1984 – Rookie Mark Langston (15-9) becomes the first Mariner to win 15 games in a season by beating the Royals, 2 – 1, on a 5-hitter.

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1984 – Rookie Mark Langston (15-9) becomes the first Mariner to win 15 games in a season by beating the Royals, 2 – 1, on a 5-hitter.

In a 10 – 7 win over the Cubs, Lee Mazzilli homers to break a drought for Mets. It is the team’s first homer in 175 2/3 innings, going back to August 26 when Claudell Washingtonhomered. This will be the longest drought for the rest of the century.

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In a 10 – 7 win over the Cubs, Lee Mazzilli homers to break a drought for Mets. It is the team’s first homer in 175 2/3 innings, going back to August 26 when Claudell Washingtonhomered. This will be the longest drought for the rest of the century.

Eddie Murray hits three home runs, but Baltimore loses to Toronto, 4 – 3 in 13 innings, to fall five games behind the first-place Yankees in the American League East.

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Eddie Murray hits three home runs, but Baltimore loses to Toronto, 4 – 3 in 13 innings, to fall five games behind the first-place Yankees in the American League East.

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Ball Four Publisher Jim Bouton wins first game in 8 years

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On September 14, 1978, Thirty Eight year old Jim Bouton of the Atlanta Braves earns his first win in eight seasons. The knuckleballing Bouton, who had retired after the 1970 season, defeats the San Francisco Giants, 4-1. Bouton, who gained fame for penning the controversial book, Ball Four. The Bulldog gives up just three hits in…

1977 – In an 8 – 5 Milwaukee win, veteran Ken McMullen hits a pinch homer for the Brewers in the 8th inning against Seattle’s Tom House. The homer, McMullen’s 156th, comes on his last major league at bat. He’ll be released in December and retire.

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1977 – In an 8 – 5 Milwaukee win, veteran Ken McMullen hits a pinch homer for the Brewers in the 8th inning against Seattle’s Tom House. The homer, McMullen’s 156th, comes on his last major league at bat. He’ll be released in December and retire.

At Memorial Stadium, Dennis Martinez makes his major league debut, pitching 5.2 innings of shutout baseball in relief to get the win in the Orioles’ 9-7 victory over the Tigers. The Granada native, who will win 245 games, is the first person from Nicaragua to appear in a major league game.

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At Memorial Stadium, Dennis Martinez makes his major league debut, pitching 5.2 innings of shutout baseball in relief to get the win in the Orioles’ 9-7 victory over the Tigers. The Granada native, who will win 245 games, is the first person from Nicaragua to appear in a major league game.

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Mel Ott’s forty-seven year-old record is broken when Brewers shortstop Robin Yount plays his 242nd major league game as a teenager

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Mel Ott’s forty-seven year-old record is broken when Brewers shortstop Robin Yount plays his 242nd major league game as a teenager. The youthful infielder was 18 years, two months, and six days old when made his debut with Milwaukee in 1973.