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Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page Joel Youngblood Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and Third BasemanBats: Right • Throws: Right6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)Born: August 28, 1951 in Houston, TXDraft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1970 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Stephen F. Austin HS (Houston, TX).High School: Stephen F. Austin HS (Houston, TX)Debut: April 13, 1976 (Age 24-229d,…
After driving in the winning run in the Mets’ 7-4 victory over the Cubs, Joel Youngblood, who is traded to the Expos during the game, flies to Philadelphia and singles for Montreal to become the first player to have a hit for two different teams on the same day in different cities. The 30 year-old All-Star collects his two historic hits off two future Hall of Famers, a single off Ferguson Jenkins in Chicago, and gets his other knock off Steve Carlton in the City of Brotherly Love.
At Shea Stadium, the Cubs’ game is suspended due to a major black-out which darkens New York City. The Mets players amuse the crowd by performing antics in front of the headlights of cars which they drive onto the field.
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