Jay Johnstone Biography
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- Born Nov. 20, 1945
As an Angel, he preserved Clyde Wright\'s no-hitter against the Athletics in the seventh inning by catching a Reggie Jackson fly ball 400 feet from home plate, in straightaway center field, just in front of the wall (July 3, 1970).\n', '
As a Phillie, he went 7-for-9 in the 1976 National League Championship Series against the Cincinnati Reds; however, the Reds swept the series.\n', '
As a Dodger, he hit a pinch hit-two run home run in Game Four of the 1981 World Series, against the New York Yankees (the home run rallying the Dodgers from a 6–3 deficit to win 8–7). The victory also enabled the Dodgers to tie the Series at two games each; they won the next two games to win it all.\n', '
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