May 15, 1974: First-place Expos squeak out win in ninth
The phrase “first-place Montreal Expos” still had a novel…
June 4, 1974: 10-cent beer riot at Cleveland Stadium leads to forfeit
Fans of baseball in the 1970s surely recall the jingle that touted,…
June 9, 1974: Richie Zisk hits for cycle, Willie Stargell homers twice as Pirates slam Giants
The 1974 season was only about two months old. Yet on June 9,…
June 10, 1974: Mike Schmidt hits the Astrodome speaker and Phillies trounce Houston, 12-0
From the moment they selected Mike Schmidt in the June 1971 amateur…
June 10, 1974: Padres overcome 8-0 deficit in eighth inning to win
The year 1974 started as a season of optimism for San Diego as…
June 11, 1974: Expos blow up the Big Red Machine
“The Expos exploded in startling fashion,” wrote Ian MacDonald…
June 19, 1974: Royals’ Steve Busby makes history with second no-hitter in second season
The Kansas City Royals were in Milwaukee for a two-game series…
June 21, 1974: Randy Moffitt makes first, and only, career major-league start for Giants
As the spring of 1974 turned to summer, the San Francisco Giants…
June 22, 1974: Jim Kaat defeats former Twins teammates in complete-game duel with Albury
Jim Kaat’s previous outing for the White Sox on June 18, 1974,…
June 22, 1974: Ron Schueler’s complete game leads Phillies in opener
The Philadelphia Phillies (35-32) began the day continuing to…
June 22, 1974: Phillies sweep doubleheader versus Mets, remain in first place
Wayne Twitchell was making his first start of the season since…
June 29, 1974: Mets’ Jon Matlack throws second career one-hitter to shut out Cardinals
The New York Mets won the 1973 National League pennant only to…
July 3, 1974: Cleveland’s Gaylord Perry wins 15th straight game
Perhaps the American League standings were upside down. They…
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 18, 1974: Calm reigns in Cleveland, Catfish Hunter prevails in pitchers’ duel on Beer Night II
When the Cleveland Indians hosted their second 10-cent beer night…
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…
August 8, 1974: Orioles ‘resign’ 5-run lead, lose exhibition in Rochester
What makes a memorable night at the ballpark? How about a game…
August 8, 1974: Richard Nixon’s resignation is broadcast during Triple-A game in Syracuse
Typically, baseball ground rules require the public-address system…
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…