Hank Aaron

April 4, 1974: Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth’s home run record as Braves lose to Reds

The 1974 baseball season had arrived and all eyes were focused…
Steve Busby (TRADING CARD DB)

April 6, 1974: Royals crush Twins, 23-6

The Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins were teams going in…
Bill Singer (Trading Card DB)

April 7, 1974: Angels, White Sox tie amid snow flurries

Entering the 2024 season, the Los Angeles/California/Anaheim…

April 9, 1974: Padres owner Ray Kroc throws a tirade

The San Diego Padres had not had a good beginning to 1974. They…

April 17, 1974: George Mitterwald’s monster game leads Cubs to victory

In the 1950s announcer Jack Brickhouse dubbed Wrigley Field the…
Tom Seaver (TRADING CARD DB)

May 1, 1974: Tom Seaver strikes out 16 in 12 innings, but Mets fall to Dodgers

Tom Seaver pitched with the precision of a NASA engineer using…
Mel Behney (1974 Boston Red Sox Yearbook)

May 6, 1974: Career-ending injury, chilly weather mar Boston-Pawtucket exhibition

Frigid cold, a small crowd, and a career-ending injury are three…

May 7, 1974: LaGrow knuckles under to Wilbur Wood in classic pitchers duel

On an unseasonably chilly Tuesday night in early May, a small…
Hal McRae (Trading Card DB)

May 13, 1974: A’s win thanks to Royals’ team-record 8 errors

Any time a baseball team ends a game with more errors than hits,…
Ron Hunt (Trading Card DB)

May 15, 1974: First-place Expos squeak out win in ninth

The phrase “first-place Montreal Expos” still had a novel…

June 4, 1974: 10-cent beer riot at Cleveland Stadium leads to forfeit

Fans of baseball in the 1970s surely recall the jingle that touted,…