1970s – Page 22 – Society for American Baseball Research

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

September 4, 1978: McGregor, Harlow lead Orioles to key late-season win over Red Sox

Steve Trout (Trading Card DB)

September 5, 1978: Disco Dan’s blunder hands Steve Trout his first major-league win

September 17, 1978: Parker, Tekulve continue Pirates’ home winning streak

September 21, 1978: Padres’ Gaylord Perry wins 20th game en route to second Cy Young Award

October 1, 1978: Twenty wins for Ross ‘The Boss’ Grimsley

Luis Tiant (TRADING CARD DB)

October 1, 1978: Luis Tiant blanks Toronto on final day as Boston ties New York for AL East lead

October 1, 1978: Cleveland’s Rick Waits handcuffs Yankees, forces tiebreaker with Red Sox for AL East title

Gaylord Perry (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

October 1, 1978: Gaylord Perry records 3,000th career strikeout and Ozzie Smith performs his first pregame backflip

October 2, 1978: Bucky Dent’s home run spurs Yankees to division title in AL East tiebreaker

National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

October 6, 1978: Munson, Yankees outslug Royals in Game 3

Bill Russell (Trading Card DB)

October 7, 1978: Bill Russell’s walk-off single sends Dodgers back to World Series; Steve Garvey wins NLCS MVP

October 11, 1978: In dramatic ninth inning, Bob Welch strikes out Reggie Jackson to secure Dodgers’ win in Game 2

October 13, 1978: Graig Nettles’ defense leads Yankees in Game Three win

Trading Card Database

October 14, 1978: Yankees tie World Series with one extra-base hit and one excessive hip

Ellis Valentine

April 6, 1979: Expos edge Pirates in 10-inning season opener

April 7, 1979: Astros’ Ken Forsch hurls earliest no-hitter in MLB history