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- 1970
| Jan 01 | Chub Feeney begins his 16-year presidency of the NL taking over for Warren Giles, who held the position for 18 years. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 15 | Milwaukee Brewers make their first trade (with Oakland A's). | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 16 | Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball's reserve clause. He is the first player to refuse to report & free agency. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 17 | The Yankees draft Fred Lynn in the January phrase of free-agent draft. The Chicago native chooses not to sign with Bronx Bombers. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 17 | Willie Mays is named as the Player of the Decade for the sixties by the Sporting News. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 17 | 357 baseball players are available in the free-agent draft. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | Former commissioner Ford Frick, Earle Combs and Jesse Haines are selected by the Special Veterans Committee to be in the Hall of Fame | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 13 | NL offices begins move from Cincinnati to San Francisco (completed Feb 23). | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 19 | Effective April 1st, Tiger pitcher Denny McLain is suspended for three months by Commissioner Kuhn for his alleged connection with bookmakers. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | Pete Rose signs a contract for $105,000 to become the first Cincinnati Red to earn a six-figure salary | Ref: 86 |
| Mar 17 | Peter O'Malley was named the Los Angeles Dodgers president and his father, Walter O'Malley, assumed the position of chairman of the board. | Ref: 86 |
| Mar 19 | Indian Ken Harrelson fractures his leg and will miss most of the season. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 31 | A bankruptcy referee granted the owner of the Seattle Pilots permission to sell the major-league baseball franchise to investors in Milwaukee, WI. The Pilots became the Milwaukee Brewers because the Milwaukee Braves had decided to move to Atlanta. Seattle then landed another American League franchise, the Mariners. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 01 | Thanks to the dedicated efforts of Milwaukee Brewers, Inc., an organization formed by Allan H. 'Bud' Selig and Edmund Fitzgerald several years prior to return Major League Baseball to the city, the Seattle Pilots franchise was acquired for $10,800,000and renamed the Milwaukee Brewers. | Ref: 86 |
| Apr 07 | The Milwaukee Brewers played their first game on April 7 as a member of the American League West before 37,237 enthusiastic fans at County Stadium as Lew Krausse drops a 12-0 decision to Andy Messersmith and the California Angels. | Ref: 86 |
| Apr 11 | San Francisco beats Cincinnati 2-1, only day Reds aren't in first place in 1970. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | Yankees dedicate plaques to Mickey Mantle & Joe DiMaggio. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Oakland uses gold-colored bases during the club's home opener; Rules Committee subsequently bans this innovation. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | New York Mets' Jerry Grote sets record of 20 put outs by a catcher. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | Met fireballer Tom Seaver ties a major league record by whiffing 19 Padres, including the last ten he faces, to gain a 2-1 win. Box Score | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 22 | Tom Seaver of the New York Mets struck out 19 batters to tie a National League baseball record. He also set a record by striking out 10 batters consecutively as the ‘Amazing’ Mets defeated the San Diego Padres at Shea Stadium. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 22 | Washington Senators beat New York Yankees 2-1 in 18 innings. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Tiger pitcher Earl Wilson nearly scores after he strikes out because Twin catcher Paul Ratliff inadvertently rolled the ball to the mound instead off tagging the batter or throwing to first after trapping a third strike. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 30 | Billy Williams of the Cubs becomes first NL player to play 1000 consecutive games. | Ref: 1 |
| May 07 | Wes Parker hits a triple to beat the Mets in the tenth inning. The three-bagger completes the cycle for the Dodger first baseman. | Ref: 1 |
| May 10 | Braves' Hoyt Wilhelm becomes the first major league pitcher to appear in 1000 games, loses to Cardinals 6-5. | Ref: 1 |
