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June 26, 1972: Minor-league no-hitter gets lost in the fog
When fog rolls in, anything can happen. Just imagine a film noir…
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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…
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June 29, 1972: Bill Freehan’s grand slam caps Tigers’ 8-run rally against Red Sox
It is the top of the ninth inning – a rookie pitcher takes…
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July 1, 1972: Clemente’s second homer is a walk-off to keep Pirates atop East Division
Ferguson Jenkins was not intimidated by many major-league hitters.
Jenkins,…
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July 4, 1972: Durocher, Cubs full of fireworks after sudden rain ends game in a tie
Fireworks shows on Independence Day are an American tradition…
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July 4, 1972: Tom Seaver loses no-hitter in ninth inning on Independence Day
When fireworks launched on America’s 196th birthday, the nighttime…
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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…
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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…
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July 10, 1972: Hoyt Wilhelm appears in 1,070th and final game
The best baseball players return reliably year after year until…
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July 11, 1972: Tigers win critical game on close call in ninth
When the hot and humid morning of Tuesday, July 11, 1972, dawned…
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July 16, 1972: Nelson, Randle help Rangers subdue Tribe in 12 innings
After going 28 consecutive innings without scoring a run, the…
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July 17, 1972: Newark Co-Pilots feel their oats on Pony Night with 26-3 whipping of Batavia
On July 17, 1972, young Mark Murphy of Newark, New York, beat…
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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…
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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…
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July 27, 1972: Nolan Ryan overcomes 107-degree heat and fatigue to shut out Rangers with 14 strikeouts
“It was nothing,” wrote Randy Galloway of the Dallas Morning…
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July 30, 1972: Astros, Padres split doubleheader in two extra-inning games
“Things just kept happening, unexpected things, rare things,…
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August 1, 1972: Nate Colbert’s record-setting day leads Padres to sweep over Braves
On the team flight to Atlanta after the Padres’ 3-2 loss at…
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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…
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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,…
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August 4, 1972: Dick Allen adds to his MVP résumé by beating Texas with a ninth-inning double
In 1972 Dick Allen won the American League’s Most Valuable…
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August 12, 1972: Johnny Callison’s grand slam leads Yankees past Brewers
After seven years out of contention, the New York Yankees started…
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August 13, 1972: The Great Wallenda and Steve Carlton
I wonder who will be higher, Wallenda or Carlton?” — Montreal…
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August 13, 1972: Expos win nightcap after Great Wallenda walks across Veterans Stadium
During the hot afternoon of August 13, 1972, a nervous crowd…