Gibson Hits for the Cycle, Crawfords Keep Setting Marks!
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1940 Reds 7 15 1
1935 Crawfords 14 16 0 F
Cincinnati (3-9) / Pittsburgh (11-1)
Crawfords sweep Reds, 4-0
WP- Kincannon (1-1)
LP- J.Turner (0-2)
Josh Gibson became the first player in "Crazy 48's" History to hit for the cycle: double (first inning), triple (fifth), single (7th), and home run (8th) -- got walked in the third inning; finishing the game with 4 RBI. Popeye Harris tied the record for two triples in the same game with Mule Haas (1931 A's) & Lloyd Moseby (1985 Blue Jays). The Crawfords would get triples from Cool Papa Bell & Jimmy Crutchfield as well. Mike McCormick of the Reds had four hits in a losing cause.
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1993 Giants 5 7 1
1984 Tigers 1 8 0 F
San Francisco (6-6) / Detroit (7-5)
Giants win series, 3-1
WP- Deshaies (1-1)
LP- Berenguer (2-1)
After back-to-back games of 2 HR's by Will Clark, it was Barry Bond's turn as he hit 2 HR's, going 2-for-3, BB & 4 RBI against the sliding Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers started the season off 5-0, and have now lost 5 of their last 7 games; the road doesn't get easier for the Tigers who have to play the 1904 New York Giants next.
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1960 Pirates 1 5 0
1906 Cubs 4 10 0 F
Pittsburgh (4-8) / Chicago (9-3)
Cubs sweep Pirates, 4-0
WP- Reulbach (2-0)
LP- Face (0-1)
SV- Lundgren (3)
The Pirates tied the 1971 Giants' mark of seven consecutive losses, losing to Ed Reulbach and the Cubs. Reulbach pitched eight strong innings allowing only 5 hits & a run, as Frank Chance of the Cubbies added two RBI doubles.
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1971 Giants 4 5 1
1999 Rangers 3 8 3 F
San Francisco (5-7) / Texas (6-6)
Giants and Rangers split 2-2
WP- Bryant (1-2)
LP- Fassero (0-2)
SV- S.Hamilton (1)
The Giants surrendered a 3-0 lead, as Lee Steven's two-run HR in the third knotted the game up at 3-3; Willie Mays would deliver an RBI double in the top of the seventh for the Giants to come up on top.
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1914 Braves 1 5 3
1953 Dodgers 7 9 1 F
Boston (6-6) / Brooklyn (6-6)
Dodgers win series, 3-1
WP- Roe (2-0)
LP- L.Tyler (1-2)
Two different pinch-hitters added clutch runs for the Dodgers in Bobby Morgan's two-run double during the bottom of the fifth (making it 4-1 Dodgers' lead) and a two-run HR by Wayne Bellardi (7th Inning).
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1976 Dodgers 5 8 0
1995 Indians 3 5 3 F
Los Angeles (5-7) / Cleveland (5-7)
Dodgers and Indians split 2-2
WP- John (1-2)
LP- Nagy (0-3)
SV- Hough (5)
Tommy John cruised through his first seven innings until giving up a three-run HR to Albert Belle, which would be Belle's league-leading 8th homer. The Dodgers bullpen closed things out, as the Dodgers take the last two games of the series. Lee Lacy went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Dodgers.
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