
April 18, 1970: Mets’ Nolan Ryan sets team record with 15 strikeouts in first career shutout
It was “perhaps the most remarkable pitching performance in…

April 18, 1970: Giants-Reds slugfest yields Jim Johnson’s sole major-league win
A modest crowd of 9,018 fans gathered at Cincinnati’s Crosley…

April 22, 1970: Mets’ Tom Seaver strikes out 19 Padres batters
The day started well for Tom Seaver on April 22, 1970. He received…

April 24, 1970: Dodgers beat Mets 1-0 in 15 innings
The New York Mets entered the 1970 season with an aura of adoration,…

April 25, 1970: Earl Wilson nearly achieves a ‘Little League home run’ after striking out
A key cog in Detroit’s starting rotation since the mid-1960s,…

April 29, 1970: Stan Williams, Frank Quilici pick off a Twins win versus Cleveland
Stan Williams, a veteran right-hander, stood atop the mound at…

May 7, 1970: Wes Parker hits for cycle; triple in 10th wins it for Dodgers
Wes Parker was the National League’s iron man in 1970,…

May 12, 1970: ‘Mr. Cub’ Ernie Banks reaches milestone with 500th homer
Reduced to a part-time role, 39-year-old Mr. Cub Ernie Banks…

May 13, 1970: Gary Gentry throws a one-hitter for Mets to beat the Cubs
It was the first meeting between the Mets and the Cubs since…

May 15, 1970: Tom Seaver pitches his second career one-hitter for Mets
The New York Mets arrived in Philadelphia after a brief stop…

May 16, 1970: Reds’ Jim McGlothlin pitches last shutout at Crosley Field
The National League West-leading Cincinnati Reds hosted division…

May 17, 1970: Hammerin’ Hank Aaron collects 3,000th hit
Hank Aaron was tired and a bit on edge as he made his way to…

May 20, 1970: Red-hot Rod Carew hits for the cycle, raises average to .432
In 1969 the Minnesota Twins ran away with the first American…

May 22, 1970: Braves pin tough loss on rookie Sandy Vance
He wasn’t kin to former Dodger mound greats Dazzy Vance or…

May 23, 1970: Bob Gibson fans 16 in Hall of Fame matchup with Jim Bunning
When would-be saboteurs tried to pull distractions on Bob Gibson,…

June 5, 1970: Twins’ Bert Blyleven stymies Senators in major-league debut
One year after his selection in the June 1969 amateur draft,…

June 7, 1970: White Sox edge Yankees in 12 innings on Bat Day at Yankee Stadium
The crowd at Yankee Stadium, 65,880, was the largest gathering…

June 12, 1970: Pirates’ Dock Ellis throws a no-hitter
On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis pitched one of the greatest games…

June 16, 1970: Florida State ends Mike Schmidt and Ohio University’s College World Series hopes
The spring of 1970 was a season of turmoil on college campuses…

June 17, 1970: Braves bounce Expos in Hoyt Wilhelm’s only game in Canada
Hoyt Wilhelm pitched in 1,070 games in his 21-season major-league…

June 21, 1970: Detroit’s César Gutiérrez becomes first AL/NL batter to go 7-for-7 in 20th century
It’s a trivia question that most baseball fans would struggle…

June 24, 1970: Reds win final game played at Crosley Field
In the pregame ceremony for the final contest at Crosley Field,…

June 24, 1970: Bobby Murcer hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader, and much more
The morning after the Yankees hosted the Indians in a doubleheader…

June 25, 1970: Koosman, Mets win to sweep five-game series with Cubs
The Chicago Cubs held a 3½-game lead over the second-place New…