| May 12 | At Wrigley Field only 5,264 fans see Ernie Banks hit his 500th career home run, but on hand to witness the the historic home run is umpire Frank Secory who was also one of the umps in the September 20,1953 game in which Mr. Cub hit is initial round-tripper. The second-inning line drive off Braves' pitcher Pat Jarvis into the left-field bleachers, is retrieved by Atlanta outfielder, Rico Carty after it bounces back onto the field and gives the ball to the Cub first baseman. He would get 12 more before his great career as first baseman (and shortstop) with the Cubbies came to a close in 1971. | Ref: 1 |
| May 17 | Hank Aaron becomes the ninth major leaguer to have 3000 hits when he scratches an infield single off of Reds' pitcher Wayne Simpson. | Ref: 1 |
| May 22 | Mel Stottlemyre sets record by walking 11, but wins 2-0. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | After a 17-16, 15-inning loss to Padres, Giants' manager Clyde King is fired and replaced by Charlie Fox. San Francisco is 4 games under .500, 19 -23, at the time of the dismissal. | Ref: 1 |
| May 29 | Mike Cuellar of Baltimore became one of just 11 major-league hurlers since 1900 to strike out four batters in one inning -- because the catcher dropped the third strike of the third out. | Ref: 4 |
| May 30 | Baseball All-Star voting is returned to fans. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 01 | Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers collided with another player in the outfield as both were trying to snag a line drive during a game. Kaline ended up swallowing his tongue! After an overnight stay in the hospital, he was back in the lineup the next day. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 12 | Pittsburgh Pirate Dock Phillip Ellis Jr pitches a 2-0 no-hitter against the San Diego Padres in the first game of a twin bill, allegedly while tripping on LSD. (Ref: Gear Magazine, 5/2002, p. 128) | |
| Jun 19 | Jim Bouton's controversial "Ball Four" is published. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 20 | Oriole's Brooks Robinson get his 2,000 career hit, a 3 run HR. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 21 | Tiger shortstop Cesar Gutierrez goes seven hits for seven, including six singles and a double, to help edge the Indians in 12 innings, 12-8 . | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 24 | In the last game ever played at Crosley Field, Lee May and Johnny Bench hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth to give the Reds a 5-4 win. After the game home plate is presented to Mayor Eugene Ruehlman and is flown by helicopter to the Reds' new home, Riverfront Stadium. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 24 | Bobby Murcer ties record of 4 consecutive HRs. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 26 | Frank Robinson hits consecutive grand slams helping Baltimore to beat the Senators, 12-2;. The Oriole outfielder is the seventh major leaguer to hit two bases-full homers in one game. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 28 | The Pirates sweep a doubleheader from the Chicago Cubs, 3-2 and 4-1, in the final games at 61-year-old Forbes Field. | Ref: 86 |
| Jun 30 | The Cincinnati Reds moved to their new $45,000,000 home at Riverfront Stadium. The Reds lose to the Braves, 8-2. In the mid-'60s, debate intensified over a new Reds' ballpark. For the first time in club history, a Reds' ballpark would be built with public funding. | Ref: 86 |
| Jul 03 | Using only 98 pitches, Angel Clyde Wright no-hits the A's 4-0 in one hour and 51 minutes. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 06 | Chicago Cub Ron Santo tallies 10 RBIs as Cubs take two from Expos. | Ref: 86 |
| Jul 06 | Brave Felix Milan goes 6-for-6 and collects 4 RBIs in a 12-4 victory over the Giants. He is the first Brave to get 6 hits in one game. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 08 | Giant Jim Ray Hart hits for the cycle and becomes the first player in fifty-nine years to have six RBIs in one inning as San Francisco routs the Braves, 13-0. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 12 | In the second inning of an eventual 7-3 win over the Orioles, the Tigers lay down a record-tying three sacrifice bunts. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 14 | In the first All-Star Game played at Riverfront Stadium, Pete Rose wins the All-Star Game for the National League, barreling over Cleveland catcher Ray Fosse for the deciding run. | Ref: 86 |
