By the numbers
4 Yuniesky Betancourt, Brayan Pena, Alberto Callaspo and David DeJesus homered for the Royals in their first four-homer game this season, an 8-4 win over the Mariners. The last time they hit four was May 23, 2007, against Cleveland.
On this date
1918The Chicago Cubs, behind SP Lefty Tyler, clinched the NL pennant on August 29 with a 1-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
1934: The Philadelphia A’s ended Schoolboy Rowe’s 16-game winning streak with a 13-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
1965San Francisco’s Willie Mays broke Ralph Kiner’s NL record with his 17th home run of the month in an 8-3 triumph over the N.Y. Mets. Kiner had 16 homers in September of 1949. Mays hit a tape measure shot off Jack Fisher.
1967: Bert Campaneris of the Kansas City A’s hit three triples in a 9-8, 10-inning loss to the Cleveland Indians.
1971Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves knocked in his 100th run of the season, giving him the NL record of 11 seasons with 100 or more RBIs.
1977: Lou Brock stole base No. 893, breaking Ty Cobb’s modern record for career stolen bases.
1985Don Baylor of the N.Y. Yankees set an AL record when he was hit by a pitch for the 190th time in his career. Baylor was struck by California Angels pitcher Kirk McCaskill in the first inning, breaking the old mark of 189 set by Minnie Minoso.
1995: Pittsburgh’s Paul Wagner, the NL leader in losses, lost his no-hitter against Colorado on an infield single with two out in ninth.
