
August 5, 1977: Royals’ John Mayberry hits for the cycle, receives an excess of curtain calls
On August 5, 1977, the Kansas City Royals gave the Chicago White…

August 9, 1977: Expos, Padres become backdrop to kidnap drama
At 3 P.M. on Tuesday, August 9, 1977, and then again at 4,1…

August 16, 1977: Phillies’ win streak reaches 13
The Philadelphia Phillies arrived in Montreal on August 16,…

August 21, 1977: Unlikely hitter Doug Rader claims Blue Jays’ first inside-the-park HR
The inside-the-park home run is not only a gift to the swift.…

August 27, 1977: Rangers hit inside-the-park homers on consecutive pitches at Yankee Stadium
If one were to rate the excitement of various baseball plays,…

August 29, 1977: Indians’ Duane Kuiper smacks his only career home run
The Chicago White Sox were sparking a revival of sorts on the…

August 29, 1977: Lou Brock passes Ty Cobb as MLB’s stolen-base king
The St. Louis Cardinals began a three-game set with the San Diego…

September 9, 1977: Whitaker and Trammell make their debut
When Detroit Tigers manager Ralph Houk wrote out the lineup card…

September 10, 1977: Expansion Blue Jays wallop Catfish, Yankees, 19-3
In 1977 New York City was a bleak place. It was slowly emerging…

September 15, 1977: Orioles manager Earl Weaver forfeits game in a pennant race — over a tarpaulin
"Always stand on principle … even if you stand alone." —…

September 18, 1977: “Thanks, Brooks” Day in Baltimore
Three teams had been battling all year for the 1977 American…

September 24, 1977: Jack Brohamer hits for the cycle to lead White Sox over Seattle
On June 27, 1922, catcher Ray Schalk became the first player…

October 2, 1977: Dusty Baker hits 30th homer, receives first-ever high-five from Glenn Burke in Dodgers’ loss to Astros
His career curtailed by prejudice, his life by AIDS, Glenn Burke…

October 2, 1977: Rangers end season with franchise’s best record and rookie John Poloni’s only career win
By most measures, the game wasn’t important. It was the last…

October 11, 1977: Yankees leave Dodgers blue in Game 1 of World Series
Yankees President Gabe Paul told reporters on November 18, 1976,…

October 18, 1977: Reggie becomes ‘Mr. October’ with 3 home runs in World Series
Joe DiMaggio was scheduled to throw out the ceremonial first…

April 13, 1978: How sweet it is! Reggie Jackson’s candy bar makes debut
While playing for the Oakland A’s in 1976, Reggie Jackson once…

April 14, 1978: Jim Rice gets impatient; Red Sox pull even on the young season
“When Red Sox slugger Jim Rice gets impatient, look out.”…

April 16, 1978: Cardinals’ Bob Forsch pitches his first no-hitter
April 16, 1978, was not an ideal day for baseball in St. Louis.…

April 22, 1978: Cleveland’s Andre Thornton hits for the cycle
Thunder Thornton hit the ballOver and against the wall.Cleveland…

April 23, 1978: Rogers and Knowles pitch Expos into first place
The Montreal Expos broke camp in the spring of 1978 with the…

May 5, 1978: A’s beat Tigers in matchup of unexpected first-place teams in front of meager Oakland crowd
Two surprising first-place teams clashed at the Oakland-Alameda…

May 5, 1978: Pete Rose collects his 3,000th hit
Pete Rose’s 24-season career, spent entirely in the National…

May 9, 1978: Gary Carter’s 9th-inning homer lifts Expos to exciting win
There was no shortage of outstanding performances in Gary Carter’s…