June 23, 1971: Have a day, Rick Wise: two home runs and a no-hitter!

The Cincinnati Reds, defending National League champions, were…
Ken Flowers (Geneva Times, June 24, 1971)

June 23, 1971: Geneva’s Ken Flowers nabs only professional win on Opening Day

One professional season, one professional win. In the pros,…

June 24, 1971: Rookie John Caruso’s only pro home run wins Class A Opening Day game

John Caruso’s short-lived professional career was not packed…
Roberto Clemente (Trading Card DB)

June 27, 1971: Roberto Clemente shines late in Pirates win over Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies opened newly built Veterans Stadium…

July 13, 1971: Reggie Jackson hits the light tower at All-Star Game in Detroit

By the end of the 1960s, it seemed that the Major League Baseball…
Tommie Agee

July 22, 1971: Tommie Agee homers twice in Mets’ 5-1 victory

When Tommie Agee stepped in the batter’s box, Mets fans attended…
Bobby Pfeil (Trading Card Database)

July 27, 1971: Philadelphia’s Bobby Pfeil hits his only two career home runs during emergency start behind the plate

In the early morning hours of July 27, 1971, the Philadelphia…

July 30, 1971: Quiet as kittens against Kaat, Yankees roar back to beat Twins

Jim Kaat knew how to win ballgames. In 1971 Kaat would win at…
Willie Crawford (Trading Card Database)

August 1, 1971: Dodgers beat Reds on walk-off catcher’s interference in 11th inning

By August 1971, the American and National Leagues had combined…
Vida Blue (Courtesy of the Oakland Athletics)

August 7, 1971: Nervous Vida Blue wins his 20th game as A’s top White Sox, 1-0

Vida Blue was nervous. He had notched his 19th win of 1971 on…
Matty Alou (Trading Card Database)

August 7, 1971: Matty Alou’s heads-up baserunning wins game for Cardinals

Matty Alou was the middle of three Dominican-born brothers who…
Harmon Killebrew (Trading Card DB)

August 9, 1971: Willie Mays and Harmon Killebrew delight Twins fans in exhibition

Should a midseason exhibition be included among the greatest…
Harmon Killebrew (Trading Card DB)

August 10, 1971: Harmon Killebrew ends home run drought by joining 500 club

Minnesota Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew was in an unusual home-run…

August 14, 1971: Bob Gibson fires his first no-hitter for Cardinals

Bob Gibson thought he was running out of time. At 35 years of…

August 25, 1971: Roberto Clemente records 5-hit game for the final time

Roberto Clemente played his entire 18-year career with the…

August 28, 1971: Ron Santo showered with gifts on special day at Wrigley Field

With nearly 35,000 fans on hand on the day set aside to honor…