September 18, 1975: Rusty Staub becomes first Met to reach 100-RBI milestone in walk-off win
Rusty Staub’s 23-season career was dotted with distinctions…
April 15, 1976: After two years, the Yankees return to the Bronx
After the 1973 season, Yankee Stadium underwent a $100 million…
August 3, 1975: Royals’ Paul Splittorff gets 26 straight A’s in one-hitter
“I’ll never pitch a no-hitter,” Paul Splittorff told reporters…
May 14, 1976: Doubleheader at Eastern Michigan provides backdrop for meeting of scout and scribe
In the spring of 1976, Roger Angell, who served simultaneously…
September 18, 1975: Harmon Killebrew hits his 573rd career home run
Harmon Killebrew was the face of the Minnesota Twins during the…
April 25, 1976: Rick Monday’s ‘great play’ saves American flag at Dodger Stadium
The Chicago Cubs’ center fielder played well on April 25, 1976.…
May 18, 1976: Yankees score 5 runs in 9th to tie and 5 in 16th to win
The New York Yankees, arriving in Cleveland for a two-game series…
August 21, 1975: Reuschel brothers make history combining for shutout of Dodgers
Rick Reuschel had followed in his older brother Paul’s footsteps…
August 2, 1975: Rick Wise, Red Sox stifle Tigers in record heat at Fenway Park
On Saturday, August 2, 1975, in the midst of a ferocious regional…
August 10, 1975: Bruce Springsteen takes in the rising Royals’ win over the Indians in Cleveland
The Kansas City Royals were on the rise when they came to Cleveland…
May 9, 1976: Line drive breaks Wilbur Wood’s kneecap
After foundering with fastballs and curveballs for the Boston…
September 16, 1975: Evansville becomes final Junior World Series winner
The 1975 season was a dreadful one for the Detroit Tigers, who…
August 2, 1975: Expos stun Phillies on Nate Colbert’s pinch-hit, walk-off homer
Hard-hitting first baseman Nate Colbert was the San Diego Padres’…
April 16, 1976: Dodgers’ Tommy John returns to pitch after revolutionary surgery
Many surgical procedures or even surgical incisions are named…
April 17, 1976: Bees swarm Riverfront as Reds swamp Giants, 11-0
What is it about Cincinnati baseball and bee swarms? The insects…
September 16, 1975: Rennie Stennett leads Pirates rout with a record seven hits
While pulling on his gray Pittsburgh road uniform in the visitors’…
August 13, 1975: Orioles’ Jim Palmer outlasts rain, Royals for 18th victory
As rain peppered down on Memorial Stadium and forced two long…
September 28, 1975: Oakland A’s use four pitchers to no-hit Angels on final day of season
On the very last day of the 1975 season, the Oakland Athletics…
April 8, 1976: Hammerin’ Hank knocks in three in his final Opening Day
Movie theaters were showing Family Plot, the final movie directed…
April 21-22, 1976: Tim Foli gets on his ‘cycle’ in Expos’ wild win
The Montreal Expos’ 1976 season was a soap opera. Clubhouse…
April 17, 1976: Phillies slugger Mike Schmidt hits four home runs at Wrigley Field
The Philadelphia Phillies opened a two-game weekend series at…
August 25, 1975: The missing 11th inning, as Cardinals-Astros ends in a tie
Bill Virdon became a man of leisure on August 1, 1975, when he…
September 16, 1975: Luis Tiant’s gem gives Red Sox hope for postseason
As the sun came up on September 16, the Red Sox enjoyed a 4½-game…
May 20, 1976: Spaceman brawls with Yankees’ Graig Nettles
Among MLB’s storied rivalries, none has been more heated than…