Home Run Magic! Yes, there have been plenty of base clearers hit in single games as the fans were treated to contests of offensive production twice on this calendar date.
April 21, 1964 – Pirates & Cubs combine for 9 HRs, Pirates won 8-5. For the Buccos it was Roberto Clemente with an HR off of Fred Norman in the 4th inning, to Left Field; Dick Schofield had one too off of Norman in the also over the LF wall; Jim Pagliaroni belted a shot of off a Fred Norman pitch in 7th inn, you guessed it to left field; Fred Norman also gave up another long ball in the game in the 9th inning over the LF wall from a hit by Gene Freese.
Skipper pull Norman for a reliever already! For the Cubbies, Jimmy Stewart pounded one-off of pitcher Vern Law in the 1st inning to RF; Andre Rodgers had a banner day with an HR, off Vern Law, 2nd inn, to LF; Ron Santo hit a long shot on a pitch from Vern Law in the 4th inn to LF); Billy Cowan also smacked one over the fence on a pitch from Vern Law in the 7th into left; Billy Williams hit his after the Pirates made a change on the mound to Frank Bork in the 8th inn to RF.
April 21, 1970 – The Cincinnati Reds clobbered 7 balls over the wall by 6 batters, while the Atlanta Braves countered with 3 HRs of their own. It set or tied multiple records as 6 for one team & 9 different batters for two teams, which were all recorded in the MLB books.
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