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July 9, 1977: Lenny Randle’s homer lifts Mets to 17th-inning win over Expos

In the time it took the Mets and Expos to finish their game on…
Lenny Randle (TRADING CARD DB)

July 13, 1977: New York City blackout adjourns Mets-Cubs game for two months

A sparse crowd of 14,626 turned out on July 13, 1977, a sticky…
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July 19, 1977: Sutton Place: Dodger Don dominates AL in Yankee Stadium debut

The New York City hosting the 1977 All-Star Game had drastically…

July 21, 1977: Hisle’s bunt helps Twins’ Goltz beat Ryan, Angels

With Dave Goltz pitching for the Twins, and Nolan Ryan going…
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August 9, 1977: Expos, Padres become backdrop to kidnap drama

At 3 P.M. on Tuesday, August 9, 1977, and then again at 4,1…

August 16, 1977: Phillies’ win streak reaches 13

The Philadelphia Phillies arrived in Montreal on August 16,…

August 29, 1977: Indians’ Duane Kuiper smacks his only career home run

The Chicago White Sox were sparking a revival of sorts on the…

August 29, 1977: Lou Brock passes Ty Cobb as MLB’s stolen-base king

The St. Louis Cardinals began a three-game set with the San Diego…

September 9, 1977: Whitaker and Trammell make their debut

When Detroit Tigers manager Ralph Houk wrote out the lineup card…

September 10, 1977: Expansion Blue Jays wallop Catfish, Yankees, 19-3

In 1977 New York City was a bleak place. It was slowly emerging…

September 18, 1977: “Thanks, Brooks” Day in Baltimore

Three teams had been battling all year for the 1977 American…

October 2, 1977: Dusty Baker hits 30th homer, receives first-ever high-five from Glenn Burke in Dodgers’ loss to Astros

His career curtailed by prejudice, his life by AIDS, Glenn Burke…
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October 11, 1977: Yankees leave Dodgers blue in Game 1 of World Series

Yankees President Gabe Paul told reporters on November 18, 1976,…
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April 13, 1978: How sweet it is! Reggie Jackson’s candy bar makes debut

While playing for the Oakland A’s in 1976, Reggie Jackson once…

April 14, 1978: Jim Rice gets impatient; Red Sox pull even on the young season

“When Red Sox slugger Jim Rice gets impatient, look out.”…

April 16, 1978: Cardinals’ Bob Forsch pitches his first no-hitter

April 16, 1978, was not an ideal day for baseball in St. Louis.…

April 22, 1978: Cleveland’s Andre Thornton hits for the cycle

Thunder Thornton hit the ballOver and against the wall.Cleveland…

April 23, 1978: Rogers and Knowles pitch Expos into first place

The Montreal Expos broke camp in the spring of 1978 with the…

May 5, 1978: Pete Rose collects his 3,000th hit

Pete Rose’s 24-season career, spent entirely in the National…

May 9, 1978: Gary Carter’s 9th-inning homer lifts Expos to exciting win

There was no shortage of outstanding performances in Gary Carter’s…