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Jose Pagan from the Chronology
Aug 5, 1971 - The Pirates power to a 7-2 win at Montreal but lose 3B Jose Pagan when his arm is fractured by a pitch in the 5th by Strohmeyer. He will return to be a World Series hero. Pagan Stargell and Oliver homer for the Bucs and Gene Alley adds 2 triples.
Aug 1, 1970 - Pittsburgh's Willie Stargell smashes 3 doubles and 2 homers which ties the ML mark for extra-base hits in a game and scores 5 runs while driving in 6. Teammate Bob Robertson also collects 5 hits as the Pirates outslug the Braves 20-10. In the 7th Robertson and Stargell combine with Jose Pagan for three consecutive homers. Atlanta answers with a pair to tie the record for most homers by 2 teams in one inning.
Aug 12, 1969 - Pirate Jose Pagan's 2nd pinch-hit HR in consecutive appearances ties the ML record but the Giants win 6-3 at Candlestick.
Aug 18, 1966 - Pittsburgh 3B Jose Pagan ties the modern NL record for errors in an inning with 3 but Pittsburgh coasts to a 9-3 win over the Mets.
May 22, 1965 - The Pirates and Giants trade infielders Dick Schofield going to San Francisco and Jose Pagan to Pittsburgh. The Pirates come out ahead on the trade as Pagan will spend 7 years with the Bucs.
Oct 4, 1962 - At Candlestick Park in game one of the WS Roger Maris stakes Whitey Ford to a 2-run lead with a first-inning 2-run double. Only RF Felipe Alou's leaping effort keeps Maris' drive in the park. Whitey Ford's record consecutive-shutout-inning streak ends at 332?3 innings when a surprise bunt by Jose Pagan brings Willie Mays home. Clete Boyer's 7th-inning HR gives the Yankees a 6-2 win the last of a record 10 WS victories for Ford.
Apr 30, 1961 - Using Joey Amalfitano's bat Willie Mays becomes the 9th player in ML history to enjoy a 4-HR game and his 8 RBI pace the Giants to a 14-4 win at Milwaukee's County Stadium. Led by Willie's 4 the Giants total a record tying 8 homers (and 13 in 2 games) as Orlando Cepeda (2) Felipe Alou and Jose Pagan also homer. Willie's 6th inning homer clears the LF bleachers at County Stadium. Hank Aaron collects a pair for the Braves for all the scoring. Billy Loes is the winning pitcher and it marks the 4th time he has been in uniform at a game where a player has hit 4 homers: Loes was with the Dodgers in '50 and '54 when Gil Hodges and the Braves Joe Adcock connected and with the Orioles in '59 when Rocky Colavito collected four.

