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New York Yankees sign two veteran free agents to long-term contracts: first baseman Bob “The Bull” Watson and pitcher Rudy May

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    On November 8, 1979, the New York Yankees sign two veteran free agents to long-term contracts: first baseman Bob “The Bull” Watson and pitcher Rudy May. The two veterans will help the Yankees to an American League-leading 103 wins in 1980.   @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play, Box Scores, News Paper Reports and other…

The Red Sox set a major league record when the team hits their twenty-second home run in the past six games

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The Red Sox set a major league record when the team hits their twenty-second home run in the past six games. Butch Hobson’s eighth-inning solo shot off Rudy May in the team’s 4-0 victory over the Orioles at Memorial Stadium establishes the new mark.

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Frank Robinson of the Cleveland Indians makes his final major league appearance as a player

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test On September 18, 1976 — Cleveland Indians player-manager Frank Robinson, in his final major league at-bat, strokes a pinch-hit single off Rudy May in a 4-3 loss to Baltimore at Cleveland Stadium. The 41 year-old future Hall of Famer ends his 21-year playing career with a batting average of .294 and 586 home runs,…

Washington’s Brant Alyea debuts with a pinch-hit home run on the first pitch from Rudy May
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Washington’s Brant Alyea debuts with a pinch-hit home run on the first pitch from Rudy May

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1965 – Washington’s Brant Alyea debuts with a pinch-hit home run on the first pitch from Rudy May in his first major league at bat. Yes, a major-league first. In Washington, 840 fans watch the Senators beat the Angels, 7 – 1.