Tony Oliva collects eight straight hits in the Twins’ twinbill split with the Royals. Kansas City takes the opener, 7 – 2, behind homers by Mike Fiore and Bob Oliver. Oliva flies out his first time up, then strokes three singles. In the Twins’ 12 – 2 win in game two, Oliva hits two homers, a double and two singles, driving in five runs.

ByTom

Tony Oliva collects eight straight hits in the Twins’ twinbill split with the Royals. Kansas City takes the opener, 7 – 2, behind homers by Mike Fiore and Bob Oliver. Oliva flies out his first time up, then strokes three singles. In the Twins’ 12 – 2 win in game two, Oliva hits two homers, a double and two singles, driving in five runs.

The Reds score three runs in the bottom of the 9th to tie the Giants at six apiece, then win in the 10th, 7 – 6, when Chico Ruiz hits a bases-loaded single.

ByTom

The Reds score three runs in the bottom of the 9th to tie the Giants at six apiece, then win in the 10th, 7 – 6, when Chico Ruiz hits a bases-loaded single.

Billy Williams sets a new record for the most consecutive games played by a NL player

Billy Williams sets a new record for the most consecutive games played by a NL player

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On June 29, 1969 — At Wrigley Field 41,060 fans come to see Billy William plays in his 896th consecutive game to surpass Stan Musial’s mark established in 1957, when the Cubs sweep a doubleheader from the Cardinals 3-1 and 12-1, with the Chicago outfielder going 4-5 with a single, a double, and two triples…

Tom Seaver becomes the Mets’ all-time leader in victories, going the distance in the team’s 7-3 win over Pittsburgh at Shea Stadium. The 24 year-old right-hander surpasses the mark set by lefty Al Jackson, an original Met who won 43 games for the new New York franchise between 1962 and 1965.

ByTom

Tom Seaver becomes the Mets’ all-time leader in victories, going the distance in the team’s 7-3 win over Pittsburgh at Shea Stadium. The 24 year-old right-hander surpasses the mark set by lefty Al Jackson, an original Met who won 43 games for the new New York franchise between 1962 and 1965.

Jim Northrup of the Detroit Tigers sets a major league record by hitting his second grand slam of the week and ties a record by hitting his third slam of the month

Jim Northrup of the Detroit Tigers sets a major league record by hitting his second grand slam of the week and ties a record by hitting his third slam of the month

ByThis Day in Baseball

On June 29, 1968, Jim Northrup of the Detroit Tigers sets a major league record by hitting his second grand slam of the week and ties a record by hitting his third slam of the month (Rudy York, May 1938),. Northrup’s latest grand slam accounts for almost of the Tigers’ run in a 5-2 win…

In San Francisco, Reds pitcher Gary Nolan hurls a 4-hit shutout and hits a 3-run homer as the Reds win, 4 – 0. Nolan’s homer, off Ray Sadecki, is the only one of his big league career.

ByTom

In San Francisco, Reds pitcher Gary Nolan hurls a 4-hit shutout and hits a 3-run homer as the Reds win, 4 – 0. Nolan’s homer, off Ray Sadecki, is the only one of his big league career.

In the first game of a doubleheader, Mickey Mantle ties the score with a 2-run homer in the 6th, but rookie Reggie Jackson breaks the tie in the 8th with his 9th homer of the year. The A’s win, 5 – 2.

ByTom

In the first game of a doubleheader, Mickey Mantle ties the score with a 2-run homer in the 6th, but rookie Reggie Jackson breaks the tie in the 8th with his 9th homer of the year. The A’s win, 5 – 2.

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6/29/1967: Mack Jones of the Braves homered off Mike Cuellar of the Astros in the bottom of the second at the Launching Pad in Atlanta. The blast came with two runners on base but the game was rained out in the middle of the fourth with Atlanta leading, 5-1.

ByTom

6/29/1967: Mack Jones of the Braves homered off Mike Cuellar of the Astros in the bottom of the second at the Launching Pad in Atlanta. The blast came with two runners on base but the game was rained out in the middle of the fourth with Atlanta leading, 5-1.