
July 12, 1975: Cardinals fans celebrate eccentric pitcher with ‘We Hlove Hrabosky Hbanner Hday’
Saturday, July 12, 1975, was probably the high point of Al Hrabosky’s…

July 15, 1975: In Milwaukee, NL wins fourth straight All-Star Game
On July 15, 1975, Milwaukee’s County Stadium hosted the All-Star…

July 18, 1975: Mets’ Cleon Jones clashes with manager Yogi Berra in ‘The Fray at Shea’
1975 was a year of epic battles.
Muhammad Ali won four heavyweight…

July 21, 1975: Joe Torre hits into an NL-record four double plays
The New York Mets surpassed the million-mark in home attendance…

July 21, 1975: Félix Millan hits four singles, and Joe Torre grounds into four double plays
With his chokes-up-on-the-bat stance, second baseman Félix Millan…

July 27, 1975: Al Bumbry breaks 0-for-23 skid with rare homer in Orioles’ comeback
The visiting Baltimore Orioles had taken three of the first four…

July 27, 1975: Red Sox double whitewash Yankees at Shea (Game 1)
Rookie superstar Fred Lynn stole second base in the ninth inning…

July 27, 1975: Red Sox double whitewash Yankees in Guidry’s debut (Game 2)
With a six-hitter in which he walked just one, Roger Moret pitched…

August 2, 1975: Rick Wise, Red Sox stifle Tigers in record heat at Fenway Park
On Saturday, August 2, 1975, in the midst of a ferocious regional…

August 2, 1975: Expos stun Phillies on Nate Colbert’s pinch-hit, walk-off homer
Hard-hitting first baseman Nate Colbert was the San Diego Padres’…

August 3, 1975: Royals’ Paul Splittorff gets 26 straight A’s in one-hitter
“I’ll never pitch a no-hitter,” Paul Splittorff told reporters…

August 10, 1975: Bruce Springsteen takes in the rising Royals’ win over the Indians in Cleveland
The Kansas City Royals were on the rise when they came to Cleveland…

August 13, 1975: Orioles’ Jim Palmer outlasts rain, Royals for 18th victory
As rain peppered down on Memorial Stadium and forced two long…

August 16, 1975: Yogi Berra drops in to watch son Dale play for Niagara Falls Pirates
Baseball fans in the small-town New York-Penn League discovered…

August 21, 1975: Reuschel brothers make history combining for shutout of Dodgers
Rick Reuschel had followed in his older brother Paul’s footsteps…

August 25, 1975: The missing 11th inning, as Cardinals-Astros ends in a tie
Bill Virdon became a man of leisure on August 1, 1975, when he…

September 2, 1975: Johnnie LeMaster’s first at-bat, inside-the-park home run is one for the record books
Little did the 5,098 Giants faithful assembled on September 2,…

September 16, 1975: Luis Tiant’s gem gives Red Sox hope for postseason
As the sun came up on September 16, the Red Sox enjoyed a 4½-game…

September 16, 1975: Rennie Stennett leads Pirates rout with a record seven hits
While pulling on his gray Pittsburgh road uniform in the visitors’…

September 16, 1975: Evansville becomes final Junior World Series winner
The 1975 season was a dreadful one for the Detroit Tigers, who…

September 18, 1975: Harmon Killebrew hits his 573rd career home run
Harmon Killebrew was the face of the Minnesota Twins during the…

September 18, 1975: Rusty Staub becomes first Met to reach 100-RBI milestone in walk-off win
Rusty Staub’s 23-season career was dotted with distinctions…

September 28, 1975: Oakland A’s use four pitchers to no-hit Angels on final day of season
On the very last day of the 1975 season, the Oakland Athletics…

April 1, 1976: Gary Carter cut for 16 stitches after slamming into cement outfield wall
Gary Carter had been The Sporting News’ National League Rookie…