Los Angeles humiliated the Houston Hoots in both hitting and pitching. The Dynamos’ Sandy Koufax hurled his first shutout of the season, allowing just 6 hits and walking 2 while striking out 6. But the real story was the LA offense, who hit 9 homers, just one shy of the Toronto Blue Jays MLB record set in 1987. Johnny Bench set the tone in the 1st inning off Houston’s Randy Johnson with a 3-run shot. Bench was then ejected in the bottom of the inning while catching for arguing on a close pitch that led to a Ryne Sandberg walk. Johnson gave up 6 homers in 3 innings of work, exiting with a 10-0 deficit. Rube Marquard gave up 3 homers in 3 innings of relief. All told, Chuck Klein and WIllie Mays hit back-to-back homers twice, once in the 2nd and once in the 4th. Johnny Mize and Frank Robinson went back-to-back in the 3rd, and Mize added another homer an inning later. Jackie Robinson also hit a homer in the 3rd. Los Angeles scored 14 runs on 19 hits to improve to 8-10. Houston is now 6-12 and will look to rebound with a severely depleted bullpen.