| Jul 16 | In the first game ever played at Three Rivers Stadium as the Pirates lose 3-2 to the Reds. Tony Perez hits the park's first HR. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 18 | Ron Hunt of the San Francisco Giants was hit by a pitch for the 119th time in his career, earning him the dubious distinction of being the most-beaned baseball player in the major leagues. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 18 | In his 2,639th game, Giant Willie Mays singles off of Expo Mike Wegener in the second inning for his 3000th career hit as San Francisco routs Montreal,10-1. He is the 10th member of the 3000 hit club. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 20 | Whiffing 10 batters, Dodger Bill Singer no-hits the Phillies, 5-0. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 26 | Home runs came in triplicate. Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds belted three home runs against the St. Louis Cardinals, and Orlando Cepeda of the Atlanta Braves launched a trio of homers in a game with the Chicago Cubs. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 30 | The Houston Astros sent ex-NY Yankee pitcher Jim Bouton down to the minor leagues. Ten days after joining the OK City farm team, Bouton retired from baseball. He authored several baseball books including Ball Four. Bouton also became a sportscaster in NY City for WABC and WCBS-TV. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 31 | The Houston Astros sent ex-New York Yankee pitcher Jim Bouton down to the minor leagues. Ten days after joining the Oklahoma City farm team, Bouton retired from baseball. He authored several baseball books including Ball Four. Bouton also became a sportscaster in New York City for WABC and WCBS-TV. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 01 | Willie Stargell's three doubles and two HRs power the Pirates over the Braves, 20-10. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 08 | NY Yankees honor Casey Stengel, retiring his number 37. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 11 | Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies becomes the first pitcher since Cy Young to win 100 games in each of the two major leagues. Bunning, who later became a U.S. Senator, pushed the Phils over the Houston Astros, by a score of 6-5. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 11 | Tony Perez becomes the first to hit a HR in the red seats at Riverfront. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 11 | With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, pinch-hitter Carl Taylor's grand slam caps a five-run rally giving the Cardinals a dramatic comeback victory over the Padres, 11-10. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 15 | Reds' Pete Rose, the defending National League batting champ, goes 0-for-7 including striking out five consecutive times as the Phillies defeat Cincinnati, 5-4. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 16 | After vowing not to leave the trailer on top of the scoreboard until Milwaukee draws a home crowd of 40,000, 'Bernie Brewer', emerges from his hide out as the Brewers reach the attendance mark. The 69-year-old Milt Mason, had started his boycott in late June. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 28 | Phillies Larry Bowa steals home for 2nd time in 1970. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 02 | Billy Williams of the Chicago Cubs plays in the last of his 1117 consecutive games. ("The 1999 ESPN Sports Almanac") | |
| Sep 02 | Gene Lamont of the Detroit Tigers hits a home run in his first major league at bat (second game). | Ref: 12 |
| Sep 03 | Cubs' outfielder Billy Williams asks to sit out thus ending his National League record for consecutive games at 1,117. Steve Garvey will better the mark in 1983. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 21 | Oakland A's Vida Blue no-hits Minn Twins, 6-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 27 | Ken Boswell sets 2nd baseman record of 85 games without an error. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 01 | The Phillies beat the Expos in final game to be played at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia, 2-1. After the game, fans swarm onto the field and destroy it. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 02 | Billy Martin named manager of the Tigers. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 03 | Baseball umpires call their first strike. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 10 | Boog Powell, Ellie Hendricks and Brooks Robinson homer to power the Orioles over Reds at Riverfront Stadium in the first game of the World Series. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 15 | The Baltimore Orioles overcame a 3-0 deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds, 9-3, and win the World Series in five games. It was the first Series on artificial turf and the first at Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati). And it was the Brooks Robinson show. With the Orioles’ third baseman leading the way, the Orioles avenged their World Series loss (to the NY Mets) of a year earlier by getting beating the Reds in five games. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 03 | Curt Flood is traded by the Phillies to the Senators for three minor leaguers. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 11 | Oriole first baseman Boog Powell (.297, 35,114) is named American League MVP beating Twins Tony Oliva by a 234-157 margin. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 21 | Mets' outfielder Tommy Agee becomes the first non-pitcher to win a Gold Glove in each league. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 25 | Thurman Munson is named AL Rookie of the Year. The young Yankee backstop receives twenty-three of twenty-four votes cast. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 27 | Expo Carl Morton, who finishes the season with a record of 18-11 for his last place club, wins the NL Rookie of the Year beating out the Reds' Bernie Carbo, 11-8. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 30 | The Cubs trade veteran knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm to the Braves for minor league first baseman Hal Breedan. | Ref: 1 |
