Philadelphia’s Del Unser homers in his 3rd consecutive pinch-hit appearance a walk off 3 run shot vs Rollie Fingers to tie the MLB record.

Philadelphia’s Del Unser homers in his 3rd consecutive pinch-hit appearance a walk off 3 run shot vs Rollie Fingers to tie the MLB record.

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Philadelphia’s Del Unser homers in his 3rd consecutive pinch-hit appearance (the prior ones were on June 30th and July 5th) to tie the major-league record set by Lee Lacy in 1978. The Phillies beat the Padres, 6 – 5.

The Padres launch four home runs in the 9th inning against Los Angeles, but the power display comes too late and the Dodgers win, 9 – 7. Wes Parker has two doubles and a triple for L.A. For the Padres, Ivan Murrell, Ed Spiezio and Dave Campbell hit solo homers off Bill Singer, and Cito Gaston connects for a two-run homer off Jose Pena. The barrage is one short of the record.

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The Padres launch four home runs in the 9th inning against Los Angeles, but the power display comes too late and the Dodgers win, 9 – 7. Wes Parker has two doubles and a triple for L.A. For the Padres, Ivan Murrell, Ed Spiezio and Dave Campbell hit solo homers off Bill Singer, and Cito Gaston connects for a two-run homer off Jose Pena. The barrage is one short of the record.

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Woody Woodward goes deep for his only major league homer

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Reds SS Woody Woodward goes deep for his first and only major league homer, off Ron Reed in Atlanta. It comes in his 684th game. It is too little as the Braves top the Reds, 11 – 9. The Reds take the nitecap, 3 – 1, scoring two runs when Pat Corrales hits a long drive that glances off the glove of Hank Aaron and over the fence for a home run. Pete Rose is 5 for 5, all singles.

The Cubs score five runs in the 5th inning to beat the Mets, 6 – 2, behind Bill Hands. The win halts the Mets’ seven-game win streak and leaves the New Yorkers in 2nd place by four games.

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The Cubs score five runs in the 5th inning to beat the Mets, 6 – 2, behind Bill Hands. The win halts the Mets’ seven-game win streak and leaves the New Yorkers in 2nd place by four games.

The American League and National League reach an agreement on next year’s expansion format. The twelve teams in each league will be divided into two divisions playing a best-of-five games League Championship Series to determine the pennant winner.

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The American League and National League reach an agreement on next year’s expansion format. The twelve teams in each league will be divided into two divisions playing a best-of-five games League Championship Series to determine the pennant winner.

The American League and National League agree on next year’s expansion and playoff format. Each league will divide their twelve teams into two six-team divisions

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The American League and National League agree on next year’s expansion and playoff format. Each league will divide their twelve teams into two six-team divisions, playing a best-of-five game league championship series to determine the pennant winner.