Sparky Lyle: Trading Card Database

October 11, 1977: Yankees leave Dodgers blue in Game 1 of World Series

Yankees President Gabe Paul told reporters on November 18, 1976,…
Reggie bar: National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

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: 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…
Robert Pollard, 1979 Wright State baseball media guide (Courtesy of Wright State University Athletic Communications)

May 11, 1978: Rocker Robert Pollard pitches first no-hitter in Wright State history

The opener of a season-ending doubleheader between Wright State…
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June 13, 1978: Joe Blyleven steps out of brother Bert’s shadow with Class A shutout

Johannes “Joe” Blyleven, the youngest of seven Blyleven siblings,1…

June 16, 1978: Tom Terrific! Seaver tosses only no-hitter

“If you pitch long enough with good enough stuff,” said Tom…

June 17, 1978: Ron Guidry strikes out 18, sets new Yankee record

The New York Yankees (36-24) were in a fight for supremacy in…
Dave Machemer (Benton Harbor Herald-Palladium, March 21, 1979)

June 21, 1978: Dave Machemer begins Angels’ career with home run in first at-bat

Dave Machemer was in his seventh minor-league season when he…
Willie McCovey (TRADING CARD DB)

June 30, 1978: Giants star Willie McCovey slugs 500th home run

It was a bright spot for Giants fans, though a victory would…

July 5, 1978: Braves blast Dodgers for 6 runs in ninth for epic comeback

As the 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers prepared to host the Atlanta…

July 20, 1978: Expos’ Chris Speier hits for the cycle

Conspiracy theorists love coincidences. They point out that John…

July 22, 1978: Nestor Chylak’s Hall of Fame umpiring career ends quietly

On the night of July 22, 1978, a future Hall of Famer’s career…
Comedian Bill Murray and baseball executive Van Schley hold up a trophy (Courtesy of the Aberdeen Daily World)

July 26, 1978: Comedian Bill Murray smacks pinch-hit single in Northwest League game

In late July 1978, comedian Bill Murray traveled to Grays Harbor…

July 27, 1978: Cleveland’s Duane Kuiper triples twice with the bases loaded

Twilight-night doubleheaders, and even the traditional Sunday…