Striking out Marvell Wynne in the sixth inning, Dwight Gooden breaks the season strikeout record for a rookie. By whiffing 16 Pirates, Docās total of 251 is six more than Herb Scoreās 1955 mark.
On July 24, 1978, Cincinnati Redās Third baseman, Pete Rose extends his hitting streak to 37 games with two hits against the New York Mets, tying Tommy Holmesā modern-day major league record. Rose collects two singles in a 5-3 win, Rose singled and scored the go-aheadĀ run to make the score 3-2 in the 7th inningā¦
Major League Season RecapĀ 1976 World Series āĀ Cincinnati Reds NL overĀ New York Yankees ALĀ 4 games toĀ 0 World Series MVP ā Johnny Bench Babe Ruth Award ā Johnny Bench ALCS New York Yankees over Kansas City Royals 3 games to 2 ALCS MVP ā NLCS Cincinnati Reds over Philadelphia Phillies 3 games to 0 NLCS MVP āā¦
1970Ā ā In theĀ June draftā theĀ PadresĀ select high school catcherĀ Mike IvieĀ as the number-one pick and sign him in 3 days to a $100ā000 contract. Heāll play in the major leagues 11 years but catch only 9 games in the Bigs because of a phobia about throwing the ball back to the pitcher. Choosing nextā theĀ IndiansĀ takeĀ StanfordĀ PĀ Steve Dunningā who will debut in the majors in 10 days. Heās just the second player drafted who will skip the minors. CatchersĀ Barry FooteĀ (Expos) andĀ Darrell PorterĀ (Brewers) go next.
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