1986 – A two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth by Jose Cruz off Todd Worrell stuns the Cardinals, 7-6. Glenn Davis also homers and drives in three. Charley Kerfeld wins his ninth in relief.
After hitting a record 210 homers without a grand slam‚ Atlanta’s Bob Horner finally connects with the sacks full to give the Braves a 4 – 2 win over Pittsburgh. It will be his only career grand slam. Horner’s record will be broken by Sammy Sosa.
At County Stadium‚ the Cleveland Indians swamp the Brewers‚ 17 – 9, on 23 hits. Joe Carter has 5 hits‚ including 2 homers‚ and scores 5 times.
The Royals sweep a doubleheader from Milwaukee, 4 – 3 and 7 – 1, to move past California into first place in the AL West.
At Texas‚ Carlton Fisk blasts two three-run homers and drives in 7 runs to lead the White Sox to a 12 – 1 rout of the Rangers. Tomorrow, Fisk will record his 300th double and 900th RBI.
In a matchup of aces that lives up its advanced billing, Dwight Gooden and Fernando Valenzuela hook up in one of the best pitchers’ duel in recent memory. New York beats Los Angeles at Chavez Ravine, 2-0, thanks to Darryl Strawberry’s two-run double on a day that the 20 year-old Mets right-hander strikes out 10 batters, throwing nine shutout innings, while the Dodgers southpaw pitches 11 innings without allowing a run.
1984 – Craig Reynolds blasts a grand slam and Glenn Davis smashes his first big league homer as Houston crushes the Giants, 14-2. Bob Knepper contributes two hits and three RBIs as well as a seven-hit complete game victory.
1983 – Welcome to the Bigs. Cincinnati native Skeeter Barnes is twice hit by pitches in his major league debut‚ but his Reds beat the Giants‚ 11 – 1.
September 6, 1982 Rickey Henderson graces the cover of Sports Illustrated as of September 6th, 1982 Rickey had 124 stolen bases and had reached base via a hit or a walk 240 times. He will reach base 262 times for the season and steal a record 130 bases for the season. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ [jetpack_subscription_form title=”Join the…
On September 6, 1982, the Pittsburgh Pirates hold “Willie Stargell Day” at Three Rivers Stadium. The 41-year old slugger, who will retire at the end of the season, contributes a pinch-hit single in a 6-1 win over the New York Mets. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play, Box Scores, News Paper Reports and other links Other…
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