- 1971
| Jan 04 | Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium is dedicated. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 07 | During an off-season basketball game, Red outfielder Bobby Tolan ruptures his Achilles tendon and will miss the entire 1971 season. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 11 | At the age of twenty-seven, Tiger pitcher John Hiller suffers a heart attack. He will make a great comeback after missing the 1971 season. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 21 | No player receives three-fourths of the necessary votes to be elected into the Hall of Fame with Yogi Berra and Early Wynn coming the closest. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 31 | Jake Beckley, Joe Kelley, Harry Hooper, Rube Marquard, Chick Hafey & Dave Bancroft & George Weiss elected to baseball Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announces former Negro League players will have a separate wing in the Hall of Fame. Due to the controversy the announcement causes, it is decided inclusion in regular Hall of Fame is more fitting and more of an honor for the former black players. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 09 | Satchel Paige becomes the first negro league star to be selected to the Hall of Fame. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 10 | Yankees announce their former star first baseman, Bill White, will join the WPIX broadcast team becoming the first black announcer in Major League Baseball history. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 21 | No player receives three-fourths of the necessary votes to be elected into the Hall of Fame with Yogi Berra and Early Wynn coming the closest. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 12 | The Cubs' venerable catcher Randy Hundley suffers a badly sprained knee and will play only nine games this season. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 15 | Bernie Gera, a thirty-nine year old New York housewife, files a civil right suit against MLB after her contract to umpire in the New York-Penn League is voided after six days without an explanation. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 04 | Veterans stadium in Philadelphia, PA was dedicated this day. It was the largest baseball park in the National League. A total of 56,371 fans could come out to see the Phillies play baseball or the Eagles play football. The stadium has been nicknamed the Vet. Seating has increased, with more than 63,000 fans looking on these days in the City of Brotherly Love. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 05 | At RFK Stadium, 45,000 fans watch the last opening day game to be played in Washington, D.C. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 06 | Willie Mays, at the age of thirty-nine, homers on Opening Day and will hit HRs in the next three games to tie a major league record. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 10 | Despite temperatures in the low 40s, a crowd of 55,352, the largest in the history of Pennsylvania ever to watch a baseball game, witness the Phillies first game at Veterans Stadium. Jim Bunning throws the first pitch and Larry Bowa singles, for the park's first hit, as Philadelphia defeats the Expos, 4-1. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 28 | Braves¹ outfielder Hank Aaron joins Babe Ruth and Willie Mays as the only major league player to hit 600 HRs. His historic homer, a 350-feet drive over the left field wall, comes off Gaylord Perry in the third inning of a 6-5 ten-inning loss to the Giants at Atlanta's County Fulton Stadium. | Ref: 1 |
| May 09 | Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Indian Steve Dunning's homer off A's hurler Diego Segui makes him the last American League pitcher to hit a grand slam. | Ref: 1 |
| May 28 | Due to a dispute with owner Paul Richards and manager Lum Harris over alleged team rules and mismanagement, infielder Clete Boyer gets his wish and is released by the Braves. Ken and Cloyd's brother ends his career hitting safely in his last nine games including five HRs and nine RBIs. | Ref: 1 |
