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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»July 20, 1979: At Los Angeles, Steve Garvey saves a defeat for the Dodgers by belting a 2-run homer in the 10th to tie, and another 2-run homer in the 11th by Bill Russell wins it, 6–5, over the Expos. Montreal takes the lead in the 11th when Rodney Scott drives in a run with his 5th straight hit. Bob Patterson wins his first ML game, while Manny Mota has a pinch single for the 139 pinch hit of his career.
»October 10, 1990:
Bob Patterson gets Jeff Reed to hit into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded to save the Pirates' 3–2 win over the Reds and send the NLCS back to Cincinnati for game 6.