1970s – Page 23 – Society for American Baseball Research

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

April 17, 1979: Rod Carew returns to Minnesota as a visiting Angel

Craig Minetto (Trading Card DB)

April 25, 1979: Oakland’s Craig Minetto picks up only major league win

April 29, 1979: Bobby Murcer’s 9th-inning home run shocks Braves

Keith Hernandez (TRADING CARD DB)

May 8, 1979: Reassurance, 4-for-4 performance propel Cardinals’ Keith Hernandez to NL batting crown and MVP season

May 9, 1979: Wham, bam, grand slam: Bucs conquer Braves with substitute umpires

May 17, 1979: Schmidt’s Phillies outslug Kingman’s Cubs, 23-22

May 25, 1979: Flushing fog-out as Pirates, Mets finish in tie

May 28, 1979: George Brett hits for the cycle with walk-off home run in 16th

May 29-31, 1979: How ‘Bout Them Expos? Sweep of Phillies makes a ‘statement’

May 31, 1979: Pat Underwood outduels his brother Tom in major-league debut

June 1, 1979: A comeback victory and beginning of ‘We Are Family’ Pirates

June 3, 1979: Pirates’ Bruce Kison throws one-hitter, upset with official scorer