October 1, 1978: Twenty wins for Ross ‘The Boss’ Grimsley
Southpaw Ross Grimsley waited until the last inning of the last…
October 1, 1978: Luis Tiant blanks Toronto on final day as Boston ties New York for AL East lead
In an episode of Cheers, former Red Sox relief pitcher Sam Malone,…
October 1, 1978: Cleveland’s Rick Waits handcuffs Yankees, forces tiebreaker with Red Sox for AL East title
“New York and Boston finished tiedIn baseball’s roller coaster…
October 1, 1978: Gaylord Perry records 3,000th career strikeout and Ozzie Smith performs his first pregame backflip
“The game will go down in the history of the San Diego Padres…
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…
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…
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 8, 1979: Reassurance, 4-for-4 performance propel Cardinals’ Keith Hernandez to NL batting crown and MVP season
For Keith Hernandez, some reassuring words from his manager,…
May 9, 1979: Wham, bam, grand slam: Bucs conquer Braves with substitute umpires
The Pittsburgh Pirates outlasted the Atlanta Braves 17-9 in the…
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 29-31, 1979: How ‘Bout Them Expos? Sweep of Phillies makes a ‘statement’
In football they talk about “statement” games, when Team…
May 31, 1979: Pat Underwood outduels his brother Tom in major-league debut
Mothers are often their sons’ biggest rooters when they begin…
June 1, 1979: A comeback victory and beginning of ‘We Are Family’ Pirates
As May turned to June the Pittsburgh Pirates found themselves…
June 3, 1979: Pirates’ Bruce Kison throws one-hitter, upset with official scorer
As shortstop Tim Foli caught Dave Winfield’s popup to secure…
June 11, 1979: Ted Simmons homers twice, drives in six runs to lead Cardinals over Dodgers
The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals were flying high when they arrived…
June 15, 1979: Royals stage ‘a comeback for all seasons’ in defeating Brewers
Yogi Berra is credited with saying the baseball truism “It…
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…