Sparky Lyle: Trading Card Database

October 11, 1977: Yankees leave Dodgers blue in Game 1 of World Series

Yankees President Gabe Paul told reporters on November 18, 1976,…
Reggie bar: National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

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…
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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…
Dave Machemer (Benton Harbor Herald-Palladium, March 21, 1979)

June 21, 1978: Dave Machemer begins Angels’ career with home run in first at-bat

Dave Machemer was in his seventh minor-league season when he…
Willie McCovey (TRADING CARD DB)

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 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…
Comedian Bill Murray and baseball executive Van Schley hold up a trophy (Courtesy of the Aberdeen Daily World)

July 26, 1978: Comedian Bill Murray smacks pinch-hit single in Northwest League game

In late July 1978, comedian Bill Murray traveled to Grays Harbor…

July 27, 1978: Cleveland’s Duane Kuiper triples twice with the bases loaded

Twilight-night doubleheaders, and even the traditional Sunday…

July 29, 1978: Billy Martin returns to the Zoo, round two

When it comes to doing things right, the New York Yankees are…