September 2, 1970: Expos topple Pirates on John Boccabella walk-off home run

The contrast between the two teams could not have been starker.…
Fred Cambria

September 5, 1970: Pirates rookie Fred Cambria beats Phillies for only major-league win

Rookie right-hander Fred Cambria was the starting pitcher for…

September 18, 1970: Billy Williams, Ferguson Jenkins reach milestones in win over Expos

On a pheasant-hunting trip during the offseason, Fergie Jenkins…
Vida Blue (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

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…
Andy Etchebarren

September 22, 1970: Orioles leave Tigers in the dark, win 100th game amid blackouts

As areas of urban and suburban Baltimore simmered without electricity…

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…

September 25, 1970: Mauch’s 70 in ’70 prediction comes true

70 in ’70! Most managers get fired for such modest predictions,…
Connie Mack (Courtesy of Trading Card Database)

September 29, 1970: Phils stumble in Connie Mack Stadium’s waning days

“Connie Mack Stadium is an old woman dancing nude at the Medicare…

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…
Ferguson Jenkins (TRADING CARD DB)

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…

October 3, 1970: Slam, errors give Orioles playoff opener

The opening game of the 1970 American League playoffs1 featured…

October 4, 1970: Orioles’ bats blast Twins to take 2-0 ALCS lead

The 1969 expansion of the major leagues and the splitting of…

October 15, 1970: Orioles clinch World Series championship in Game 5

The 1970 Cincinnati Reds [102-60] ran away with the National…
Vida Blue (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

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,…

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 (Trading Card DB)

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…