1970s – Page 8 – Society for American Baseball Research

July 27, 1972: Nolan Ryan overcomes 107-degree heat and fatigue to shut out Rangers with 14 strikeouts

July 30, 1972: Astros, Padres split doubleheader in two extra-inning games

August 1, 1972: Nate Colbert’s record-setting day leads Padres to sweep over Braves

August 2, 1972: César Cedeño becomes first Astros player to hit for the cycle

New York-Penn League baseball (COURTESY OF KURT BLUMENAU)

August 3, 1972: Brewers farmhand Tom Deidel records no-hitter but no win for Newark

August 4, 1972: Dick Allen adds to his MVP résumé by beating Texas with a ninth-inning double

August 12, 1972: Johnny Callison’s grand slam leads Yankees past Brewers

August 13, 1972: The Great Wallenda and Steve Carlton

August 13, 1972: Expos win nightcap after Great Wallenda walks across Veterans Stadium

Luis Tiant (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 19, 1972: Luis Tiant shuts out White Sox, 3-0

Chuck Cottier (TRADING CARD DB)

August 21, 1972: Niagara Falls manager Chuck Cottier attacks umpire in Class A altercation

Nelson Briles (Trading Card DB)

August 22, 1972: Nelson Briles near-perfect in Pirates’ 1-0 win over Giants

August 25, 1972: Rangers manager Ted Williams tees off in batting practice at Fenway

Carl Fazio and Kip Horsburgh in Elmira Pioneers uniforms

August 28, 1972: Minor-league team owners in Elmira write themselves into lineup

Bobby Murcer (Trading Card DB)

August 29, 1972: Bobby Murcer’s ‘game-knotter’ completes cycle, drives Yankees to walk-off win

September 1, 1972: Expos’ Bill Stoneman loses shutout, game in 12th inning

September 2, 1972: Mets’ Ken Boswell has ‘the kind of a night you dream about’

September 2, 1972: A strike away from a perfect game, Cubs’ Milt Pappas settles for no-hitter

Sonny Siebert (TRADING CARD DB)

September 7, 1972: Red Sox rally to take the division lead in a chaotic AL East race

September 7, 1972: ‘Black September’ overshadows Brewers-Indians game in Cleveland

September 12, 1972: Rangers’ Gogolewski tosses 1-hitter to outduel the Ryan Express

Roberto Clemente (Trading Card DB)

September 13, 1972: Clemente’s torment of Fergie Jenkins continues with final career home run

September 16, 1972: Mike Schmidt’s first career home run is a game-winner

Burt Hooton, Trading Card Database

September 16, 1972: Tom Seaver allows grand slam to opposing pitcher Burt Hooton as Cubs trounce Mets