Postseason – Page 15 – Society for American Baseball Research

October 17, 1971: Blass, Clemente lead Pirates to victory in World Series Game 7

Gonzalo Márquez (Courtesy of the Oakland Athletics)

October 7, 1972: A’s win ALCS opener in 11 innings thanks to Gonzalo Márquez’s pinch-hit single

October 11, 1972: Northrup’s wallop wins it for Tigers in ALCS Game 4

George Foster (Trading Card DB)

October 11, 1972: Reds’ 9th-inning rally dethrones Pirates in Clemente’s final game

October 12, 1972: Oakland earns all A’s in AL pennant clincher

October 6, 1973: Bench’s walkoff homer lifts Reds over Mets in Game 1

October 7, 1973: Matlack throws a gem as Mets even up NLCS

Pete Rose and Bud Harrelson fight during the 1973 NLCS (SABR-Rucker Archive)

October 8, 1973: Harrelson, Rose square off as Mets win Game 3 in NLCS

October 14, 1973: Willie Mays helps Mets prevail over A’s in 12 innings in Game Two

Jon Matlack (Trading Card DB)

October 17, 1973: Mets tie World Series with Matlack’s pitching, Staub’s hitting

Jerry Koosman (Trading Card Database)

October 18, 1973: Koosman, McGraw combine for shutout as Mets take 3-2 lead in World Series

Willie Stargell (Trading Card DB)

October 8, 1974: As Tommy John recovers from elbow surgery, Pirates beat Dodgers in Game 3

October 9, 1974: Garvey, Wynn, Sutton pace Dodgers’ rout of Pirates in NLCS clincher

October 12, 1974: Joe Ferguson’s fantastic throw only a footnote as Oakland wins World Series opener

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

Luis Tiant with the Boston Red Sox (SABR-Rucker Archive)

October 11, 1975: Boston’s Luis Tiant roughs up Reds with hitting, running, twirling, smoking in World Series opener

Ken Griffey (Trading Card DB)

October 12, 1975: Reds’ rally knots World Series after two games in Boston

October 14, 1975: Armbrister’s controversial bunt leads to Reds’ walk-off win in Game 3

October 14, 1976: Chris Chambliss’ home run delivers pennant to the Bronx

October 21, 1976: Big Red Machine sweeps Yankees for second straight World Series championship

Sparky Lyle: Trading Card Database

October 11, 1977: Yankees leave Dodgers blue in Game 1 of World Series

October 18, 1977: Reggie becomes ‘Mr. October’ with 3 home runs in World Series

National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

October 6, 1978: Munson, Yankees outslug Royals in Game 3

Bill Russell (Trading Card DB)

October 7, 1978: Bill Russell’s walk-off single sends Dodgers back to World Series; Steve Garvey wins NLCS MVP