To relate each of the historical events that converged in the…
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The Philadelphia Phillies were leading the National League East…
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Bob Watson’s situation before the Houston Astros’ game on…
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“I knew I had a no-hitter after the first inning,” said Larry…
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The champagne was ready in the Astrodome. With a two-games-to-one…
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The Houston Astros (originally the Colt .45s) had begun play…
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The first World Series ever played was a best-of-nine competition,…
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Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this…
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The Boston Red Sox (12-9) hosted the Chicago White Sox (11-9)…
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The Houston Astros were in the midst of their first-ever winning…
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“Things just kept happening, unexpected things, rare things,…
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Sunday, August 30, 1970, dawned as a typical late-summer day…
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New York Mets fans can soak in some Amazin' memories with the…
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The New York Mets breezed through the first game of their doubleheader…
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Pittsburgh’s Chief Wilson set the major league single-season…
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Two teams with a history of extra-inning games1 faced each other…
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The commute for Larry Dierker on Sunday, June 8, 1969, was longer…
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Baseball fans in Houston had never had it so good in the short…
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April 7, 1979: Astros’ Ken Forsch hurls earliest no-hitter in MLB history
July 17, 1978: Jose Cruz’s walk-off homer preserves Joe Niekro’s extra-inning complete game gem
June 10, 1974: Mike Schmidt hits the Astrodome speaker and Phillies trounce Houston, 12-0
June 24, 1977: Bob Watson hits for cycle; Jose Cruz belts walk-off double in 11th
July 9, 1976: Houston’s Larry Dierker tosses a no-hitter at the Astrodome
October 11, 1980: Phillies stay alive in Game 4 with 10th-inning rally at Houston
June 13-18, 2012: R.A. Dickey pitches consecutive one-hitters
October 10, 1980: Astros win 11-inning NLCS thriller to reach brink of World Series
September 21, 1979: Bruce Bochy’s walk-off single keeps Astros pennant hopes alive
October 13, 1903: Big Bill Dinneen leads Boston to a triumph in first modern World Series
This Week in SABR: September 14, 2018
May 13, 1947: Bobby Doerr hits for second career cycle; Ted Williams homers twice over Green Monster
Patsy Gharrity
September 19, 1971: Astros score five unanswered runs to defeat Reds in 11 innings
June 18, 1972: Astros’ Jerry Reuss shuts out Phillies with a gem
July 30, 1972: Astros, Padres split doubleheader in two extra-inning games
August 30, 1970: Jimmy Wynn’s two homers lead Astros to win over Mets
SABR Digital Library: Met-rospectives: A Collection of the Greatest Games in New York Mets History
July 15, 1994: Andy Benes, Bret Saberhagen record 25 total strikeouts, but neither get the win
October 6, 1912: Chief Wilson, Shoeless Joe Jackson set triples records in NL, AL
July 11, 1970: Astros prevail in 14 in ‘overly tame ending to a very hairy game’
June 8, 1969: On leave from Army Reserve, Larry Dierker hits walk-off single in 11th inning
August 23, 1968: Astros reach the heady heights of seventh place
May 27, 1969: Doug Rader’s walk-off slam sinks Phillies