July–October • July 8 – At
Wrigley Field,
Randy Jones wins his 16th game of the year for the
San Diego Padres, a National League record for wins at the
All-Star break. He beats the
Chicago Cubs 6–3. In the second half of the season, Jones will lose seven games by one run, two of them by 1–0 scores. • July 9 – In Montreal, the
Houston Astros'
Larry Dierker no-hits the host
Montreal Expos, 6–0. He strikes out eight batters, including the first two in the ninth inning. Dierker had previously thrown two one-hitters. • July 13 – The
National League emerges victorious in the annual
All-Star Game by a score of 7–1.
George Foster, one of seven
Cincinnati Reds position players on the squad, hits a home run with three RBI, and is named the MVP. Rookie pitcher
Mark Fidrych gives up two runs and takes the loss. It is the NL's 13th win over the
American League in the last 14 games. • July 18–23 –
Reggie Jackson of the
Baltimore Orioles tied an American League record by becoming the sixth player to hit home runs in six consecutive games. • July 19 –
Willie Davis of the San Diego Padres gets his 2500th hit versus the Chicago Cubs, a single in the 4th off of
Bill Bonham at San Diego Stadium. The Padres won 3–2. • July 20 –
Hank Aaron set a record for most career home runs, when he hit his 755th and final career home run of his career in the seventh inning, connecting off
Dick Drago of the
California Angels. • July 23 – In a game against the
Taiyō Whales,
Sadaharu Oh of the
Yomiuri Giants hits his 700th home run, the first player in
Nippon Professional Baseball to do so. • July 24 – In a 17–2 blowout of the
Chicago White Sox,
Lyman Bostock becomes the fourth
Minnesota Twin to hit for the cycle. Batting fourth for the first time ever, he goes four-for-four, with four
RBI and four runs scored. • July 26 –
Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox gets his 2500th hit versus the Cleveland Indians, a double in the 1st off of
Stan Thomas at Fenway Park. The Red Sox lost 9–4. Yastrzemski was beaten to the milestone one week earlier by his contemporary, Willie Davis on July 19. • July 28 –
Blue Moon Odom and
Francisco Barrios combine on a
no-hitter as the
Chicago White Sox top the
Oakland Athletics 2–1. For Odom, this is his last major league victory. • August 8 – The first game of today's
Royals–
White Sox double header at
Comiskey Park sees the White Sox appear on the field in shorts. The Sox return to long pants for the second game, after stealing five bases and defeating the Royals, 5–2. • August 9 –
John Candelaria became the first Pirates pitcher in 69 years to throw a no-hitter in
Pittsburgh by blanking the Los Angeles Dodgers 2–0. Candelaria's no-hitter came at
Three Rivers Stadium. No Pirate ever threw a no-hitter at
Forbes Field. • September 3 – At
Shea Stadium,
Tom Seaver fans
Tommy Hutton of the Phillies in the 7th inning of the Mets 1–0 victory. Hutton is Seaver's 200th strikeout victim of the season – the 9th straight year the Mets' right-hander has reached that mark. • September 6 –
Dodgers catcher
Steve Yeager is seriously injured when the jagged end of a broken bat strikes him in the throat while he is waiting in the on-deck circle. • September 10 – California's
Nolan Ryan strikes out 18 White Sox hitters in a 9-inning 3–2 victory at Chicago. • September 11 –
Orestes "Minnie" Miñoso comes out of his twelve-year retirement. Playing at home for the
White Sox, he goes 0-for-3 against
Frank Tanana. The next day, he will single, becoming the oldest player to hit safely in a Major League game. • September 18 – Player-Manager
Frank Robinson of the
Cleveland Indians inserts himself into the lineup as a pinch hitter in the eight inning of a game against the
Baltimore Orioles. He singles in what will be his final at-bat as a player. His influence as a manager and executive will continue for decades to come. • September 21 – In Cincinnati, the
Cincinnati Reds clinch the National League West title with a 9–1 pasting of the San Diego Padres. • September 25 – The Yankees put an end to a 6-game losing streak with a 10–6 win over the Tigers to wrap up the AL East, the Yankees' first visit to the postseason since the
1964 World Series.
Doyle Alexander gets the victory. • September 26 – In the last big league games at
Montreal's
Jarry Park, the
Philadelphia Phillies beat the
Montreal Expos 4–1 in the first game of a doubleheader to clinch the National League East title. Philly takes the nightcap, 2–1. Following the 2nd game,
Dick Allen jumps the team in protest of the fact that veteran
Tony Taylor is not listed on the post-season roster. • September 28 – The Dodgers'
Walter Alston, after 23 seasons and 2,040 victories, steps down as manager. Third base coach
Tommy Lasorda is promoted to the post. • September 29 –
John Montefusco of the
San Francisco Giants no-hits the
Atlanta Braves 9–0 at
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium. • October 3 –
Hank Aaron plays the final game of his eventual hall of fame career in a loss to the
Detroit Tigers in Milwaukee County Stadium 5–2. He had 3 at bats being struck out the first two times with the final at bat being an RBI. ==Home field attendance==