5 to lead the Royals to a 6 – 5 win over the Angels in 10 innings.
1976 – In a twinbill, the Expos’ Joe Kerrigan wins a pair from the Cardinals with two innings of relief work in both games, for the first two wins of his career. Montreal wins, 7 – 5 and 8 – 7.
1976 – Ken Boswell’s bases-loaded triple keys an eight-run seventh inning as the Astros wrench the Big Red Machine, 10-5. Cliff Johnson adds a two-run double. Starter Joe Sambito gets the win.
Dodgers catcher Steve Yeager is seriously injured when the jagged end of a broken bat strikes him in the throat. Yeager is waiting in the on-deck circle when the end of teammate Bill Russell’s bat comes off when he is hitting. The Dodgers beat the Padres‚ 4 – 1.
California’s Frank Tanana strikes out 15 batters in 10 innings but is not involved in a decision. Oakland wins in the 11th‚ 2 – 1.
The Reds take a comfortable 8 – 0 lead over the Astros‚ and then hang on to win‚ 9 – 8.
1976 – Phillies pitcher Larry Christenson belts two homers and pitches a 3 – 1 win over the Mets. Mickey Lolich is the losing pitcher.
Reds’ infielder Joe Morgan becomes the first second baseman in 26 years to drive in 100 runs when his third-inning single off Dick Ruthven plates Pete Rose and Ken Griffey in the team’s 6-4 victory in Atlanta. The last second sacker to reach the plateau was Bobby Doerr, who accomplished the feat in 1950 with the Red Sox.
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