June 26, 1972: Minor-league no-hitter gets lost in the fog

When fog rolls in, anything can happen. Just imagine a film noir…
Dennis Eckersley (TRADING CARD DB)

June 28, 1972: Dennis Eckersley throws shutout for Reno Silver Sox in pro baseball debut

On June 29, 1972, newspaper readers in one California city learned…
Tom Seaver (TRADING CARD DB)

July 4, 1972: Tom Seaver loses no-hitter in ninth inning on Independence Day

When fireworks launched on America’s 196th birthday, the nighttime…

July 7, 1972: Killebrew’s homer wins it for Quilici in debut as Twins manager

On Friday, July 7, 1972, presidential candidates arrived in Miami…

July 8, 1972: Yankees’ Bernie Allen does in former teammates

Bernie Allen was well-known in Minnesota, for bad and good reasons…

July 9, 1972: Reese’s pinch grand slam leaves Twins short of victory

Rich Reese could deliver in the pinch. He had two important pinch-hit…

July 10, 1972: Hoyt Wilhelm appears in 1,070th and final game

The best baseball players return reliably year after year until…

July 11, 1972: Tigers win critical game on close call in ninth

When the hot and humid morning of Tuesday, July 11, 1972, dawned…

July 16, 1972: Nelson, Randle help Rangers subdue Tribe in 12 innings

After going 28 consecutive innings without scoring a run, the…

July 18, 1972: One strike away, Padres’ Steve Arlin loses his no-hit bid

The Padres are well-known for not (as of 2018) having a pitcher…
Tommy Smith

July 18, 1972: Home sweet home: Elmira ends 28-day flood displacement with win

On June 20, 1972, well-traveled baseball clown Max Patkin came…

July 30, 1972: Astros, Padres split doubleheader in two extra-inning games

“Things just kept happening, unexpected things, rare things,…

August 2, 1972: César Cedeño becomes first Astros player to hit for the cycle

“I just want to get hits.”1 With this sentiment, 21-year-old…
New York-Penn League baseball (COURTESY OF KURT BLUMENAU)

August 3, 1972: Brewers farmhand Tom Deidel records no-hitter but no win for Newark

In 1991 the major leagues adopted stricter requirements for no-hitters,…

August 12, 1972: Johnny Callison’s grand slam leads Yankees past Brewers

After seven years out of contention, the New York Yankees started…

August 13, 1972: The Great Wallenda and Steve Carlton

I wonder who will be higher, Wallenda or Carlton?” — Montreal…