Mariner rookie Orlando Mercado becomes the third player to hit a grand slam for his first major league hit. Bill Duggelby (1898 – first at bat) and Bobby Bonds (1968 – third at bat) were the other two players to accomplish the feat.
Milwaukee scores nine runs in the 8th to roll over the Yankees, 14 – 1. Don Sutton is the victor. Gorman Thomas has a double and home run in the big inning and Paul Molitor adds a home run as well.
1981 – Reds reliever Joe Edelen allows just one hit in six innings of shutout relief as the Reds down the Dodgers, 7 – 3. Dodger 2B Jack Perconte ties the major-league record with 12 assists.
The Red Sox snap the Yankees’ nine-game winning streak at Fenway Park, finally beating the Bronx Bombers at home, 8-5. Trailing for most of the game, Boston explodes for seven runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, which includes Rick Miller’s three-run homer off New York reliever Dave LaRoche.
The Reds light up Jerry Reuss (17-6) for eight runs in two innings, en route to a 10 – 7 win over the Dodgers. Reuss serves up a grand slam to Johnny Bench, the 9th slam off him this year, a National League record. Steve Garvey and Ron Cey solo for the Dodgers.
In the Royals’ 13-3 victory over the visiting A’s, George Brett goes 2-for-4. The third baseman’s two singles keep his batting average at .400, the latest date in the season the plateau has been reached since the feat was last accomplished in 1941 by Ted Williams.
The Phils lose to Montreal, 5 – 2, and now lead the Pirates by one game with 12 to play. Rookie Scott Sanderson stops the Quakers. The Phils are 19-18 since August 12th.
During a 12 – 11 win over the Cubs, the Pirates’ 38-year-old, lead-footed Willie Stargell attempts to steal second base. The Cubs SS waits with the ball as Stargell slides 10 feet short of the base, signaling “time-out.” The Pirates lead 11 – 2 in the 7th, but the Cubs rally and tie it in the 9th. Dave Parker homers in the 11th off Bruce Sutter to give the Bucs their 7th straight win and 30th in their last 38 since August 12th. Besides his two homers, Parker adds two run-scoring singles.
With two singles in his first two at bats, Ted Cox ties and then breaks Senators’ Cecil Travis’ 1933 record of five consecutive hits at the start of a career. The Red Sox rookie designated hitter had gone 4-for-4 in Baltimore yesterday and is 6-for-6 in his first six major league plate appearances.
Former catcher Paddy Livingston dies at age 97, in Cleveland, OH. He was the last surviving player from the American League’s first season (1901).
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