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August 16, 1970: Bat Day crowd brings the original Bernie Brewer down in Milwaukee
One of baseball’s most beloved and enduring mascots is Milwaukee’s…
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August 22, 1970: White Sox’s Bart Johnson wins one for teammate’s ill child
One of the many legends surrounding Babe Ruth involves Johnny…
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August 23, 1970: Roberto Clemente racks up second 5-hit game of weekend
Days after celebrating his 36th birthday on August 18, 1970…
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August 25, 1970: Bomb threat provides extra excitement in Twins-Red Sox game
The 1970 Boston Red Sox had a trio of avid anglers—Reggie Smith,…
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August 30, 1970: Jimmy Wynn’s two homers lead Astros to win over Mets
Sunday, August 30, 1970, dawned as a typical late-summer day…
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September 2, 1970: Hal King hits grand slam as Hoyt Wilhelm earns final victory of his career
“It was about time we beat ’em here.”1
That’s what 48-year-old2…
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September 2, 1970: Expos topple Pirates on John Boccabella walk-off home run
The contrast between the two teams could not have been starker.…
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September 5, 1970: Pirates rookie Fred Cambria beats Phillies for only major-league win
Rookie right-hander Fred Cambria was the starting pitcher for…
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September 18, 1970: Billy Williams, Ferguson Jenkins reach milestones in win over Expos
On a pheasant-hunting trip during the offseason, Fergie Jenkins…
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September 21, 1970: A’s rookie Vida Blue no-hits Twins, drinks their champagne
The Minnesota Twins (92-60) were ready to party. All that stood…
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September 22, 1970: Orioles leave Tigers in the dark, win 100th game amid blackouts
As areas of urban and suburban Baltimore simmered without electricity…
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September 23, 1970: Dodgers lose to Giants, 14-10, after leading by 8 runs
The San Francisco Giants journeyed to Los Angeles for a late-season…
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September 25, 1970: Mauch’s 70 in ’70 prediction comes true
70 in ’70! Most managers get fired for such modest predictions,…
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September 29, 1970: Royals’ 6-run ninth ruins Jim Perry’s chance for 25-win season
Minnesota Twins manager Bill Rigney had a plan for the game on…
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September 29, 1970: Phils stumble in Connie Mack Stadium’s waning days
“Connie Mack Stadium is an old woman dancing nude at the Medicare…
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October 1, 1970: Alex Johnson snatches AL batting crown from Carl Yastrzemski as Angels hand White Sox their 106th loss
On the final day of the 1970 season, October 1, Alex Johnson…
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October 1, 1970: Cubs’ Fergie Jenkins prevails in showdown for second place at Shea
It was a money game. The 1970 baseball season had boiled down…
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October 1, 1970: Wrecking ball for Connie Mack Stadium as Phillies play final game
The Philadelphia Phillies had hoped to play their 1970 season…
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October 3, 1970: Slam, errors give Orioles playoff opener
The opening game of the 1970 American League playoffs1 featured…
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October 4, 1970: Orioles’ bats blast Twins to take 2-0 ALCS lead
The 1969 expansion of the major leagues and the splitting of…
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October 13, 1970: Dave McNally hits grand slam as Orioles defeat Reds in Game Three
In the first two contests of the 1970 World Series, Baltimore…
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October 15, 1970: Orioles clinch World Series championship in Game 5
The 1970 Cincinnati Reds [102-60] ran away with the National…
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April 6, 1971: Billy Williams’s homer in 10th breaks up pitchers’ duel on Opening Day
After the Chicago Cubs finished second in their division in 1969…
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April 9, 1971: Rain costs Oakland’s Vida Blue a shot at strikeout records
Rain in the San Francisco Bay Area on the evening of April 9,…