June 1, 1979: A comeback victory and beginning of ‘We Are Family’ Pirates
As May turned to June the Pittsburgh Pirates found themselves…
June 3, 1979: Pirates’ Bruce Kison throws one-hitter, upset with official scorer
As shortstop Tim Foli caught Dave Winfield’s popup to secure…
June 11, 1979: Ted Simmons homers twice, drives in six runs to lead Cardinals over Dodgers
The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals were flying high when they arrived…
June 15, 1979: Royals stage ‘a comeback for all seasons’ in defeating Brewers
Yogi Berra is credited with saying the baseball truism “It…
June 17, 1979: Expos go back-to-back-to-back for first time
We all remember our first time. We felt anxious, excited, nervous,…
June 18, 1979: Earl Weaver rips up the MLB rulebook, gets ejected
“The show gets better every nightAs Weaver’s cork blew out…
June 19, 1979: John Fulgham pitches complete game in Cardinals debut
Born and raised in the northern St. Louis suburb of Maryland…
June 22, 1979: Orioles Magic is born
The Orioles entered the bottom of the ninth down 5-3 to the Detroit…
June 24, 1979: Rickey Henderson makes his major-league debut for Oakland A’s
By late June 1979, the once-proud Oakland Athletics had fallen…
June 27, 1979: Cardinals’ Silvio Martinez twirls his third one-hit gem
Already the author of both a pair of one-hitters and two-hitters…
June 30, 1979: Steve Carlton throws tantrum as Phillies defeat Cardinals, 6-4
It was a battle for fourth place in the NL East – not the most…
July 8, 1979: Ben Oglivie’s 3-homer outburst sparks Brewers sweep
Ben Oglivie was the first, but not the last, hitter in Milwaukee…
July 11, 1979: Mariners drub Yankees 16-1, set new franchise runs record
In 1979 the Seattle Mariners were in their third season and,…
July 12, 1979: Chicago’s Disco Demolition Night results in White Sox loss and forfeit
Five days before the 1979 All-Star Game, two fifth-place teams…
July 13, 1979: Nolan Ryan just misses 5th no-hitter on Friday the 13th
Before a nearly sold-out Anaheim Stadium crowd of 41,805, and…
July 14, 1979: Irish Night in Chicago brings luck to Claudell Washington with three-homer game
The 1979 White Sox were accustomed to excitement in Comiskey…
July 17, 1979: Morganna, Mazzilli, and Parker raise the Kingdome roof as NL wins eighth straight
The 1979 All-Star Game was the first held in Seattle, the largest…
July 21, 1979: Rivera’s bomb-o wins it for Twins
Jesus Manuel Rivera Torres got his memorable nickname, “Bombo,”…
July 21, 1979: Garner’s home run leads Pirates to comeback win over Astros
“This was a hell of a win for us,” said Pirates manager Chuck…
July 23, 1979: Orioles’ Tippy Martinez retires 23 consecutive batters in relief
Tippy Martinez hadn’t pitched in 13 days as the Orioles headed…
July 23, 1979: Manager Dave Garcia takes over Indians, wins first game of second-half surge
It is not uncommon for a major-league club to change managers…
July 27, 1979: Cecil Cooper’s walk-off caps off 3-homer night
On July 27, 1979 the two-time-defending world champion New York…
July 27, 1979: Bucs spoil Rusty Staub’s return to Montreal
The largest crowd to witness a baseball game in Canada so far,…
August 3, 1979: J.R. Richard strikes out 15 in complete-game victory over Braves
The Houston Astros owned a 3½-game lead in the National League…