IN THE NEWS: In a 95 loss to Pittsburgh, Dal Maxvill of the Cardinals completes the most impotent offensive season (minimum 150 games) in National League history, setting records for fewest at bats (399), hits (80), doubles (5), long hits (7), and lowest batting (.201) and slugging (.223) averages.
The final game at Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium is played, the Phillies beating the Expos 21 in 10 innings and escape the cellar. A trickle of fans started running onto the field beginning in the 8th inning when the rosin bag was stolen in between innings. One fan grabbed the arm of left fielder Ron Stone just as he started after a ball hit by John Bateman. The ball falls safely, putting the tying run on. With the game's end, the crowd of 31,822 responds by swarming onto and destroying the field and stadium. A post-game ceremony with 67 prizes to be awarded, is canceled.
The Angels Alex Johnson grounds out and then hits two singles to edge Boston's Carl Yastrzemski for the American League batting title, .3290 to .3286. Johnson leaves the game after his 2nd hit as the Angels go 13 innings to top the White Sox, 54. Yastrzemski goes 12-for-20 over his last six games. The Red Sox ended their season September 30th.
Fergie Jenkins allows two hitstwo doubles by Ken Singleton, and Joe Pepitone hits a 2-run homer to beat the Mets, 41. The win puts the Cubs in 2nd place in the NL East, with the Mets in 3rd.
The Senators end the season with a 32 loss to the host Orioles, and finish the season with 14 straight losses. The O's win their 11th straight, setting a club-record winning streak. Frank Robinson homers for the Orioles, his 475th homer, tying him for 12th on the all-time list with Stan Musial.
Detroit P Frank Hiller ties an AL record by striking out seven straight batters and allowing two hits as the Tigers beat Cleveland, 10. Throwing his first CG since June of last year, Hiller fans the side in the rd and 4th and strikes out the first batter in the 5th.
IN THE NEWS: Pitcher Mike Cuellar contributes a grand slam as the Orioles explode for seven runs in the 4th inning to rout the Twins 106 in the opening game of the American League Championship Series.
Pete Rose's RBI single in the 10th inning breaks up a scoreless game as the Reds win the NLCS opener 30 over Pittsburgh. Gary Nolan gets the shutout victory for Cincinnati, as Dock Ellis takes the loss.
IN THE NEWS: ML umpires return after a one-day walkout in quest of higher wages. Minor league umps had been pressed into service for the opening LCS games the day before. There had been rumors of a strike for several days as negotiations between the umpires and ML baseball had reached an impasse.
Bobby Tolan leads the Reds to a 31 win as Cincinnati continues to roll over the Pirates in the NLCS. Tolan tallies three hits, including a home run, and scores all three of his team's runs.
IN THE NEWS: Johnny Bench and Tony Perez homer as the Reds beat the Pirates 32, while Jim Palmer pitches Baltimore to a 61 win over Minnesota. Both teams thus complete sweeps of their respective LCS and advance to the World Series.
IN THE NEWS: The Orioles win their 3rd straight over the Reds 93, with winning pitcher Dave McNally slugging a grand slam off Wayne Granger, the only one by a pitcher in World Series history. Frank Robinson and Don Buford also contribute homers, and 3B Brooks Robinson continues his excellence with the glove, as he makes two spectacular grabs in the field.
IN THE NEWS: After Casey Stengel throws out the first pitch, Lee May's 8th-inning 3-run homer gives the Reds their first Series win 65. RF Pete Rose throws out Brooks Robinson at the plate and homers in the 5th. The loss ends the Orioles' 17-game winning streak which started at the end of the regular season.
IN THE NEWS: For the 3rd time the Orioles overcome a 30 deficit to bury the Reds 93 and win the World Championship four games to one. Frank Robinson and Merv Rettenmund each homer and drive in two runs. Brooks Robinson, the "human vacuum cleaner," easily wins the World Series MVP award.
IN THE NEWS: Sachio Kinugasa takes his place in the starting lineup of the Hiroshima Carp, playing 3B. Over the next 17 years he will play in 2,215 consecutive gamesthe durability record of professional baseball, topping Lou Gehrig's 2,130.
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