Gino Petralli ties a major league record when he commits four passed balls in one inning during the seventh frame of the Rangers’ 6-4 victory over the White Sox at Arlington Stadium. The Texas batterymate of Charlie Hough equals the 1954 mark established by Giants backstop Ray Katt, trying to catch knuckleballs thrown by Hoyt Wilhelm.

ByBaseball

Gino Petralli ties a major league record when he commits four passed balls in one inning during the seventh frame of the Rangers’ 6-4 victory over the White Sox at Arlington Stadium. The Texas batterymate of Charlie Hough equals the 1954 mark established by Giants backstop Ray Katt, trying to catch knuckleballs thrown by Hoyt Wilhelm.

Andre Dawson belts his 39th and 40th home runs of the season and Lee Smith picks up his 30th save in Chicago’s 7 – 5 win over the Astros.

ByBaseball

Andre Dawson belts his 39th and 40th home runs of the season and Lee Smith picks up his 30th save in Chicago’s 7 – 5 win over the Astros.

1987 – Pittsburgh unloads another veteran pitcher, trading Rick Reuschel to the Giants for pitchers Jeff Robinson and Scott Medvin.

ByBaseball

1987 – Pittsburgh unloads another veteran pitcher, trading Rick Reuschel to the Giants for pitchers Jeff Robinson and Scott Medvin.

Paul Molitor extend his hitting streak to 34 games and tie Dom DiMaggio 

ByThis Day in Baseball

1987 – Paul Molitor collects four hits to extend his hitting streak to 34 games and tie Dom DiMaggio for 11th on the all-time list. The Brewers beat Cleveland, 13 – 2. Rob Deer has a grand slam for the Brewers, and tomorrow will hit another to become just the 11th player in history to hit grand slams in consecutive games.

|

1987 – Billy Hatcher smacks four hits and swipes two bases to pace an 11-2 triumph over Atlanta. Hatcher goes deep off Joe Boever in the eighth to cap his night. Bill Doran adds three hits. Mike Scott strikes out ten over eight innings for the win. 

ByTom

1987 – Billy Hatcher smacks four hits and swipes two bases to pace an 11-2 triumph over Atlanta. Hatcher goes deep off Joe Boever in the eighth to cap his night. Bill Doran adds three hits. Mike Scott strikes out ten over eight innings for the win. 

1987 – A 3rd-inning bunt single gives Paul Molitor the longest hitting streak of the 1980s at 32 games. Milwaukee defeats Cleveland, 5 – 3.

ByThis Day in Baseball

1987 – A 3rd-inning bunt single gives Paul Molitor the longest hitting streak of the 1980s at 32 games. Milwaukee defeats Cleveland, 5 – 3.