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October 16, 1969: Miracle Mets become first expansion team to win a World Series
The New York Mets stopped being the laughingstocks of baseball…
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April 6, 1970: Ending one era on the brink of another: Reds begin final season at Crosley Field
On April 6, 1970, the Cincinnati Reds were a club transitioning…
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April 7, 1970: Milwaukee Brewers make their debut at County Stadium
It had been a long wait. The last time County Stadium hosted…
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April 7, 1970: Opening Day swan song for Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium
The Philadelphia Phillies planned to open the 1970 season at…
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April 7, 1970: Mets win their first opener at Forbes Field’s final Opening Day
On April 7, 1970, one historic first and one historic last occurred…
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April 14, 1970: Prayers for Apollo 13 crew at Cubs’ home opener
What’s usually a day of terrific joy was also a day of grave…
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April 16, 1970: Kansas City’s Lou Piniella is thrown out at every base
Have you ever heard of making four outs in a baserunning cycle?…
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April 18, 1970: Mets’ Nolan Ryan sets team record with 15 strikeouts in first career shutout
It was “perhaps the most remarkable pitching performance in…
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April 18, 1970: Giants-Reds slugfest yields Jim Johnson’s sole major-league win
A modest crowd of 9,018 fans gathered at Cincinnati’s Crosley…
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April 22, 1970: Mets’ Tom Seaver strikes out 19 Padres batters
The day started well for Tom Seaver on April 22, 1970. He received…
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April 24, 1970: Dodgers beat Mets 1-0 in 15 innings
The New York Mets entered the 1970 season with an aura of adoration,…
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April 25, 1970: Earl Wilson nearly achieves a ‘Little League home run’ after striking out
A key cog in Detroit’s starting rotation since the mid-1960s,…
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April 29, 1970: Stan Williams, Frank Quilici pick off a Twins win versus Cleveland
Stan Williams, a veteran right-hander, stood atop the mound at…
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May 7, 1970: Wes Parker hits for cycle; triple in 10th wins it for Dodgers
Wes Parker was the National League’s iron man in 1970,…
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May 12, 1970: ‘Mr. Cub’ Ernie Banks reaches milestone with 500th homer
Reduced to a part-time role, 39-year-old Mr. Cub Ernie Banks…
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May 13, 1970: Gary Gentry throws a one-hitter for Mets to beat the Cubs
It was the first meeting between the Mets and the Cubs since…
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May 15, 1970: Tom Seaver pitches his second career one-hitter for Mets
The New York Mets arrived in Philadelphia after a brief stop…
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May 16, 1970: Reds’ Jim McGlothlin pitches last shutout at Crosley Field
The National League West-leading Cincinnati Reds hosted division…
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May 17, 1970: Hammerin’ Hank Aaron collects 3,000th hit
Hank Aaron was tired and a bit on edge as he made his way to…
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May 20, 1970: Red-hot Rod Carew hits for the cycle, raises average to .432
In 1969 the Minnesota Twins ran away with the first American…
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May 22, 1970: Braves pin tough loss on rookie Sandy Vance
He wasn’t kin to former Dodger mound greats Dazzy Vance or…
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May 23, 1970: Bob Gibson fans 16 in Hall of Fame matchup with Jim Bunning
When would-be saboteurs tried to pull distractions on Bob Gibson,…
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June 7, 1970: White Sox edge Yankees in 12 innings on Bat Day at Yankee Stadium
The crowd at Yankee Stadium, 65,880, was the largest gathering…
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June 12, 1970: Pirates’ Dock Ellis throws a no-hitter
On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis pitched one of the greatest games…