October 1, 1978: Twenty wins for Ross ‘The Boss’ Grimsley

Southpaw Ross Grimsley waited until the last inning of the last…
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October 6, 1978: Munson, Yankees outslug Royals in Game 3

American League umpire Ron Luciano relished pulse-quickening…

October 13, 1978: Graig Nettles’ defense leads Yankees in Game Three win

The Yankees and Dodgers have met more times in the World Series…
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October 14, 1978: Yankees tie World Series with one extra-base hit and one excessive hip

Heavy clouds hung over Yankee Stadium before Game Four of the…
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April 6, 1979: Expos edge Pirates in 10-inning season opener

On a blustery afternoon at Three Rivers Stadium, the Pittsburgh…

April 7, 1979: Astros’ Ken Forsch hurls earliest no-hitter in MLB history

To relate each of the historical events that converged in the…

April 17, 1979: Rod Carew returns to Minnesota as a visiting Angel

Signed as an 18-year-old amateur free agent by the Twins in 1964,…

April 29, 1979: Bobby Murcer’s 9th-inning home run shocks Braves

On a day when a sparse crowd was hoping to see its home team…

May 17, 1979: Schmidt’s Phillies outslug Kingman’s Cubs, 23-22

In what could be billed as one of the wildest games in major-league…

May 25, 1979: Flushing fog-out as Pirates, Mets finish in tie

The long history between the New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates…

May 28, 1979: George Brett hits for the cycle with walk-off home run in 16th

In a tight contest that lasted almost five hours on May 28, 1979,…

May 31, 1979: Pat Underwood outduels his brother Tom in major-league debut

Mothers are often their sons’ biggest rooters when they begin…

June 17, 1979: Expos go back-to-back-to-back for first time

We all remember our first time. We felt anxious, excited, nervous,…

June 18, 1979: Earl Weaver rips up the MLB rulebook, gets ejected

“The show gets better every nightAs Weaver’s cork blew out…