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In the inaugural season of divisional play, the Mets clinch the first-ever National League East title. Gary Gentry fires a four-hitter, blanking the Cardinals, 6-0, in front of a frenzied Shea Stadium crowd, which spills onto the field en masse after the game to celebrate their team's amazing accomplishment.

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On June 10, 1966 At Cleveland Stadium Sonny Siebert pitches a no-hitter against the Washington Senators and Leon Wagner homers off loser Phil Ortega as first-place Cleveland wins, 2 – 0. The right-hander strikes out seven batters, walking only one, in his Cleveland Stadium gem. It will be the only No Hitter of the season.

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Bruton Triples In Winning Run In 6th

—Bill Bruton tripled in the winning run in the sixth inning Tuesday night as the Milwaukee Braves beat the Brooklyn Dodgers: 3 to 2, before 34,731 fans at County Stadium.

The Braves* victory, coupled with Cincinnati’s defeat of Phila­delphia gave the Milwaukee team undisputed leadership in the Na­tional League by a full game over the Redlegs.

Bob Buhl, although he was re­lieved by Ernie Johnson in the seventh inning, was credited with his second victory of the year for the Braves. Buhl issued nine walks but was effective in the pinches until he tired in the late innings.

The Braves got two runs in the first inning on Henry Aaron’s sin­gle, Joe Adcock's triple and Chuck Tanner’s single.

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On September 29, 1954 -- In a game which will be best remembered for Willie Mays making a spectacular over-the-shoulder grab of a ball hit to deep to center field, robbing Vic Wertz of an extra-base hit, Dusty Rhodes becomes the second player in World Series history to end a game with a homer. The Giants pinch-hitter's walk-off three-run home run off Bob Lemon beats the Indians 5-2 in Game 1 of the World Series

October 6, 1936 Yankees at Giants World Series Game 6 The Giants loaded the bases in the first off Lefty Gomez on a single and two walks before Mel Ott drove in two with a double, but Jake Powell's home-run after a two-out triple off Freddie Fitzsimmons tied the game in the second. Next inning, Lou Gehrig's sacrifice fly after two one-out singles put the Yankees up 3–2. They extended their lead to 5–2 in the fourth on four singles, two of which by Gomez and Red Rolfe scoring a run each. Ott's home run in the fifth cut the lead to 5–3, then in the seventh, Dick Bartell hit a leadoff double and scored on Bill Terry's single to make it a one-run game. Tony Lazzeri's RBI single in the eighth off Slick Castleman made it 6–4 Yankees, but the Giants again cut the lead to one on Jo-Jo Moore's home run in the bottom half off Johnny Murphy. The Yankees, though, blew it open in the ninth. After two leadoff singles off Dick Coffman, an error on Bill Dickey's fielder's choice allowed one run to score. A walk loaded the bases before Powell drove it two with a single. Harry Gumbert relieved Coffman and after a walk loaded the bases, Murphy's single, Crosetti's walk, Rolfe's groundout, and Joe DiMaggio's single scored a run each to make it 13–5 Yankees. Murphy retired the Giants in order in the bottom of the ninth to give the Yankees the championship.

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On June 17, 1962, At the Polo Grounds, during the first inning of the first game of a twin bill Chicago Cubs outfielder Lou Brock hits a 460-foot home run into the right field bleachers off Al Jackson. Known more for his speed than power, Brock becomes only the second player to reach that section of seats at the Polo Grounds. Joe Adcock was the first. The Cubs will sweep the New York Mets, 8 - 7 and 4 - 3.

In the Same game in a play that is emblematic of the struggling Mets, first baseman Marv Throneberry's apparent first inning triple becomes an out on an appeal play for missing second base in an 8-7 loss to the Cubs at the Polo Grounds. When New York manager Casey Stengel questions the call, he is told by the umpire, according to legend, "Don't bother arguing, Casey, he missed first base, too."

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the homerun is hit @1:09:50 Shortly after the HR, Bob Murphy said that Piersall had said that he was going to run the bases backwards when he got his 100th HR. After that he said “Jimmy Piersall - a man of his word!”

On June 23, 1963, New York Mets’ outfielder Jimmy Piersall celebrates his 100th career home run by running in the correct order, but bases backward. Piersall’s stunt angers Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Dallas Green and Commissioner Ford Frick. The Mets will hand Jimmy his walking papers two days later by Casey Stengel.

The Mets' outfielder, who thought of the stunt after being disappointed by the lack of attention Duke Snider's 400th round-tripper received.

On October 9, 1934, Dizzy Dean and the St. Louis Cardinals win the seventh game of the World Series 11-0, the Cardinals erupted for 7 runs in the 3rd inning. Dizzy Dean with 1 out doubled to left, Pepper Martin singled to first and stole second, then Jack Rothrock walked. Frankie Frisch lines a three run doubled to right. Schoolboy Rowe comes in to relive AUKER. He gets Ducky Medwick to grounded out to shortstop, then Rip Collins singled to left scoring Frisch. Bill DeLancey doubled to right [Collins scored]; Chief HOGSETT REPLACED ROWE; Ernie Orsatti walked; Leo Durocher came up for the second time in the inning and singled to right. Dean collects his second hit of the inning singles to third scoring DeLancey. Martin walks the bases loaded and then Tommy Bridges REPLACED HOGSETT (PITCHING); he mercifully ends the inning getting Rothrock to ground out to forced Martin. The fireworks happened in the 6th when a near-riot takes place. After St. Louis’ Joe Medwick gets ejected by Commissioner Kenesaw Landis (for his own safety); after a near fight with Marv Owen, he was pelted with fruit and bottles when he tried to take the field; after a second try and a 20-minute delay, Landis ruled Medwick removed. The Cardinals up 9-0 had the game well in hand and will win 11-0. Dizzy Dean scatters 6 hits over 9 innings for the complete-game victory. 281,510 fans attended the 7 games. The winner's world series share was $5,389.57 and the losers share was $3,354.68.

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October 5, 1963 Don Drysdale pitched a masterful three-hitter at Dodger Stadium in his complete-game win. Manager Walter Alston called Drysdale's performance "one of the greatest pitched games I ever saw." Jim Bouton, making his first World Series start, dueled Drysdale throughout, permitting only four hits in seven innings for a losing cause. The lone run of the game came in the bottom of the first on a Jim Gilliam walk, a wild pitch and a single by Tommy Davis. Gilliam almost scored again in the eighth off Hal Reniff, but was caught in an attempt to steal third. The final out came on Joe Pepitone's drive that backed Dodger right fielder Ron Fairly up against the bullpen gate to make the catch of a ball that would have been a home run in Yankee Stadium. Tony Kubek had two of the Yankees' three hits, but none of the hits were extra-base hits.

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