June 14, 1975: Umpire’s flub overturns a Richmond Braves win

Some baseball games, like some roller coasters and some horror…
Kent Tekulve (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 15, 1975: Kent Tekulve throws a complete game for Charleston

To fans who followed major-league baseball in the 1970s and 1980s,…
Clint Courtney (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 16, 1975: After Richmond manager Clint Courtney’s passing, the game goes on

When an active player or manager dies during the regular season,…

June 18, 1975: Fred Lynn’s 3 home runs lead Red Sox to 15-1 win

In the first half of the 1970s, the Boston Red Sox had a pipeline…
Tom Norton (Trading Card DB)

June 21, 1975: ‘A no-hitter is a no-hitter’ — even with 11 walks

If you were looking for one word to summarize Tom Norton’s…
Pink Floyd, Ummagumma

June 23, 1975: Brewers shine on a crazy diamond after Pink Floyd concert in Milwaukee

In the summer of 1975, a London punk named John Lydon was invited…

June 26, 1975: Tiant checks Yankees; Fisk homers

As the Red Sox prepared to host the New York Yankees in the first…

July 12, 1975: Luis Tiant and Red Sox roll Rangers, 10-4

This game may be remembered most for the miserable weather in…

July 15, 1975: In Milwaukee, NL wins fourth straight All-Star Game

On July 15, 1975, Milwaukee’s County Stadium hosted the All-Star…

July 21, 1975: Joe Torre hits into an NL-record four double plays

The New York Mets surpassed the million-mark in home attendance…

July 27, 1975: Red Sox double whitewash Yankees at Shea (Game 1)

Rookie superstar Fred Lynn stole second base in the ninth inning…

July 27, 1975: Red Sox double whitewash Yankees in Guidry’s debut (Game 2)

With a six-hitter in which he walked just one, Roger Moret pitched…
Rick Wise (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 2, 1975: Rick Wise, Red Sox stifle Tigers in record heat at Fenway Park

On Saturday, August 2, 1975, in the midst of a ferocious regional…
Nate Colbert (TRADING CARD DB)

August 2, 1975: Expos stun Phillies on Nate Colbert’s pinch-hit, walk-off homer

Hard-hitting first baseman Nate Colbert was the San Diego Padres’…
Paul Splittorff

August 3, 1975: Royals’ Paul Splittorff gets 26 straight A’s in one-hitter

“I’ll never pitch a no-hitter,” Paul Splittorff told reporters…

August 13, 1975: Orioles’ Jim Palmer outlasts rain, Royals for 18th victory

As rain peppered down on Memorial Stadium and forced two long…
Dale Berra (Trading Card DB)

August 16, 1975: Yogi Berra drops in to watch son Dale play for Niagara Falls Pirates

Baseball fans in the small-town New York-Penn League discovered…
Rick and Paul Reuschel (TRADING CARD DB)

August 21, 1975: Reuschel brothers make history combining for shutout of Dodgers

Rick Reuschel had followed in his older brother Paul’s footsteps…

August 25, 1975: The missing 11th inning, as Cardinals-Astros ends in a tie

Bill Virdon became a man of leisure on August 1, 1975, when he…