"1961 - The Giants clobber Warren Spahn for four home runs, one of them a grand slam by Willie Mays, and then rally in the 8th and 9th to top the Braves, 11 - 10. The two teams combine for eight home runs and 57 total bases, but the short ball wins it - Harvey Kuenn's tie-breaking single in the 8th, and Ed Bailey's sacks-full single in the 9th."
"1973 - The Braves' Davey Johnson hits his 43rd homer (42nd as a second baseman) tying Rogers Hornsby's record for the most home runs at the position. 1998 - Braves lefty Tom Glavine wins his 20th, shutting out Arizona, 5 - 0. The victory gives the Braves their second straight season of 100 wins, the first team in two decades to accomplish that. The Phillies of 1976-1977 posted identical 101-61 marks."
"2001 - The Cardinals beat the Brewers, 8 - 2, as Matt Morris wins his 20th game of the season. Albert Pujols drives in three runs for St. Louis to set a new National League rookie mark with 120 for the season. The old mark of 119 was set by Wally Berger of the Boston Braves in 1930. 2002 - The Braves defeat the Phillies, 6 - 0, as Bobby Cox becomes the 12th manager in major league history to reach the 1,800-win mark"
Notable Major League Baseball game highlights span 1925–2021, emphasizing key player milestones and team achievements. Kiki Cuyler recorded his second consecutive 4-for-4 game in a 2-1 Pirates win despite 23 combined hits. Don Newcombe hit two homers in a 17-2 Dodgers rout in 1956. Willie Mays belted a grand slam among four Giants homers in an 11-10 comeback over the Braves in 1961. Dodgers pitchers Al Downing and Don Sutton threw shutouts to sweep a 1971 doubleheader. Davey Johnson tied Rogers Hornsby’s second-base home run record in 1973. Tom Glavine and Matt Morris each notched 20-win seasons; Bobby Cox reached 1,800 managerial wins. Eddie Rosario hit for the cycle in 2021 about a month after Freddie Freeman.
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