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…
Luis Tiant (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 19, 1972: Luis Tiant shuts out White Sox, 3-0

When the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox faced off on this…
Nelson Briles (Trading Card DB)

August 22, 1972: Nelson Briles near-perfect in Pirates’ 1-0 win over Giants

On an August night at Candlestick Park in 1972, Pittsburgh Pirates…

August 25, 1972: Rangers manager Ted Williams tees off in batting practice at Fenway

As Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey was sometimes wont to do, the Boston…
Carl Fazio and Kip Horsburgh in Elmira Pioneers uniforms

August 28, 1972: Minor-league team owners in Elmira write themselves into lineup

Christmas card sent by Carl Fazio and Kip Horsburgh, featuring…

September 1, 1972: Expos’ Bill Stoneman loses shutout, game in 12th inning

Bill Stoneman wasn’t intimidated by the Big Red Machine. On…