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A strikeout-prone switch-hitter, Young was red hot in August 1985, hitting 11 HR with an Orioles one-month record 32 RBI on his way to his best professional season, .273 with 28 HR and 81 RBI. Young cooled considerably in 1986, hitting just nine home runs, and after hitting .240 in 1987 he was traded to Philadelphia in 1988, where he struggled for half a season as an outfielder-pinch hitter. On May 28, 1987 he became only the fifth player in ML history to hit two extra-inning home runs in the same game, homering in the 10th to tie the score, and again in the 12th to beat the Angels. (SCL)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 27, 1984: At Seattle, the Mariners top the Tigers, 5–1, for their 3rd straight win over the front-runners. The M's have 14 hits, including five hit-and-run singles, to beat Dan Petry. Mike Young takes the win. The Tigers now lead the Blue Jays and Orioles by five games. » May 28, 1987: Baltimore's Mike Young ties a major-league record by hitting a pair of extra inning home runs, connecting consecutively in the 10th and 12th innings off DeWayne Buice. He's just the 5th major leaguer to do it and the first since Ralph Garr, in 1971. The Orioles edge the Angels , 8–7. » March 21, 1988: The Phillies trade 3B Rick Schu and outfielders Jeff Stone and Keith Hughes to the Orioles for OF Mike Young.