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| 1981 |
The players approved a split-season format necessitated by the seven-week strike. The Yankees, A's, Phillies, and Dodgers are declared the first-half champions, automatically qualifying for the divisional series, and will face the second-half leaders, respectively, the Brewers, Royals, Expos, and Astros, in the playoffs.
(Ed. Note: The Reds will finish with an overall record of 66–42, the best record in all of Major League Baseball, but the team fails to make the postseason because they did not finish first in either half of the season - LP) |
| 2016 |
Giancarlo Stanton drives a pitch thrown by Rockies starter Chad Bettis deep into the Rockpile seats, a 504-foot blast that becomes the longest round-tripper in the 21-year-old history of Coors Field. The Miami Marlins slugger's fifth-inning solo shot in the team's 12-6 loss surpasses the 496-footer hit in 1997 by Dodger catcher Mike Piazza off current Colorado bullpen coach Darren Holmes.
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