
April 6, 1973: Nolan Ryan whiffs 12 on Opening Day; Vietnam War POW throws out first ball
The Watergate investigation took a mammoth leap forward in March…

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 8, 1973: First hit by the first Red Sox DH, Orlando Cepeda, is walk-off homer over the Yankees
In 1972 the Boston Red Sox finished a half-game behind the Detroit…

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,…

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 19, 1973: On ‘Akron Night,’ a city baseball legend almost gets dying wish as Indians topple Yankees
“When I die,” Akron, Ohio, baseball legend Joe Winkler would…

May 24, 1973: New Yorkers listen to baseball with their breakfast in 19-inning win over Dodgers
“The law of averages had to catch up with you.” – Rusty…

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…

June 15, 1973: Washington, DC viewers watch ‘their Padres’ lose late
Over the decades, residents of Washington, D.C., have turned…

June 16, 1973: Jim Palmer takes perfect game into 9th inning for Orioles
Jim Palmer was attempting to recover from an intestinal virus…

June 23, 1973: A’s turn the corner toward another division title with thrashing of White Sox
With their awful start to the 1973 season, the Oakland A’s…

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.…

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…

July 3, 1973: Perry brothers make pitching history, but home runs ruin their outing
Jim Perry debuted with the Cleveland Indians in 1959, became…

July 3, 1973: DH Tony Oliva’s three home runs are not enough as Royals beat Twins
After the American League adopted the designated hitter rule…

July 4, 1973: Eddie Bane makes major-league debut for Twins in Independence Day sellout
In 1972 the Minnesota Twins’ attendance hit a low of 797,901.…

July 6, 1973: John Boccabella becomes first Expo to slug two homers in same inning
The author of the UPI wire story on the Montreal-Houston doubleheader…

July 10, 1973: Jon Matlack’s one-hitter beats the Astros at Shea Stadium
The New York Mets entered July 1973 in the National League East…