Minor Leagues – Page 6 – Society for American Baseball Research

July 15, 1969: Williamsport, Auburn hook up in rhubarb-spiked slugfest

Lorenzo "Chico" Fernandez (TRADING CARD DB)

August 3, 1969: Fan favorite Chico Fernandez survives near-fatal beaning in minors

August 4, 1969: When Waterbury and Elmira played a minor-league game by mistake

August 12, 1969: Elmira’s Mike Corkins throws no-hitter before call-up to Padres

Balor Moore (TRADING CARD DB)

August 18, 1969: Phenom Balor Moore shines as Class A teams combine for one hit

Fred Seibly (Tri-City Herald, July 27, 1970)

July 17, 1970: A protest, a replay, and a losing no-hitter for Tri-City Padres

July 23, 1970: Charlie Arrendale’s no-hitter for Niagara Falls wins Maglie’s praise

July 29, 1970: Four ninth-inning errors give a game away for Ken Griffey, Sioux Falls

Bobby Cox (TRADING CARD DB)

April 15, 1971: Bobby Cox’s Hall of Fame managing career begins with last-play loss in minor leagues

Luis Tiant (Trading Card DB)

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

Ken Flowers (Geneva Times, June 24, 1971)

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

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

July 29, 1971: Jack Maloof’s 6-for-6 day leads to .402 season in New York-Penn League

August 30, 1971: Jay Franklin’s no-hitter wins minor-league pennant for Tri-City

Dave Moates (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 24, 1972: Minor-leaguers get ‘call-up’ to Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium after hurricane

Bill Nahorodny (TRADING CARD DB)

June 25, 1972: Flood evacuation halts Class A home opener in Auburn, New York

June 26, 1972: Minor-league no-hitter gets lost in the fog

Dennis Eckersley (TRADING CARD DB)

June 28, 1972: Dennis Eckersley throws shutout for Reno Silver Sox in pro baseball debut

Bob Sheldon (Trading Card DB)

July 17, 1972: Newark Co-Pilots feel their oats on Pony Night with 26-3 whipping of Batavia

Tommy Smith

July 18, 1972: Home sweet home: Elmira ends 28-day flood displacement with win

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

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

Chuck Cottier (TRADING CARD DB)

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

Carl Fazio and Kip Horsburgh in Elmira Pioneers uniforms

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

Colburn Park in Newark, New York, circa 2018 (KURT BLUMENAU)

June 28, 1973: Oneonta pitcher Bob Majczan has a Ruthian night to remember