Gary Alexander’s home run with two outs in the ninth inning derails Oriole left-hander Mike Flanagan’s potential no-hitter against Cleveland at Memorial Stadium. Don Stanhouse, who saves the 3-1 Orioles win, relieves the Baltimore starter, who is replaced when gives up two additional singles.
In a duel of aces, Dennis Eckersley tops Dave Rozema, scattering seven Tiger hits to win, 4 – 1. Eck’s record at Fenway Park is now 10-1. The Sox have 14 hits, led by Jim Rice’s 44th homer of the year. The Yankees top the Blue Jays, 4 – 1, to keep a one-game lead over Boston.
1977 – In a 9 – 5 win at St. Louis, the Expos run in a record four pinch-runners in the 9th inning.
1976 – In the last big league games at Jarry Park, the Phillies beat the Expos, 4 – 1, in the first game of a doubleheader to clinch the National League East title. Philley takes the nitecap, 2 – 1. Following the second game, Dick Allen jumps the team in protest of the fact that veteran Tony Taylor is not listed on the post-season roster.
At Veterans Stadium, the Phils top the Mets, 4 – 3, in 12 innings in a game delayed twice by rain. In the second game the Mets are ahead in the 3rd when the third rain delay finally washes the game away. Only 200 fans are on hand when the game is called at 3:15 a.m.
At Wrigley Field, the Expos edge the Cubs, 3 – 2, with Dale Murray picking up his 15th win, all in relief. His 15 victories is tops on the staff.
Burt Hooton sets a Dodger record for starting pitchers by winning his twelfth consecutive game. The 25 year-old right-hander, who was traded to LA in May for Eddie Solomon and Geoff Zahn, accomplishes the feat by beating J.R. Richard and the Astros at Dodger Stadium, 3-2.
Luis Tiant and Reggie Cleveland toss 4 – 0 shutouts at the Indians in both ends of a doubleheader. This is the first back-to-back Red Sox shutouts since 1956 and the second in 42 years. Don Aase and Cleveland will repeat the twinbill shutout on September 5, 1977 beating the Blue Jays at Toronto, 8 – 0 and 6 – 0.
Paul Splittorff becomes the first twenty-game winner in franchise history when the Royals beat Chicago, 6-2. The 26 year-old southpaw will retire in 1984 as the team’s all-time leader in victories with 166.
The Twins’ Bert Blyleven posts his second one-hitter of the season, beating the A’s, 4 – 1. Angel Mangual’s single in the 5th is the only hit.
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