July 4, 1974: Hisle homer helps Blyleven overcome Rangers on Independence Day

An Independence Day crowd of 21,008, the largest gathering of…

July 7, 1974: Rookie Greg Diehl throws New York-Penn League’s second perfect game

The July 7, 1974, game between the Oneonta (New York) Yankees…

July 17, 1974: Bob Gibson notches his 3,000th strikeout

St. Louis Cardinals great Bob Gibson hurled a high fastball from…

July 19, 1974: Indians’ Dick Bosman no-hits the world champion A’s

The two-time world champions were in town. The Oakland A’s…

August 4, 1974: Freisleben throws 13 shutout innings

It wasn’t your typical August day in San Diego. With temperatures…

August 7, 1974: Nolan Ryan loses no-hitter, game in 9th to White Sox

In the first week of August 1974, Americans could be forgiven…

August 7, 1974: Triple play triumph turns into game-losing error for Batavia Trojans

Baseball can be a cruel game. Just ask the members of the Batavia…
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August 8, 1974: Orioles ‘resign’ 5-run lead, lose exhibition in Rochester

What makes a memorable night at the ballpark? How about a game…
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August 12, 1974: Nolan Ryan fans 19 Red Sox to set American League strikeout record

Praise rained down on Nolan Ryan of the California Angels following…

August 19, 1974: Milt May’s magic helps Astros defeat Mets in 11 innings

“I just happened to hit one up the middle in the right spot,”…

September 1, 1974: Tug McGraw throws only career shutout

The morning of Sunday, September 1, 1974 started out the same…
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September 7, 1974: Orioles pitchers set AL scoreless innings record in Cleveland

The Baltimore Orioles fell to fourth place in the six-team American…

September 11, 1974: Cardinals prevail over Mets in 25 innings at Shea Stadium

This game is tied as the second longest in big-league history…

September 22, 1974: Astros edge out the Braves in 14-inning battle

A starting pitcher’s offday routine includes — but is not…
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September 25, 1974: Orioles rally in 9th to beat Mickey Lolich and Tigers

On Wednesday evening, September 25, 1974, Ralph Houk was managing…

September 28, 1974: Nolan Ryan tosses third career no-hitter

“I knew this would probably be my last start of the season,”…

October 1, 1974: Pete Mackanin saves official scorer’s dilemma

Pete Mackanin has spanned the Western Hemisphere as a player,…