April 16, 1971: Tom Seaver strikes out 14 Pirates batters

Pirates are swashbuckling types, commanding submission from those…

April 18, 1971: Gary Gentry pitches his second career 1-hitter for Mets

The Pirates were in New York for their first series against the…
Luis Tiant

April 22, 1971: Castoff Luis Tiant loses frigid Triple-A home opener

The Triple-A Rochester Red Wings’ home opener against the Richmond…
Henry Aaron (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 27, 1971: Hank Aaron hammers 600th career home run

Hank Aaron quietly and unassumingly approached another significant…
Doug Holmquist

May 24, 1971: Vermont Catamounts win final game, go extinct after 79 seasons

The first years of the 1970s were turbulent ones on American…
Sonny Siebert (TRADING CARD DB)

May 28, 1971: Sonny Siebert outduels Vida Blue

“So baseball is dead, like watching grass grow,” wrote Clif…

May 29, 1971: Tom Seaver strikes out 10 Padres to win opener for Mets

Tom Seaver maneuvered his way through National League lineups…
Nolan Ryan (TRADING CARD DB)

May 29, 1971: Mets’ Nolan Ryan strikes out 16 in second game of doubleheader

When Nolan Ryan struck out 16 batters in the second game of a…

June 4, 1971: Tornadoes don’t twist Twins’ fortunes

The Minnesota Twins were competing with the Kansas City Royals…

June 5, 1971: Tom Murphy outduels Jim Lonborg, pitches Angels to Fenway win

“As I grew up, I knew that as a building (Fenway Park) was…

June 23, 1971: Have a day, Rick Wise: two home runs and a no-hitter!

The Cincinnati Reds, defending National League champions, were…
Ken Flowers (Geneva Times, June 24, 1971)

June 23, 1971: Geneva’s Ken Flowers nabs only professional win on Opening Day

One professional season, one professional win. In the pros,…

June 24, 1971: Rookie John Caruso’s only pro home run wins Class A Opening Day game

John Caruso’s short-lived professional career was not packed…
Roberto Clemente (Trading Card DB)

June 27, 1971: Roberto Clemente shines late in Pirates win over Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies opened newly built Veterans Stadium…

July 13, 1971: Reggie Jackson hits the light tower at All-Star Game in Detroit

By the end of the 1960s, it seemed that the Major League Baseball…

July 22, 1971: Tommie Agee homers twice in Mets’ 5-1 victory

When Tommie Agee stepped in the batter’s box, Mets fans attended…