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| 1930 | Earl Averill, with three consecutive home runs, drives in eight runs in the Indians' 13-7 victory over the Senators at Cleveland's League Park. The Tribe's 28-year-old center fielder adds another homer in the nightcap to set an American League record with 11 RBIs in the twin bill. |
| 1954 | The California community of Avila names Bobby Avila, finishing the campaign with a league-leading .341 for the eventual American League champs, as the town's honorary mayor in recognition of the Indian second baseman's outstanding contributions to the team's success this season. In 1980, the thirty-year-old infielder will become the mayor of his home city of Veracruz before serving two three-year terms in the Mexican Congress. |
| 1964 | Seattle mayor J.D. Dorm Braman publicly admits his attempt to bring the Indians to the Emerald City. Other suitors for the disgruntled franchise, whose board of directors will vote to keep the team in Cleveland next month, include Oakland and Dallas. |
| 1984 |
Mets rookie Dwight Gooden ties a major league record shared by Luis Tiant (1968 Indians) and Nolan Ryan (1974 Angels) with 32 strikeouts in two consecutive games. The 19-year-old Dr. K, who strikes out 16 Phillies in the team's 2-1 loss at Veterans Stadium, also fanned sixteen Buc batters in his last start, a 2-0 complete-game victory at Shea Stadium.
(Ed. Note: The eventual go-ahead run scores on Doc's eight-inning wild pitch and a balk, his second of the game.) |
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