
April 15, 1976: After two years, the Yankees return to the Bronx
After the 1973 season, Yankee Stadium underwent a $100 million…

April 16, 1976: Dodgers’ Tommy John returns to pitch after revolutionary surgery
Many surgical procedures or even surgical incisions are named…

April 17, 1976: Phillies slugger Mike Schmidt hits four home runs at Wrigley Field
The Philadelphia Phillies opened a two-game weekend series at…

April 21-22, 1976: Tim Foli gets on his ‘cycle’ in Expos’ wild win
The Montreal Expos’ 1976 season was a soap opera. Clubhouse…

April 25, 1976: Rick Monday’s ‘great play’ saves American flag at Dodger Stadium
The Chicago Cubs’ center fielder played well on April 25, 1976.…

May 7, 1976: Tacoma beats Hawaii with forfeit over footwear
Battles on the field and in the standings between the Hawaii…

May 9, 1976: Line drive breaks Wilbur Wood’s kneecap
After foundering with fastballs and curveballs for the Boston…

May 14, 1976: Doubleheader at Eastern Michigan provides backdrop for meeting of scout and scribe
In the spring of 1976, Roger Angell, who served simultaneously…

May 18, 1976: Yankees score 5 runs in 9th to tie and 5 in 16th to win
The New York Yankees, arriving in Cleveland for a two-game series…

May 20, 1976: Spaceman brawls with Yankees’ Graig Nettles
Among MLB’s storied rivalries, none has been more heated than…

May 29, 1976: Joe Niekro victimizes brother Phil with his only career home run
On May 29, 1976, when brothers Joe and Phil Niekro opposed each…

May 31, 1976: Twins fans boo Bert Blyleven in final start before trade
On May 23, 1976, Minnesota pitcher Bert Blyleven beat the Kansas…

June 4, 1976: Free ballcaps, 29 hits, a brawl and a Larry Hisle cycle
A crowd of 35,111 filled Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium for a…

June 4, 1976: Dave Kingman hits three home runs to lead Mets over Dodgers
The New York Mets arrived in Los Angeles during one of the worst…

June 15, 1976: A rainout in the Astrodome
As rain poured outside in Houston on June 15, 1976, forcing the…

June 20, 1976: Youth is served as Tigers top Twins 7-3
As the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins prepared to square…

June 25, 1976: Mets’ Mike Phillips breaks out of slump to hit for the cycle
Two weeks before the 1976 All-Star Game, the New York Mets were…

June 26, 1976: John Milner’s grand slam nails Cubs early
Except for World Series appearances in 1973 and 1979, John Milner’s…

June 26, 1976: Pirates slip past Expos despite Bombo Rivera’s inside-the-park grand slam
It takes two to tango and two to mambo But you can do it all…

June 28, 1976: The Bird captivates the nation
Baseball fans throughout the country in 1976 had been hearing…

June 30, 1976: Indians’ friendly exhibition in Toledo turns into a display of fisticuffs
The Bicentennial loomed as the Cleveland Indians played a game…

July 4, 1976: Mets win 10th game in a row, beat Cubs 9-4
There was a feeling of goodwill in the air during America’s…

July 7, 1976: Red Sox force extra innings, but Chicago wins in the 10th
After winning the first two games of their July 1976 series at…

July 9, 1976: Houston’s Larry Dierker tosses a no-hitter at the Astrodome
“I knew I had a no-hitter after the first inning,” said Larry…