May 19, 1975: An embarrassment of riches: Triple-A Hawaii Islanders enjoy 15-run inning and perfect game
“What it was was not baseball at Derks Field Monday night,”…
July 17, 1972: Newark Co-Pilots feel their oats on Pony Night with 26-3 whipping of Batavia
On July 17, 1972, young Mark Murphy of Newark, New York, beat…
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…
August 21, 1972: Niagara Falls manager Chuck Cottier attacks umpire in Class A altercation
“Hands off the umpire” is one of the bedrock rules of baseball,…
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…
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…
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…
April 17, 1974: ‘Phantom’ Juan Veintidos throws real shutout for Orlando Twins
The four up-and-coming hurlers pictured on card #621 of the 1975…
July 10, 1976: Teenage third baseman Daniel Monzon shines in minors before his tragic death
In the first minutes of Tuesday, July 13, 1976, police in the…
June 26, 1972: Minor-league no-hitter gets lost in the fog
When fog rolls in, anything can happen. Just imagine a film noir…
June 24, 1972: Minor-leaguers get ‘call-up’ to Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium after hurricane
Outfielder Steve Salvato never played a day in the major leagues,…
May 6, 1975: David Clyde sent down to minors, throws shutout for Pittsfield outside the spotlight
In the spring of 1975, the Texas Rangers finally did with David…
May 5, 1974: Zut, alors! Bad ballpark, worse weather lead to crowd of 69 in Quebec City
When Willie Randolph hoisted back-to-back World Series trophies…
September 16, 1975: Evansville becomes final Junior World Series winner
The 1975 season was a dreadful one for the Detroit Tigers, who…
August 30, 1971: Jay Franklin’s no-hitter wins minor-league pennant for Tri-City
In the summer of 1971, Jay Franklin had the baseball world eating…
September 21, 1973: Jim Rice’s homer helps Pawtucket Red Sox to Junior World Series win
“Jim Rice. Remember the name.”1
The uncredited scribe who…
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…
June 15, 1975: Kent Tekulve throws a complete game for Charleston
To fans who followed major-league baseball in the 1970s and 1980s,…
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,…
June 28, 1973: Oneonta pitcher Bob Majczan has a Ruthian night to remember
Readers of the Binghamton (New York) Press and Sun-Bulletin opened…