October 11, 1972: Northrup’s wallop wins it for Tigers in ALCS Game 4
After winning the 1968 World Series, the Detroit Tigers seemed…
October 11, 1972: Reds’ 9th-inning rally dethrones Pirates in Clemente’s final game
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds split the first…
October 12, 1972: Oakland earns all A’s in AL pennant clincher
Thursday, October 12, 1972, brought to Detroit overcast conditions…
March 29, 1973: MLB experiments with Charlie Finley’s orange baseballs
In 1963 Kansas City Athletics owner Charlie Finley proposed the…
April 6, 1973: Don Baylor whacks 4 extra-base hits to lead Orioles’ Opening Day rout
The Orioles’ most one-sided Opening Day victory in Baltimore…
April 6, 1973: Yankees’ Ron Blomberg makes debut as baseball’s first designated hitter
Luis Tiant had led the majors with a 1.91 ERA in 1972 but…
April 6, 1973: Nolan Ryan whiffs 12 on Opening Day; Vietnam War POW throws out first ball
The Watergate investigation took a mammoth leap forward in March…
April 6, 1973: Cleon Jones belts 2 homers; Mets blank Phillies 3-0 on Opening Day
A World Series berth was 161 games and an NL playoff away.
Coming…
April 6, 1973: Something’s missing: No Clemente in right field for Pirates
“You kept looking in right field, and he wasn’t there,”…
April 8, 1973: First hit by the first Red Sox DH, Orlando Cepeda, is walk-off homer over the Yankees
In 1972 the Boston Red Sox finished a half-game behind the Detroit…
April 27, 1973: Royals rookie Steve Busby throws a no-hitter
The Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals were two contending…
May 15, 1973: ‘Just a matter of time’: Nolan Ryan’s first no-hitter
“I felt the pressure building on a no-hitter,” said Nolan…
May 15, 1973: Davey May’s 17th-inning blast hoists Brewers to victory
Glancing at the front page of Milwaukee’s major morning newspaper,…
May 16, 1973: Despite homer, reigning AL MVP Dick Allen dislikes first DH appearance
After winning the American League Most Valuable Player Award…
May 17, 1973: Graig Nettles’ walkoff homer lifts Yankees in 11 innings
The American League East was muddled in mid-May in 1973: six…
May 19, 1973: On ‘Akron Night,’ a city baseball legend almost gets dying wish as Indians topple Yankees
“When I die,” Akron, Ohio, baseball legend Joe Winkler would…
May 26, 1973: Wilbur Wood, White Sox beat Cleveland in a two-day marathon
The Chicago White Sox entered a Memorial Day weekend series having…
June 13, 1973: Pirates’ Steve Blass loses control
Steve Blass was arguably the best pitcher on the Pittsburgh Pirates…
June 15, 1973: Washington, DC viewers watch ‘their Padres’ lose late
Over the decades, residents of Washington, D.C., have turned…
June 16, 1973: Jim Palmer takes perfect game into 9th inning for Orioles
Jim Palmer was attempting to recover from an intestinal virus…
June 23, 1973: A’s turn the corner toward another division title with thrashing of White Sox
With their awful start to the 1973 season, the Oakland A’s…
June 27, 1973: Cardinals clobber Pirates as Torre hits for the cycle
In the first of a two-game series with the division rival St.…
June 28, 1973: Oneonta pitcher Bob Majczan has a Ruthian night to remember
Readers of the Binghamton (New York) Press and Sun-Bulletin opened…
July 1, 1973: Hal King is an unlikely hero in the Queen City for Reds
The 1973 season was not going as envisioned by Cincinnati Reds…