On This Day: September 5
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1961
Los Angeles’s Lee Thomas ties the #MLB record with nine hits in a doubleheader, five in the first game and 4, including three home runs, in the second. Thomas ties the American League record with 19 total bases in a doubleheader. But Kansas City’s #Athletics win both games from the #Angels, 7 – 3 and 13 – 12.
