1970s – Page 11 – Society for American Baseball Research

Jon Matlack (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

July 10, 1973: Jon Matlack’s one-hitter beats the Astros at Shea Stadium

Willie Stargell (Trading Card DB)

July 11, 1973: Willie Stargell sets Pirates’ franchise home run record in win over Padres

Dwight Evans (Trading Card DB)

July 15, 1973: After long delay, Red Sox beat Rangers at rain-deluged Fenway

July 15, 1973: Nolan Ryan tosses second no-hitter of season for Angels

Willie Mays (Trading Card DB)

July 17, 1973: Mets score 7 runs in 9th inning to beat Braves, 8-7

July 22, 1973: Freddie Velázquez breaks 4-year hitless streak; Braves lose anyway

Bobby Bonds (Trading Card DB)

July 24, 1973: New park, same old result: NL romps in All-Star Game

July 26, 1973: Steve Rogers tosses one-hit shutout to win first MLB game

July 29, 1973: Brewers’ Boomer drives in six to sweep the Yankees

George Brett (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 2, 1973: George Brett makes his debut with Kansas City Royals

Oscar Gamble (Trading Card DB)

August 5, 1973: Oscar Gamble homers twice in Cleveland’s comeback win over Milwaukee

Orlando Cepeda (Trading Card DB)

August 12, 1973: Veteran DHs Orlando Cepeda, Frank Robinson rake in temperamental Fenway slugfest

August 17, 1973: Willie Mays’s 660th and final HR goes for naught in Mets’ nailbiter loss to Reds

August 21, 1973: Future reliever Danny Boitano dominant in NY-Penn no-hitter

August 24, 1973: Yaz takes over for Red Sox … at third base?

John Adams (Courtesy of the Cleveland Guardians)

August 24, 1973: Rare Duffy power surge gives Cleveland a win in John Adams’ debut on drums

August 26, 1973: Rangers’ Jim Merritt retires hitters and admits to throwing spitters

RodriguezEduardo

September 3, 1973: Brewers’ Eduardo Rodríguez triples for first hit by AL pitcher in DH era

September 4, 1973: Jim Kaat mows down Rangers with 5-hit shutout

Mike Marshall (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

September 7, 1973: Mike Marshall throws 11 relief innings, breaks two NL pitching records

Gates Brown (Trading Card DB)

September 15, 1973: Gates Brown’s bases-clearing double caps Tigers’ comeback win

September 17, 1973: Montreal Expos ‘stumble onto a pennant race’

September 20, 1973: Mets get ‘all the good bounces’ and move closer to first place

September 21, 1973: Jim Rice’s homer helps Pawtucket Red Sox to Junior World Series win