June 30, 1978: Giants star Willie McCovey slugs 500th home run
It was a bright spot for Giants fans, though a victory would…
July 5, 1978: Braves blast Dodgers for 6 runs in ninth for epic comeback
As the 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers prepared to host the Atlanta…
July 17, 1978: Jose Cruz’s walk-off homer preserves Joe Niekro’s extra-inning complete game gem
The Philadelphia Phillies were leading the National League East…
July 20, 1978: Expos’ Chris Speier hits for the cycle
Conspiracy theorists love coincidences. They point out that John…
July 22, 1978: Nestor Chylak’s Hall of Fame umpiring career ends quietly
On the night of July 22, 1978, a future Hall of Famer’s career…
July 27, 1978: Cleveland’s Duane Kuiper triples twice with the bases loaded
Twilight-night doubleheaders, and even the traditional Sunday…
July 27, 1978: Mike Cubbage hits for the cycle; Stan Perzanowski records his only complete-game win
Even with Dave Goltz, the Twins’ best pitcher, on the mound,…
July 29, 1978: Billy Martin returns to the Zoo, round two
When it comes to doing things right, the New York Yankees are…
July 30, 1978: Expos visit the Launching Pad, score 19 runs in record-setting day
The 1978 Montreal Expos were hoping to finish above .500 and…
August 22, 1978: Cecil Cooper stars, rookie Willie Mueller earns first win for Brewers
With a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the first game…
September 4, 1978: McGregor, Harlow lead Orioles to key late-season win over Red Sox
In the annals of baseball history, there have been several late-season…
September 5, 1978: Disco Dan’s blunder hands Steve Trout his first major-league win
Despite a balmy 81-degree game-time temperature and a promotion…
September 17, 1978: Parker, Tekulve continue Pirates’ home winning streak
Though the Pittsburgh Pirates had finished in second place in…
September 21, 1978: Padres’ Gaylord Perry wins 20th game en route to second Cy Young Award
San Diego Padres staff ace Gaylord Perry was the National League’s…
October 1, 1978: Twenty wins for Ross ‘The Boss’ Grimsley
Southpaw Ross Grimsley waited until the last inning of the last…
October 1, 1978: Luis Tiant blanks Toronto on final day as Boston ties New York for AL East lead
In an episode of Cheers, former Red Sox relief pitcher Sam Malone,…
October 1, 1978: Cleveland’s Rick Waits handcuffs Yankees, forces tiebreaker with Red Sox for AL East title
“New York and Boston finished tiedIn baseball’s roller coaster…
October 1, 1978: Gaylord Perry records 3,000th career strikeout and Ozzie Smith performs his first pregame backflip
“The game will go down in the history of the San Diego Padres…
October 2, 1978: Bucky Dent’s home run spurs Yankees to division title in AL East tiebreaker
Baseball purists long for the days when baseball games, either…
October 6, 1978: Munson, Yankees outslug Royals in Game 3
American League umpire Ron Luciano relished pulse-quickening…
October 13, 1978: Graig Nettles’ defense leads Yankees in Game Three win
The Yankees and Dodgers have met more times in the World Series…
October 14, 1978: Yankees tie World Series with one extra-base hit and one excessive hip
Heavy clouds hung over Yankee Stadium before Game Four of the…
April 6, 1979: Expos edge Pirates in 10-inning season opener
On a blustery afternoon at Three Rivers Stadium, the Pittsburgh…
April 7, 1979: Astros’ Ken Forsch hurls earliest no-hitter in MLB history
To relate each of the historical events that converged in the…