June 25 in Houston Astros History: Talk about getting back at your boss! Backup catcher Jack Hiatt singles home Doug Rader with the winning run (1971)

Talk about getting back at your boss! Backup catcher Jack Hiatt singles home Doug Rader with the winning run as Houston takes a 5-4 victory over Gaylord Perry and the Giants. Hiatt, who was traded from San Francisco the year before, still held a winter job in the Giants' sales office at the time.

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