1970s – Society for American Baseball Research

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Trading Card DB)

March 28, 1970: East-West Major League Baseball Classic honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

April 6, 1970: Ending one era on the brink of another: Reds begin final season at Crosley Field

April 7, 1970: Milwaukee Brewers make their debut at County Stadium

Chris Short (Trading Card DB)

April 7, 1970: Opening Day swan song for Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium

April 7, 1970: Mets win their first opener at Forbes Field’s final Opening Day

April 14, 1970: Prayers for Apollo 13 crew at Cubs’ home opener

April 16, 1970: Kansas City’s Lou Piniella is thrown out at every base

April 18, 1970: Mets’ Nolan Ryan sets team record with 15 strikeouts in first career shutout

Jim Moyes (Baseball-Reference.com)

April 18, 1970: Giants-Reds slugfest yields Jim Johnson’s sole major-league win

April 22, 1970: Mets’ Tom Seaver strikes out 19 Padres batters

April 24, 1970: Dodgers beat Mets 1-0 in 15 innings

April 25, 1970: Earl Wilson nearly achieves a ‘Little League home run’ after striking out

April 29, 1970: Stan Williams, Frank Quilici pick off a Twins win versus Cleveland

May 7, 1970: Wes Parker hits for cycle; triple in 10th wins it for Dodgers

May 12, 1970: ‘Mr. Cub’ Ernie Banks reaches milestone with 500th homer

May 13, 1970: Gary Gentry throws a one-hitter for Mets to beat the Cubs

May 15, 1970: Tom Seaver pitches his second career one-hitter for Mets

May 16, 1970: Reds’ Jim McGlothlin pitches last shutout at Crosley Field

May 17, 1970: Hammerin’ Hank Aaron collects 3,000th hit

May 20, 1970: Red-hot Rod Carew hits for the cycle, raises average to .432

May 22, 1970: Braves pin tough loss on rookie Sandy Vance

GibsonBob

May 23, 1970: Bob Gibson fans 16 in Hall of Fame matchup with Jim Bunning

Bert Blyleven, Trading Card Database

June 5, 1970: Twins’ Bert Blyleven stymies Senators in major-league debut

Tommy John (TRADING CARD DB)

June 7, 1970: White Sox edge Yankees in 12 innings on Bat Day at Yankee Stadium