October 11, 1972: Northrup’s wallop wins it for Tigers in ALCS Game 4

After winning the 1968 World Series, the Detroit Tigers seemed…

October 12, 1972: Oakland earns all A’s in AL pennant clincher

Thursday, October 12, 1972, brought to Detroit overcast conditions…

March 29, 1973: MLB experiments with Charlie Finley’s orange baseballs

In 1963 Kansas City Athletics owner Charlie Finley proposed the…
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April 6, 1973: Cleon Jones belts 2 homers; Mets blank Phillies 3-0 on Opening Day

A World Series berth was 161 games and an NL playoff away. Coming…

April 6, 1973: Something’s missing: No Clemente in right field for Pirates

“You kept looking in right field, and he wasn’t there,”…

April 27, 1973: Royals rookie Steve Busby throws a no-hitter

The Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals were two contending…

May 15, 1973: ‘Just a matter of time’: Nolan Ryan’s first no-hitter

“I felt the pressure building on a no-hitter,” said Nolan…

May 15, 1973: Davey May’s 17th-inning blast hoists Brewers to victory

Glancing at the front page of Milwaukee’s major morning newspaper,…
Dick Allen

May 16, 1973: Despite homer, reigning AL MVP Dick Allen dislikes first DH appearance

After winning the American League Most Valuable Player Award…

May 17, 1973: Graig Nettles’ walkoff homer lifts Yankees in 11 innings

The American League East was muddled in mid-May in 1973: six…

May 26, 1973: Wilbur Wood, White Sox beat Cleveland in a two-day marathon

The Chicago White Sox entered a Memorial Day weekend series having…

June 13, 1973: Pirates’ Steve Blass loses control

Steve Blass was arguably the best pitcher on the Pittsburgh Pirates…
Cito Gaston (Trading Card DB)

June 15, 1973: Washington, DC viewers watch ‘their Padres’ lose late

Over the decades, residents of Washington, D.C., have turned…
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June 16, 1973: Jim Palmer takes perfect game into 9th inning for Orioles

Jim Palmer was attempting to recover from an intestinal virus…

June 27, 1973: Cardinals clobber Pirates as Torre hits for the cycle

In the first of a two-game series with the division rival St.…
Colburn Park in Newark, New York, circa 2018 (KURT BLUMENAU)

June 28, 1973: Oneonta pitcher Bob Majczan has a Ruthian night to remember

Readers of the Binghamton (New York) Press and Sun-Bulletin opened…

July 1, 1973: Hal King is an unlikely hero in the Queen City for Reds

The 1973 season was not going as envisioned by Cincinnati Reds…