New York’s Graig Nettles belts a two-run homer in the 14th to give the Yankees a 6 – 4 win over the Red Sox. Dick Drago serves up Nettles’ 13th homer of the year. Sparky Lyle (6-1) wins in relief. Ron Guidry (13-0) starts for New York and gives up eight hits in six innings.

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On June 27, 1978 New York’s Graig Nettles belts a two-run homer in the 14th to give the Yankees a 6 – 4 win over the Red Sox. Dick Drago serves up Nettles’ 13th homer of the year. Sparky Lyle (6-1) wins in relief. Ron Guidry (13-0) starts for New York and gives up eight hits in six innings.

1978 – Toronto’s Dave McKay and Otto Velez each hit two doubles in one inning during a 24 – 10 rout of Baltimore. With the score 19 – 6 following a homer by Lee May, Earl Weaver brings in OF Larry Harlow to pitch to the Blue Jays. Harlow gets two batters out in the 5th, then walks three in a row and hurls a wild pitch. He then allows a single, a walk, and a grand slam by John Mayberry makes the score 24 – 6. Bullpen catcher Ellie Hendricks then relieves Harlow and gives up just a walk and no runs in 2 1/3 innings. Closer Don Stanhouse takes over in the 8th.

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1978 – Toronto’s Dave McKay and Otto Velez each hit two doubles in one inning during a 24 – 10 rout of Baltimore. With the score 19 – 6 following a homer by Lee May, Earl Weaver brings in OF Larry Harlow to pitch to the Blue Jays. Harlow gets two batters out in the 5th, then walks three in a row and hurls a wild pitch. He then allows a single, a walk, and a grand slam by John Mayberry makes the score 24 – 6. Bullpen catcher Ellie Hendricks then relieves Harlow and gives up just a walk and no runs in 2 1/3 innings. Closer Don Stanhouse takes over in the 8th.

The Red Sox lose the first of two games with Minnesota, 5 – 4, to stretch their losing streak to five games. Rod Carew’s two-run double in the 6th inning, off Dick Drago, gives the Twins the 5 – 3 lead. In the nitecap, the Red Sox score four runs in the 6th inning to win, 4 – 2, overcoming the loss of starter Mike Torrez, who is tossed in the 1st inning for protesting a balk call. Carl Yastrzemski drives home a run, collecting his 1,500th career RBI, and Carlton Fisk hits his 15th homer of the year.

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The Red Sox lose the first of two games with Minnesota, 5 – 4, to stretch their losing streak to five games. Rod Carew’s two-run double in the 6th inning, off Dick Drago, gives the Twins the 5 – 3 lead. In the nitecap, the Red Sox score four runs in the 6th inning to win, 4 – 2, overcoming the loss of starter Mike Torrez, who is tossed in the 1st inning for protesting a balk call. Carl Yastrzemski drives home a run, collecting his 1,500th career RBI, and Carlton Fisk hits his 15th homer of the year.

In Cleveland’s 8 – 3 win over visiting Toronto, the Jays C Brian Milner, 18, is 1 for 4 in his major league debut, He is the youngest player to start in the American League since Ed Kirkpatrick, 17, in 1962; Alex Rodriguez, in 1994, will be next youngest.

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In Cleveland’s 8 – 3 win over visiting Toronto, the Jays C Brian Milner, 18, is 1 for 4 in his major league debut, He is the youngest player to start in the American League since Ed Kirkpatrick, 17, in 1962; Alex Rodriguez, in 1994, will be next youngest.

Rubio Malone of the Elizabethton Twins (Appalachian League) no-hits Johnson City, 8 – 1. Twenty-six days later, Malone will no-hit Bluefield, 6 – 0.

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Rubio Malone of the Elizabethton Twins (Appalachian League) no-hits Johnson City, 8 – 1. Twenty-six days later, Malone will no-hit Bluefield, 6 – 0.

At Veterans Stadium, the Phils whip the Cubs twice by 6 – 1 scores to take over first place in the National League East, a spot they will hold for the rest of the season.

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At Veterans Stadium, the Phils whip the Cubs twice by 6 – 1 scores to take over first place in the National League East, a spot they will hold for the rest of the season.

On the first pitch in his first at-bat, Dave Machemer hits his only major league home run. The rookie second baseman, batting leadoff for the visiting Angels, starts the Angels eventual 5-2 victory over Minnesota with a long fly over the left field wall at Metropolitan Stadium. Machemer will never hit another long ball.

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On June 21, 1978 On the first pitch in his first at-bat, Dave Machemer hits his only major league home run. The rookie second baseman, batting leadoff for the visiting Angels, starts the Angels eventual 5-2 victory over Minnesota with a long fly over the left field wall at Metropolitan Stadium. Machemer will never hit…

1978 – Toronto is defeated for the third consecutive game by a Canadian-born pitcher. The Blue Jays lose to John Hiller of Detroit, after having previously tasted defeat at the hands of Ferguson Jenkins and Reggie Clevelandof the Texas Rangers.

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On June 20, 1978 – Toronto is defeated for the third consecutive game by a Canadian-born pitcher. The Blue Jays lose to John Hiller of Detroit, after having previously tasted defeat at the hands of Ferguson Jenkins and Reggie Clevelandof the Texas Rangers.

Ron Guidry sets strikeout mark for left hander with 18
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Ron Guidry sets strikeout mark for left hander with 18

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On June 17, 1978, Ron Guidry of the New York Yankees sets an American League record for most strikeouts by a left-handed pitcher in a single game. Guidry strikes out 18 California Angels in picking up a 4-0 win-his 11th consecutive victory without a loss. The performance will help coin a new nickname for Guidry…