Doug Holmquist

May 24, 1971: Vermont Catamounts win final game, go extinct after 79 seasons

The first years of the 1970s were turbulent ones on American…
Ken Flowers (Geneva Times, June 24, 1971)

June 23, 1971: Geneva’s Ken Flowers nabs only professional win on Opening Day

One professional season, one professional win. In the pros,…
Luis Tiant

April 22, 1971: Castoff Luis Tiant loses frigid Triple-A home opener

The Triple-A Rochester Red Wings’ home opener against the Richmond…

July 30, 1971: Quiet as kittens against Kaat, Yankees roar back to beat Twins

Jim Kaat knew how to win ballgames. In 1971 Kaat would win at…

June 4, 1971: Tornadoes don’t twist Twins’ fortunes

The Minnesota Twins were competing with the Kansas City Royals…
Harmon Killebrew (Trading Card DB)

August 9, 1971: Willie Mays and Harmon Killebrew delight Twins fans in exhibition

Should a midseason exhibition be included among the greatest…
Harmon Killebrew (Trading Card DB)

August 10, 1971: Harmon Killebrew ends home run drought by joining 500 club

Minnesota Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew was in an unusual home-run…

June 24, 1971: Rookie John Caruso’s only pro home run wins Class A Opening Day game

John Caruso’s short-lived professional career was not packed…
Sonny Siebert (TRADING CARD DB)

May 28, 1971: Sonny Siebert outduels Vida Blue

“So baseball is dead, like watching grass grow,” wrote Clif…

April 18, 1971: Gary Gentry pitches his second career 1-hitter for Mets

The Pirates were in New York for their first series against the…
Henry Aaron (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 27, 1971: Hank Aaron hammers 600th career home run

Hank Aaron quietly and unassumingly approached another significant…

June 23, 1971: Have a day, Rick Wise: two home runs and a no-hitter!

The Cincinnati Reds, defending National League champions, were…
Roberto Clemente (Trading Card DB)

June 27, 1971: Roberto Clemente shines late in Pirates win over Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies opened newly built Veterans Stadium…
Nolan Ryan (TRADING CARD DB)

May 29, 1971: Mets’ Nolan Ryan strikes out 16 in second game of doubleheader

When Nolan Ryan struck out 16 batters in the second game of a…

July 22, 1971: Tommie Agee homers twice in Mets’ 5-1 victory

When Tommie Agee stepped in the batter’s box, Mets fans attended…

May 29, 1971: Tom Seaver strikes out 10 Padres to win opener for Mets

Tom Seaver maneuvered his way through National League lineups…

June 5, 1971: Tom Murphy outduels Jim Lonborg, pitches Angels to Fenway win

“As I grew up, I knew that as a building (Fenway Park) was…

July 13, 1971: Reggie Jackson hits the light tower at All-Star Game in Detroit

By the end of the 1960s, it seemed that the Major League Baseball…