Pretty neat...however, one detail was wrong. Murcer hit 4 homers in the double-header, but they were not consecutive. He hit three in the first game, the last two of which were consecutive, but was 0-3 in the second game before connecting off Sam McDowell in the ninth.
An equally interesting double-header took place that same day: Mets vs. Cubs.
In Game 1, Nolan Ryan pitched seven innings and gave up only one hit - Tug McGraw took over and 39-year-old Mr. Ernie Banks laced a single to CF in the ninth as a pinch-hitter.
In Game 2, Ernie again pinch-hit in the ninth inning - this time hitting a 3-run Homer off Tom Seaver.
Thanks for this memory Ernie...Godspeed.
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