Willie Mays (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

May 9, 1972: Willie Mays pinch-hits in his last game with the Giants

On May 11, 1972, the San Francisco Giants traded Willie Mays.…

May 10, 1972: Broberg, Rangers suffer hard-luck loss to Orioles

In baseball, as in every team sport, the team with the better…

May 12, 1972: Brewers, Twins take two days, 22 innings to finish

On Friday night, May 12, 1972, the focus of the baseball world…

May 14, 1972: Willie Mays homers in New York Mets debut

In his novel You Can’t Go Home Again, Thomas Wolfe tells…

May 17, 1972: Rangers win 18-inning marathon over Royals

The Rangers’ May 17 game against the Royals in Kansas City…

May 24, 1972: Angels’ Don Rose homers in first at-bat and earns his only career win

Don Rose always seemed to keep good company. The right-handed…

June 18, 1972: Astros’ Jerry Reuss shuts out Phillies with a gem

The Houston Astros were in the midst of their first-ever winning…
Dave McNally (TRADING CARD DB)

June 24, 1972: Division-leading Orioles, Tigers split twin bill in Baltimore

The 1972 AL East race was beginning to take shape when the Detroit…

June 25, 1972: Clemente’s two assists help Pirates win again at Wrigley

Over the course of his career, there were 14 games in which…
Bill Nahorodny (TRADING CARD DB)

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…

June 26, 1972: Minor-league no-hitter gets lost in the fog

When fog rolls in, anything can happen. Just imagine a film noir…
Dennis Eckersley (TRADING CARD DB)

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…
Tom Seaver (TRADING CARD DB)

July 4, 1972: Tom Seaver loses no-hitter in ninth inning on Independence Day

When fireworks launched on America’s 196th birthday, the nighttime…

July 7, 1972: Killebrew’s homer wins it for Quilici in debut as Twins manager

On Friday, July 7, 1972, presidential candidates arrived in Miami…

July 8, 1972: Yankees’ Bernie Allen does in former teammates

Bernie Allen was well-known in Minnesota, for bad and good reasons…

July 9, 1972: Reese’s pinch grand slam leaves Twins short of victory

Rich Reese could deliver in the pinch. He had two important pinch-hit…

July 10, 1972: Hoyt Wilhelm appears in 1,070th and final game

The best baseball players return reliably year after year until…

July 11, 1972: Tigers win critical game on close call in ninth

When the hot and humid morning of Tuesday, July 11, 1972, dawned…

July 16, 1972: Nelson, Randle help Rangers subdue Tribe in 12 innings

After going 28 consecutive innings without scoring a run, the…