1924 — Reliever Emil Yde of the Pittsburgh Pirates doubled in the ninth inning to tie the score against the Chicago Cubs and then tripled in the 14th to win the game.
1934 — Pitcher John Broaca tied a major league record by striking out five consecutive times but pitched the Yankees to an 11-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Lou Gehrig hit for the cycle.
1937 — Augie Galan of Chicago became the first NL switch-hitter to hit home runs left-handed and right-handed in the same game as the Cubs beat the Brooklyn Dodgers, 11-2.
1950 — Chicago’s Hank Sauer hit two home runs and two doubles to lead the Cubs to an 11-8 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
1961 — Baltimore and California used a major league record 16 pitchers, eight by each side, as the Orioles edged the Angels 9-8 on Ron Hansen’s 14th-inning homer.
1968 — Bobby Bonds, in his first major league game with the San Francisco Giants, hit a grand slam homer off Los Angeles’ John Purdin.
Birthdays: Carlos Delgado, 23; Aaron Sele, 25; Mike Stanley, 32; Alejandro Pena, 36.
