
August 5, 1973: Oscar Gamble homers twice in Cleveland’s comeback win over Milwaukee
American League greats debate the designated hitter, 1973:
“It’s…

August 12, 1973: Veteran DHs Orlando Cepeda, Frank Robinson rake in temperamental Fenway slugfest
This dog day afternoon at Fenway Park was “a strange and sticky…

August 17, 1973: Willie Mays’s 660th and final HR goes for naught in Mets’ nailbiter loss to Reds
Willie Mays hit the 660th and final home run of his career…

August 21, 1973: Future reliever Danny Boitano dominant in NY-Penn no-hitter
Some baseball fans of the 1970s and ’80s might say that pitcher…

August 24, 1973: Yaz takes over for Red Sox … at third base?
Jim Bouton’s Ball Four is full of cutting personal commentary…

August 24, 1973: Rare Duffy power surge gives Cleveland a win in John Adams’ debut on drums
There wasn’t a lot on the line when the Cleveland Indians and…

August 26, 1973: Rangers’ Jim Merritt retires hitters and admits to throwing spitters
When a team finishes with a 57-105 record, there is rarely a…

September 3, 1973: Brewers’ Eduardo Rodríguez triples for first hit by AL pitcher in DH era
Neither team was in contention when the Milwaukee Brewers and…

September 4, 1973: Jim Kaat mows down Rangers with 5-hit shutout
Both Jim Kaat and the Chicago White Sox came into 1973 with…

September 7, 1973: Mike Marshall throws 11 relief innings, breaks two NL pitching records
The headline on the front page of the September 7, 1973, edition…

September 15, 1973: Gates Brown’s bases-clearing double caps Tigers’ comeback win
“I don’t like [the DH] at all. It’s just a horse$#!* rule.…

September 17, 1973: Montreal Expos ‘stumble onto a pennant race’
During their first four seasons, the Montreal Expos were never…

September 20, 1973: Mets get ‘all the good bounces’ and move closer to first place
They had been in the wrong place, but at the right time.The 1973…

September 21, 1973: Jim Rice’s homer helps Pawtucket Red Sox to Junior World Series win
“Jim Rice. Remember the name.”1
The uncredited scribe who…

September 22, 1973: Al Bumbry’s 3 triples, Tommy Davis’s 4 singles lead Orioles in AL East clincher
To former Los Angeles Dodgers great Tommy Davis, the American…

September 25, 1973: Shea Stadium celebrates Willie Mays Night
Willie Mays returned to New York when the San Francisco Giants…

September 25, 1973: Yankees lose DH in eighth inning, game in 13th
“Once a Designated Hitter assumes a defensive position this…

September 26, 1973: Paul Splittorff makes Royals history with 20th win
On September 23, 1970, Paul Splittorff,1 a star in Chicago-area…

September 30, 1973: A goodbye for Leo Durocher; a long wait for Hank Aaron
It took a lot to pry the attention of the baseball world away…

October 1, 1973: Padres fly cross country to beat Pirates in season finale
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ bid for a fourth straight National…

October 6, 1973: Bench’s walkoff homer lifts Reds over Mets in Game 1
October had arrived. The New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds…

October 7, 1973: Matlack throws a gem as Mets even up NLCS
The New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds faced off in Game Two of…

October 8, 1973: Harrelson, Rose square off as Mets win Game 3 in NLCS
Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds and Bud Harrelson of the New …

October 10, 1973: ‘Ya Gotta Believe!’ Mets win National League pennant
Before their 1973 postseason began, the New York Mets had last…