Scattering seven hits, Ron Guidry wins his 12th straight, beating the Twins, 8 – 3. Don Mattingly has a two-run homer and a two-run double for the Yanks.

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Scattering seven hits, Ron Guidry wins his 12th straight, beating the Twins, 8 – 3. Don Mattingly has a two-run homer and a two-run double for the Yanks.

Driving in seven runs on two homers, Darryl Strawberry leads the Mets to a 16 – 4 drubbing of the visiting Braves. Straw’s first home run is a grand slam in the 1st inning and his next is a three-run home run in the 4th. The Mets also get homers from Howard Johnson, Danny Heep and Clint Hurdle.

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Driving in seven runs on two homers, Darryl Strawberry leads the Mets to a 16 – 4 drubbing of the visiting Braves. Straw’s first home run is a grand slam in the 1st inning and his next is a three-run home run in the 4th. The Mets also get homers from Howard Johnson, Danny Heep and Clint Hurdle.

Two outs away from a no-hitter against the Astros, Phillies P Charles Hudson gives up a bloop single to Craig Reynolds and back-to-back home runs to Denny Walling and Dickie Thon before settling down for a 10 – 3 victory.

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Two outs away from a no-hitter against the Astros, Phillies P Charles Hudson gives up a bloop single to Craig Reynolds and back-to-back home runs to Denny Walling and Dickie Thon before settling down for a 10 – 3 victory.

Steve Sax’s errant throw on a double play ball helps the Pirates’ cause, as they beat the Dodgers, 7 – 3. For Sax, it his 26th error of the season. He’ll reach 30, then go the last 57 games without a miscue.

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Steve Sax’s errant throw on a double play ball helps the Pirates’ cause, as they beat the Dodgers, 7 – 3. For Sax, it his 26th error of the season. He’ll reach 30, then go the last 57 games without a miscue.

1982 – In the 3rd inning of a 3 – 1 loss to the Pirates at Riverfront Stadium, a 21-year-old woman jumps from the red seats landing 35 feet below. Her death is ruled a suicide.

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1982 – In the 3rd inning of a 3 – 1 loss to the Pirates at Riverfront Stadium, a 21-year-old woman jumps from the red seats landing 35 feet below. Her death is ruled a suicide.

Rusty Staub, a spring holdout who got off to a slow start, is traded by Detroit to his former team Montreal for a minor league player to be named later.

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Rusty Staub, a spring holdout who got off to a slow start, is traded by Detroit to his former team Montreal for a minor league player to be named later.

At Los Angeles, Steve Garvey saves the Dodgers from a defeat by belting a two-run homer in the 10th to tie, and another two-run homer in the 11th by Bill Russell wins it, 6 – 5, over the Expos. Montreal takes the lead in the 11th when Rodney Scott drives in a run with his 5th straight hit. Dave Patterson wins his first major league game, while Manny Mota has a single for the 139th pinch hit of his career.

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At Los Angeles, Steve Garvey saves the Dodgers from a defeat by belting a two-run homer in the 10th to tie, and another two-run homer in the 11th by Bill Russell wins it, 6 – 5, over the Expos. Montreal takes the lead in the 11th when Rodney Scott drives in a run with his 5th straight hit. Dave Patterson wins his first major league game, while Manny Mota has a single for the 139th pinch hit of his career.