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Mets win dramatic ninth inning pinch hit finish
Pinch hitter Bob Bailor doubled home two runs in the ninth as the Mets edged the San Diego Padres 3-2 at Shea. Earlier, Rusty Staub delivered a tie breaking homer for the Mets in a 6-5 win over the Giants. Phillies beat Dodgers in 10 innings 9-8 as Pete Rose's game winning hit capped the rally. Astros beat Pirates 7-3 behind Don Sutton complete game. Expos top Giants 5-4 on Tim Raines two out double in the eighth.
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Associated Press
New York Mets
San Diego Padres
Bob Bailor
Mets
Padres
San Francisco Giants
Rusty Staub
Bailor
Gary Lucas
Shea Stadium
Ellis Valentine
Wally Backman
Valentine
Staub
Lucas
George Foster
Backman
Foster
Randy Jones
Cy Young
Phillies
Dodgers
Pete Rose
Greg Gross
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Rose
Gross
Bob Dernier
Ron Cey
Steve Howe
Warren Brusstar
Tom Niedenfuer
Mike Scioscia
Pittsburgh
Knight
Astros
Art Howe
Rick Rhoden
Don Sutton
Sutton
Expos
Giants
Tim Raines
San Francisco
Tim O’malley
Montreal
Charlie Lea
Terry Francona
Dan Norman
Raines
O’malley
Chris Speier
Red Sox
Twins
Jim Rice
Boston
Minnesota
Rich Gedman
Roger Erickson
Jerry Remy
Dwight Evans
Rice
Angels
Yankees
Brian Downing
Geoff Zahn
California
Tim Foli
Bob Boone
Downing
Rudy May
Zahn
Reggie Jackson
Ron Jackson
Dave Winfield
Orioles
Jeff Burroughs
Rickey Henderson
Oakland
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Dan Ford
Tim Stoddard
Joe Rudi
Wayne Gross
Ross Grimsley
Jimmy Sexton
Grimsley
John Lowenstein
Gary Roenicke
A’s
Mariners
Indians
Jim Essian
Essian
Seattle
Jack Perconte
Manny Castillo