On This Day: August 8
Posted on by Baseballia
1973
In the first year using the Designated hitter rule in the American League, Orlando Cepeda hit four doubles during the game on this date as the DH for the Boston Red Sox as they post a 9-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Cepeda will end his Hall of fFame career the next season with the Royals.
