August 21, 1977: Unlikely hitter Doug Rader claims Blue Jays’ first inside-the-park HR
The inside-the-park home run is not only a gift to the swift.…
August 27, 1977: Rangers hit inside-the-park homers on consecutive pitches at Yankee Stadium
If one were to rate the excitement of various baseball plays,…
August 29, 1977: Indians’ Duane Kuiper smacks his only career home run
The Chicago White Sox were sparking a revival of sorts on the…
August 29, 1977: Lou Brock passes Ty Cobb as MLB’s stolen-base king
The St. Louis Cardinals began a three-game set with the San Diego…
September 9, 1977: Whitaker and Trammell make their debut
When Detroit Tigers manager Ralph Houk wrote out the lineup card…
September 10, 1977: Expansion Blue Jays wallop Catfish, Yankees, 19-3
In 1977 New York City was a bleak place. It was slowly emerging…
September 18, 1977: “Thanks, Brooks” Day in Baltimore
Three teams had been battling all year for the 1977 American…
September 24, 1977: Jack Brohamer hits for the cycle to lead White Sox over Seattle
On June 27, 1922, catcher Ray Schalk became the first player…
October 2, 1977: Dusty Baker hits 30th homer, receives first-ever high-five from Glenn Burke in Dodgers’ loss to Astros
His career curtailed by prejudice, his life by AIDS, Glenn Burke…
October 2, 1977: Rangers end season with franchise’s best record and rookie John Poloni’s only career win
By most measures, the game wasn’t important. It was the last…
October 11, 1977: Yankees leave Dodgers blue in Game 1 of World Series
Yankees President Gabe Paul told reporters on November 18, 1976,…
October 18, 1977: Reggie becomes ‘Mr. October’ with 3 home runs in World Series
Joe DiMaggio was scheduled to throw out the ceremonial first…
April 13, 1978: How sweet it is! Reggie Jackson’s candy bar makes debut
While playing for the Oakland A’s in 1976, Reggie Jackson once…
April 14, 1978: Jim Rice gets impatient; Red Sox pull even on the young season
“When Red Sox slugger Jim Rice gets impatient, look out.”…
April 16, 1978: Cardinals’ Bob Forsch pitches his first no-hitter
April 16, 1978, was not an ideal day for baseball in St. Louis.…
April 22, 1978: Cleveland’s Andre Thornton hits for the cycle
Thunder Thornton hit the ballOver and against the wall.Cleveland…
April 23, 1978: Rogers and Knowles pitch Expos into first place
The Montreal Expos broke camp in the spring of 1978 with the…
May 5, 1978: Pete Rose collects his 3,000th hit
Pete Rose’s 24-season career, spent entirely in the National…
May 9, 1978: Gary Carter’s 9th-inning homer lifts Expos to exciting win
There was no shortage of outstanding performances in Gary Carter’s…
June 9, 1978: Parrish’s bat, Valentine’s arm highlight Expos’ come-from-behind victory
When the Montreal Expos and the Los Angeles Dodgers headed to…
June 13, 1978: Joe Blyleven steps out of brother Bert’s shadow with Class A shutout
Johannes “Joe” Blyleven, the youngest of seven Blyleven siblings,1…
June 16, 1978: Tom Terrific! Seaver tosses only no-hitter
“If you pitch long enough with good enough stuff,” said Tom…
June 17, 1978: Ron Guidry strikes out 18, sets new Yankee record
The New York Yankees (36-24) were in a fight for supremacy in…
June 29, 1978: Expos defeat Blue Jays in inaugural Pearson Cup on 10th-inning suicide squeeze
Lester B. Pearson was Canada’s 14th prime minister (1963-68)…