July 1, 1982: Big bopper, fleet feet carry Rochester over Syracuse

Some days home-run power makes the difference in a baseball game.…
John Stefero (Trading Card DB)

August 25, 1980: Minor league game goes on despite murders at Miami ballpark

On the night of August 25, 1980, an armed man described as “screaming”…
BlylevenJoe

June 13, 1978: Joe Blyleven steps out of brother Bert’s shadow with Class A shutout

Johannes “Joe” Blyleven, the youngest of seven Blyleven siblings,1…
FrancoJulio

April 28, 1986: At Triple-A exhibition, Indians’ win is the Maine event

On April 28, 1986, the Biddeford (Maine) Journal-Tribune declared…
Paul Gnacinski (Trading Card DB)

July 8, 1984: Pawtucket Red Sox sweep of Red Wings lands club in first-place tie

On July 8, 1984, before a reported crowd of 3,846 at Pawtucket’s…
Steve Lyons (TRADING CARD DB)

July 8, 1984: Pawtucket Red Sox take opener of doubleheader against Rochester

On July 8, 1984, before a reported crowd of 3,846 at Pawtucket’s…
1977 Columbus Clippers program, autographed by Clippers manager Frank Verdi and infielder Roy Staiger (Courtesy of Tom Hufford)

June 25, 1977: Relievers preserve Columbus Clippers’ 5-4 victory over Tidewater Tides

Prologue In 1877, the Columbus (Ohio) Buckeyes joined with…

April 19, 1981: Walk-off homer spares PawSox, Rochester another extra-inning battle

On Easter Sunday afternoon, April 19, 1981, an otherwise uncelebrated…

April 17, 1986: Not yet a LOOGY, Tony Fossas serves up a shutout for Edmonton

During the heyday of the left-handed relief specialist – sometimes…
Ed Romero (TRADING CARD DB)

April 15, 1977: After 64 years, Holyoke gets a rough welcome back to the minors

The Western Massachusetts city of Holyoke went 64 years between…

August 31, 1982: Holyoke’s minor-league dream ends with a win

The baseball dream lasted six seasons in Holyoke, Massachusetts.…
Jesse Barfield (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 21, 1977: Blue Jays bring baseball back to Utica with Opening Day win

In April 1977 a brand-new baseball team called the Blue Jays…
Larry Andersen (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

September 4, 1976: Williamsport’s Double-A one-year wonders go out with a bang

On the dusty shelf of forgotten US Bicentennial knickknacks,…
Bill Fulton (TRADING CARD DB)

July 25, 1983: New York-Penn pitchers flirt with double no-hitter

Some fans go to a lifetime of baseball games and never see a…
Stan Wasiak (TRADING CARD DB)

August 28, 1986: Stan Wasiak, King of the Minors, reaches end of the road

Stan Wasiak’s nearly five-decade bus ride in professional baseball…