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September 25, 1976: Official scoring controversy ends with 9th-inning hit
A bouncer to the first baseman leading off the game called a…
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September 25, 1976: Bob Moose makes final appearance for Pirates before tragic death
A spate of premature deaths between 1970 and 1979 brought baseball…
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September 29, 1976: Royals clinch tie for AL West division title
On September 29, 1976, the Kansas City Royals clinched at least…
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October 3, 1976: Pirates sweep doubleheader in Danny Murtaugh’s final games as manager
The Pirates’ 1976 season and Danny Murtaugh’s managerial…
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October 14, 1976: Chris Chambliss’ home run delivers pennant to the Bronx
It had been 12 years since the Yankees participated in the…
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October 21, 1976: Big Red Machine sweeps Yankees for second straight World Series championship
The 1976 Cincinnati Reds were on the cusp of accomplishing a…
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April 6, 1977: Angels debut their first free-agent class; Mariners open play in Seattle
The Sporting News cover for March 5, 1977, featured a picture…
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April 7, 1977: A snowy beginning for Toronto’s major-league debut
From the late 1950s to the mid-1970s, Toronto was considered…
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April 15, 1977: Braves are winners in front of Lynyrd Skynyrd, other Southern stars
Rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd, US Senator Sam Nunn, Hockey Hall of…
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April 15, 1977: Expos and Phillies christen Olympic Stadium in front of 57,592 fans
An estimated 350,000 fans greeted the Expos as they paraded through…
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April 15, 1977: After 64 years, Holyoke gets a rough welcome back to the minors
The Western Massachusetts city of Holyoke went 64 years between…
April 16, 1977: Montreal Expos earn first win in Olympic Stadium
Despite suffering through a miserable 55-107 campaign the prior…
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April 17, 1977: Tom Seaver throws his fifth one-hitter to lead Mets past Cubs
The New York Mets were 4-4 nine days into the 1977 season. All…
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April 19, 1977: Brooks Robinson hits his final career home run, a game-winner for Orioles
Entering the 1977 season, expectations were low for the Baltimore…
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April 20, 1977: Hat trick? Yankees’ unconventional lineup spurs win over Blue Jays
After bolstering their pennant-winning roster with high-profile…
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April 27, 1977: Hector Cruz leads Cardinals’ landslide over Cubs
It was a short day’s work for Hector “Heity” Cruz on April…
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May 4, 1977: Jim Kaat and Randy Jones get the fans home early in San Diego
What happens when two pitchers who are proud of how quickly they…
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May 11, 1977: Braves owner Ted Turner takes reins as manager
Budding media mogul Ted Turner, who had obtained the rights to…
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May 14, 1977: Jim Spencer drives in eight runs in White Sox rout
The 1977 Chicago White Sox – known ever after as the “Southside…
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May 15, 1977: First-pitch flinger Alice Cooper welcomes Yankees to nightmare
On June 19, 1977, theatrical rock singer Alice Cooper played…
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May 21, 1977: Merv Rettenmund homer for Padres sinks Expos after 21 innings
When Montreal Expos pitcher Dan Warthen wound and delivered the…
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May 29, 1977: Expos’ Larry Parrish goes 5-for-5, hits three consecutive homers
In 1976, Larry Parrish had batted only .232 in 154 games, and…
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May 30, 1977: Dennis Eckersley no-hits Angels in Cleveland
It was evident to at least one person that Dennis Eckersley was…
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June 12, 1977: Tom Seaver wins his final game for Mets
The New York Mets faced the Houston Astros in the final game…