Bob Montgomery becomes the last player to step into the batter’s box without wearing a helmet

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When Bob Montgomery takes his final at-bat, he becomes the last player to step into the batter’s box without wearing a helmet. The Red Sox’s backup catcher, who is required to wear a protective plastic liner within his cap, is allowed to be helmetless due to a grandfather clause in Major League Baseball’s edict enacted eight years ago, making the use of helmets mandatory for all batters.

1978 – Ron Guidry (21-2) gives up two singles in the 1st inning and that’s it. New York sends 12 runners to the plate and scores seven runs in the 4th inning to win, 7 – 0, against Dennis Eckersley and cut the Boston lead to a single game. For Guidry, it is his 7th shutout of the year, and the first lefty shutout in Fenway Park since Ken Holtzman fired one on August 5, 1974.

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1978 – Ron Guidry (21-2) gives up two singles in the 1st inning and that’s it. New York sends 12 runners to the plate and scores seven runs in the 4th inning to win, 7 – 0, against Dennis Eckersley and cut the Boston lead to a single game. For Guidry, it is his 7th shutout of the year, and the first lefty shutout in Fenway Park since Ken Holtzman fired one on August 5, 1974.

At Texas, Rod Carew hits a pinch grand slam in the 7th for the Twins, as Minnesota wins, 6 – 0. It is Carew’s 3rd grand slam of the year. Dave Goltz twirls the shutout.

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At Texas, Rod Carew hits a pinch grand slam in the 7th for the Twins, as Minnesota wins, 6 – 0. It is Carew’s 3rd grand slam of the year. Dave Goltz twirls the shutout.

1975 – The Cubs’ Bill Madlock suffers an “incomplete fracture” of his right thumb when hit by a Bruce Kison pitch in a 6 – 5 win over the Pirates.

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1975 – The Cubs’ Bill Madlock suffers an “incomplete fracture” of his right thumb when hit by a Bruce Kison pitch in a 6 – 5 win over the Pirates.

1974 – At Fenway Park, the Yankees beat the Red Sox, 6 – 3, for their first win in Boston since July 31st of last year. The Yankees have won two of 24 games at Fenway since 1972.

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1974 – At Fenway Park, the Yankees beat the Red Sox, 6 – 3, for their first win in Boston since July 31st of last year. The Yankees have won two of 24 games at Fenway since 1972.

California’s Alex Johnson becomes the 3rd player in history to put one into the CF bleachers at Comiskey Park when he connects in the 6th against Chicago’s Billy Wynne in a 2 – 1 loss in eight innings. The Sox also win the opener, 11 – 4, to break their eight-game losing streak. Bill Melton leads the 5-homer offense with a pair and five RBIs.

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California’s Alex Johnson becomes the 3rd player in history to put one into the CF bleachers at Comiskey Park when he connects in the 6th against Chicago’s Billy Wynne in a 2 – 1 loss in eight innings. The Sox also win the opener, 11 – 4, to break their eight-game losing streak. Bill Melton leads the 5-homer offense with a pair and five RBIs.

Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain for the third time on the season

Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain for the third time on the season

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On September 9, 1970, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain for the third time on the season. McLain’s latest ban, which results from him carrying a gun, along with other unspecified charges, will sideline him for the rest of the season…