July 3, 1974: Cleveland’s Gaylord Perry wins 15th straight game
Perhaps the American League standings were upside down. They…
July 4, 1974: Hisle homer helps Blyleven overcome Rangers on Independence Day
An Independence Day crowd of 21,008, the largest gathering of…
July 7, 1974: Rookie Greg Diehl throws New York-Penn League’s second perfect game
The July 7, 1974, game between the Oneonta (New York) Yankees…
July 17, 1974: Bob Gibson notches his 3,000th strikeout
St. Louis Cardinals great Bob Gibson hurled a high fastball from…
July 18, 1974: Calm reigns in Cleveland, Catfish Hunter prevails in pitchers’ duel on Beer Night II
When the Cleveland Indians hosted their second 10-cent beer night…
July 19, 1974: Indians’ Dick Bosman no-hits the world champion A’s
The two-time world champions were in town. The Oakland A’s…
August 4, 1974: Freisleben throws 13 shutout innings
It wasn’t your typical August day in San Diego. With temperatures…
August 7, 1974: Nolan Ryan loses no-hitter, game in 9th to White Sox
In the first week of August 1974, Americans could be forgiven…
August 7, 1974: Triple play triumph turns into game-losing error for Batavia Trojans
Baseball can be a cruel game. Just ask the members of the Batavia…
August 8, 1974: Orioles ‘resign’ 5-run lead, lose exhibition in Rochester
What makes a memorable night at the ballpark? How about a game…
August 8, 1974: Richard Nixon’s resignation is broadcast during Triple-A game in Syracuse
Typically, baseball ground rules require the public-address system…
August 12, 1974: Nolan Ryan fans 19 Red Sox to set American League strikeout record
Praise rained down on Nolan Ryan of the California Angels following…
August 19, 1974: Milt May’s magic helps Astros defeat Mets in 11 innings
“I just happened to hit one up the middle in the right spot,”…
September 1, 1974: Tug McGraw throws only career shutout
The morning of Sunday, September 1, 1974 started out the same…
September 7, 1974: Orioles pitchers set AL scoreless innings record in Cleveland
The Baltimore Orioles fell to fourth place in the six-team American…
September 10, 1974: Tom Johnson wins in big-league debut thanks to Twins’ extra-inning comebacks
The Minnesota Twins were tied with the Kansas City Royals for…
September 10, 1974: Cardinals’ Lou Brock sets single-season record with 105th stolen base
The cover of Sports Illustrated on July 21, 1974, was adorned…
September 11, 1974: Cardinals prevail over Mets in 25 innings at Shea Stadium
This game is tied as the second longest in big-league history…
September 22, 1974: Astros edge out the Braves in 14-inning battle
A starting pitcher’s offday routine includes — but is not…
September 24, 1974: Al Kaline collects 3,000th career hit as Tigers fall to Orioles
After 2,826 games, 11,564 plate appearances, and nearly 22 years…
September 25, 1974: Orioles rally in 9th to beat Mickey Lolich and Tigers
On Wednesday evening, September 25, 1974, Ralph Houk was managing…
September 28, 1974: Nolan Ryan tosses third career no-hitter
“I knew this would probably be my last start of the season,”…
October 1, 1974: Pete Mackanin saves official scorer’s dilemma
Pete Mackanin has spanned the Western Hemisphere as a player,…
October 1, 1974: Expos’ Mike Jorgensen dashes Cardinals’ pennant hopes with dramatic homer
Montreal Expos fans were stunned by the news.1 On April 5, 1972,…