1970s – Page 22 – Society for American Baseball Research

April 22, 1978: Cleveland’s Andre Thornton hits for the cycle

April 23, 1978: Rogers and Knowles pitch Expos into first place

George Steinbrenner and Billy Martin in the late 1970s (SABR-Rucker Archive)

May 1, 1978: Rawly Eastwick, Sparky Lyle highlight Yankees’ comeback win over Royals

John Henry Johnson (Trading Card Database)

May 5, 1978: A’s beat Tigers in matchup of unexpected first-place teams in front of meager Oakland crowd

May 5, 1978: Pete Rose collects his 3,000th hit

May 9, 1978: Gary Carter’s 9th-inning homer lifts Expos to exciting win

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

June 9, 1978: Parrish’s bat, Valentine’s arm highlight Expos’ come-from-behind victory

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June 13, 1978: Joe Blyleven steps out of brother Bert’s shadow with Class A shutout

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

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

Dave Machemer (Benton Harbor Herald-Palladium, March 21, 1979)

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

Bill Atkinson (Trading Card DB)

June 29, 1978: Expos defeat Blue Jays in inaugural Pearson Cup on 10th-inning suicide squeeze

Willie McCovey (TRADING CARD DB)

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

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

July 17, 1978: Jose Cruz’s walk-off homer preserves Joe Niekro’s extra-inning complete game gem

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

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

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

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

July 27, 1978: Mike Cubbage hits for the cycle; Stan Perzanowski records his only complete-game win

July 29, 1978: Billy Martin returns to the Zoo, round two

July 30, 1978: Expos visit the Launching Pad, score 19 runs in record-setting day

August 22, 1978: Cecil Cooper stars, rookie Willie Mueller earns first win for Brewers