
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…

August 3, 1979: Somebody’s missing: heartbroken Yankees play first game after Thurman Munson’s death
The array of emotions ranged among shock, disbelief, anger, sadness,…

August 6, 1979: Yankees bury Thurman Munson, win emotional game against Orioles
They came. They saw. They conquered.But the game between the…

August 10, 1979: Dan Ford hits for the cycle, ties Angels’ record for consecutive hits
The California Angels were in first place in the American League…

August 11, 1979: White Sox slip, slide to win on ‘Comiskey Dunes’
A photo in the August 12, 1979, edition of the Chicago Tribune…