Tommy Smith

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

On June 20, 1972, well-traveled baseball clown Max Patkin came…

July 7, 1974: Rookie Greg Diehl throws New York-Penn League’s second perfect game

The July 7, 1974, game between the Oneonta (New York) Yankees…

August 7, 1974: Triple play triumph turns into game-losing error for Batavia Trojans

Baseball can be a cruel game. Just ask the members of the Batavia…
Dennis Eckersley (TRADING CARD DB)

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

On June 29, 1972, newspaper readers in one California city learned…

August 21, 1973: Future reliever Danny Boitano dominant in NY-Penn no-hitter

Some baseball fans of the 1970s and ’80s might say that pitcher…

June 8, 1975: Triple-A Tacoma Twins win two protests, but finally lose game

If the 1975 Tacoma Twins had been as good at winning baseball…
Bill Nahorodny (TRADING CARD DB)

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

At 2:30 P.M. on Sunday, June 25, 1972, the police chief, fire…

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

When fog rolls in, anything can happen. Just imagine a film noir…

September 16, 1975: Evansville becomes final Junior World Series winner

The 1975 season was a dreadful one for the Detroit Tigers, who…
Clint Courtney (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 16, 1975: After Richmond manager Clint Courtney’s passing, the game goes on

When an active player or manager dies during the regular season,…

June 14, 1975: Umpire’s flub overturns a Richmond Braves win

Some baseball games, like some roller coasters and some horror…
Kent Tekulve (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 15, 1975: Kent Tekulve throws a complete game for Charleston

To fans who followed major-league baseball in the 1970s and 1980s,…
New York-Penn League baseball (COURTESY OF KURT BLUMENAU)

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

In 1991 the major leagues adopted stricter requirements for no-hitters,…
Colburn Park in Newark, New York, circa 2018 (KURT BLUMENAU)

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

Readers of the Binghamton (New York) Press and Sun-Bulletin opened…