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September 18, 1975: Rusty Staub becomes first Met to reach 100-RBI milestone in walk-off win
Rusty Staub’s 23-season career was dotted with distinctions…
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September 28, 1975: Oakland A’s use four pitchers to no-hit Angels on final day of season
On the very last day of the 1975 season, the Oakland Athletics…
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April 1, 1976: Gary Carter cut for 16 stitches after slamming into cement outfield wall
Gary Carter had been The Sporting News’ National League Rookie…
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April 8, 1976: Hammerin’ Hank knocks in three in his final Opening Day
Movie theaters were showing Family Plot, the final movie directed…
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April 17, 1976: Bees swarm Riverfront as Reds swamp Giants, 11-0
What is it about Cincinnati baseball and bee swarms? The insects…
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April 15, 1976: After two years, the Yankees return to the Bronx
After the 1973 season, Yankee Stadium underwent a $100 million…
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April 16, 1976: Dodgers’ Tommy John returns to pitch after revolutionary surgery
Many surgical procedures or even surgical incisions are named…
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April 17, 1976: Phillies slugger Mike Schmidt hits four home runs at Wrigley Field
The Philadelphia Phillies opened a two-game weekend series at…
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April 21-22, 1976: Tim Foli gets on his ‘cycle’ in Expos’ wild win
The Montreal Expos’ 1976 season was a soap opera. Clubhouse…
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April 25, 1976: Rick Monday’s ‘great play’ saves American flag at Dodger Stadium
The Chicago Cubs’ center fielder played well on April 25, 1976.…
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May 9, 1976: Line drive breaks Wilbur Wood’s kneecap
After foundering with fastballs and curveballs for the Boston…
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May 14, 1976: Doubleheader at Eastern Michigan provides backdrop for meeting of scout and scribe
In the spring of 1976, Roger Angell, who served simultaneously…
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May 18, 1976: Yankees score 5 runs in 9th to tie and 5 in 16th to win
The New York Yankees, arriving in Cleveland for a two-game series…
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May 20, 1976: Spaceman brawls with Yankees’ Graig Nettles
Among MLB’s storied rivalries, none has been more heated than…
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May 29, 1976: Joe Niekro victimizes brother Phil with his only career home run
On May 29, 1976, when brothers Joe and Phil Niekro opposed each…
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May 31, 1976: Twins fans boo Bert Blyleven in final start before trade
On May 23, 1976, Minnesota pitcher Bert Blyleven beat the Kansas…
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June 4, 1976: Free ballcaps, 29 hits, a brawl and a Larry Hisle cycle
A crowd of 35,111 filled Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium for a…
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June 4, 1976: Dave Kingman hits three home runs to lead Mets over Dodgers
The New York Mets arrived in Los Angeles during one of the worst…
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June 15, 1976: A rainout in the Astrodome
As rain poured outside in Houston on June 15, 1976, forcing the…
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June 20, 1976: Youth is served as Tigers top Twins 7-3
As the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins prepared to square…
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June 25, 1976: Mets’ Mike Phillips breaks out of slump to hit for the cycle
Two weeks before the 1976 All-Star Game, the New York Mets were…
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June 26, 1976: John Milner’s grand slam nails Cubs early
Except for World Series appearances in 1973 and 1979, John Milner’s…
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June 26, 1976: Pirates slip past Expos despite Bombo Rivera’s inside-the-park grand slam
It takes two to tango and two to mambo But you can do it all…
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June 28, 1976: The Bird captivates the nation
Baseball fans throughout the country in 1976 had been hearing…