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*August 12 – [[Don Baylor]] of the Boston Red Sox set an AL record when he was hit by a pitch for the 25th time that season, breaking the record he shared with [[Bill Freehan]] (1968) and [[Kid Elberfeld|Norm Elberfeld]] (1911). [[Kansas City Royals|Kansas City]]'s [[Bud Black]] was the pitcher as the Royals completed a doubleheader sweep with a 6–5 victory. |
*August 12 – [[Don Baylor]] of the Boston Red Sox set an AL record when he was hit by a pitch for the 25th time that season, breaking the record he shared with [[Bill Freehan]] (1968) and [[Kid Elberfeld|Norm Elberfeld]] (1911). [[Kansas City Royals|Kansas City]]'s [[Bud Black]] was the pitcher as the Royals completed a doubleheader sweep with a 6–5 victory. |
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*August 14 – [[Pete Rose]] enjoys a 3-for-4 day, the last hit being the 4,256th and final hit of his career. |
*August 14 – [[Pete Rose]] enjoys a 3-for-4 day, the last hit being the 4,256th and final hit of his career. |
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*August 17 – [[Pete Rose]] inserts himself in as a pinch hitter, and takes a called third strike from [[San Diego Padres]] pitcher [[Goose Gossage]] to end a 9–5 loss for the [[Cincinnati Reds]]. It is Rose's final plate appearance (15,890), at-bat (14,503), and game (3,562), all of which are Major League career records. |
*August 17 – [[Pete Rose]] inserts himself in as a pinch hitter, and takes a called third strike from [[San Diego Padres]] pitcher [[Goose Gossage]] to end a 9–5 loss for the [[Cincinnati Reds]]. It is Rose's final plate appearance (15,890), at-bat (14,503), and game (3,562), all of which are Major League career records; Rose would continue managerial duties for the Reds through 1989. |
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*August 19 – In a trade that would go on to benefit the Red Sox this season (especially the postseason) the Sox send shortstop [[Rey Quiñones]] and cash to the [[Seattle Mariners]] for outfielder [[Dave Henderson]] and shortstop [[Spike Owen]]. |
*August 19 – In a trade that would go on to benefit the Red Sox this season (especially the postseason) the Sox send shortstop [[Rey Quiñones]] and cash to the [[Seattle Mariners]] for outfielder [[Dave Henderson]] and shortstop [[Spike Owen]]. |
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*August 20 – Two [[no-hitter|no-hit]] bids are broken up in the ninth. Against the [[San Francisco Giants]] at [[Candlestick Park]], [[Philadelphia Phillies]] pitcher [[Don Carman]] has a [[Perfect game (baseball)|perfect game]] broken up by a [[Bob Brenly]] double leading off the ninth. The Phillies win 1–0 in 10 innings on a [[Juan Samuel]] home run; [[Steve Bedrosian]] relieves Carman in the bottom of the tenth and retires the Giants in order. Against the [[California Angels]] at [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]] hours later, [[Walt Terrell]] of the [[Detroit Tigers]] has ''his'' no-hit bid foiled with two outs in the ninth by a [[Wally Joyner]] double, the only hit he will allow in a 3–0 victory. This is the second time this season Joyner has broken up a no-hit bid in the ninth inning; against the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] on June 16, he had foiled [[Charlie Hough]]'s bid for a no-hitter with one out in the ninth. |
*August 20 – Two [[no-hitter|no-hit]] bids are broken up in the ninth. Against the [[San Francisco Giants]] at [[Candlestick Park]], [[Philadelphia Phillies]] pitcher [[Don Carman]] has a [[Perfect game (baseball)|perfect game]] broken up by a [[Bob Brenly]] double leading off the ninth. The Phillies win 1–0 in 10 innings on a [[Juan Samuel]] home run; [[Steve Bedrosian]] relieves Carman in the bottom of the tenth and retires the Giants in order. Against the [[California Angels]] at [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]] hours later, [[Walt Terrell]] of the [[Detroit Tigers]] has ''his'' no-hit bid foiled with two outs in the ninth by a [[Wally Joyner]] double, the only hit he will allow in a 3–0 victory. This is the second time this season Joyner has broken up a no-hit bid in the ninth inning; against the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] on June 16, he had foiled [[Charlie Hough]]'s bid for a no-hitter with one out in the ninth. |
League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) | World Series | ||||||||
East | Boston | 4 | |||||||
West | California | 3 | |||||||
AL | Boston | 3 | |||||||
NL | NY Mets | 4 | |||||||
East | NY Mets | 4 | |||||||
West | Houston | 2 |
American League | National League | |||
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Type | Name | Stat | Name | Stat |
AVG | Wade Boggs BOS | .357 | Tim Raines MON | .334 |
HR | Jesse Barfield TOR | 40 | Mike Schmidt PHI | 37 |
RBI | Joe Carter CLE | 121 | Mike Schmidt PHI | 119 |
Wins | Roger Clemens BOS | 24 | Fernando Valenzuela LAD | 21 |
ERA | Roger Clemens BOS | 2.48 | Mike Scott HOU | 2.22 |
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