| May 30 | Willie Mays hits his 638th homerun, sets National League record of 1,950 runs scored. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 03 | Chic Cub Ken Holtzman 2nd no-hitter beats Cin Reds, 1-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 04 | Oakland A's beat Wash Senators, 5-3, in 21 innings. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 12 | Padre Clay Kirby one-hits the Giants; the no-hitter is spoiled by a Willie McCovey homer. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 16 | Recently traded from Senators, Mike Epstein homers in his first two at-bats (giving him four consecutive home runs over two games) helping the A's defeat his former team, 5-0. All the runs score on solo homers. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 17 | Cub Don Kessinger goes 6 for 6 (5 singles and a double) as the Cubs best the Cardinals in 10 innings, 7-6. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 23 | Rick Wise hits two home runs and drives in three runs as he faces only 28 batters and no-hits the Reds, 4-0 on 95 pitches. The Phillies' hurler will again hit two home runs in same game this season on August 28th | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 05 | Rather than being enshrined in a separate wing as previously announced, Negro League players elected to the Hall of Fame will be given full membership in Cooperstown. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 07 | Commissioner Kuhn and Hall of Fame president Paul Kirk announce former Negro League players will have full membership in the Cooperstown shrine, not a separate wing as previously planned. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 08 | Commissioner Kuhn and Hall of Fame president Paul Kirk announce former Negro League players will have full membership in the Cooperstown shrine, not a seperate wing as previously planned. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 09 | In the longest shutout in AL history, the A's beat the Angels, 1-0 in a 20-inning game. Oakland's Vida Blue fans 17 batters in the first eleven innings. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 09 | Royals' Fred Patek hits for the cycle off of Jim Perry. The 5'5" KS City shortstop's efforts help defeat the Twins, 6-3. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 10 | Tony Conigliaro of the Boston Red Sox announced his retirement from major-league baseball. Conigliaro had suffered a vision impairment in his left eye after being hit in the head by a thrown fastball during a game. Despite efforts to make a comeback, Tony C. never regained the form he once brought to the game. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 11 | Phillies Deron Johnson 3 HRs caps his 4 in a row. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 13 | In a game which features six HRs, including Reggie Jackson's giantic blast off the power generator on the right-field roof, the American League beats the National League 6-4 in the All-Star game played at Tiger Stadium. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 28 | Oriole's Brooks Robinson, a sixteen-time gold glove winner, commits three errors. Thanks to Frank Robinson's ninth inning home run, however, the Orioles prevail and beat the As. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 31 | Oriole hurler Pat Dobson wins his eighth decision of the month blanking the Royals, 4-0; it's his 12th consecutive victory since June 16th. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 09 | LeRoy Satchel Paige, one of baseball’s pitching legends, is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 10 | Harmon Killebrew becomes the tenth player to join the 500 HR club as he hits #500 and #501 off Mike Cuellar of the Orioles. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 11 | Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins gets his 500th and 501st home runs of his major-league baseball career. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 14 | Thanks to outstanding defensive plays by outfielder Jose Cruz and third baseman Joe Torre, Cardinal fireballer Bob Gibson no-hits the Pirates, 11-0. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 24 | Ernie Banks hits his final home run of his career as the Cubs beat the Reds, 5-4; Mr. Cub's 512th HR comes in the first inning off Jim McGlothin. | Ref: 86 |
| Aug 26 | Orioles' Don Buford struck out 5 times in a game. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 28 | Phillie pitcher Rick Wise hits two home runs, including a grand slam, en route to his 7-3 defeat of the Giants. Five weeks earlier, Wise also hit two round-trippers against Reds and no-hit the team on the same day, 4-0. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 29 | Hank Aaron became the first baseball player in the National League to drive in 100 or more runs in each of 11 seasons. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 01 | At Parc Jarry in Montreal, the Pirates become the first major league team to start an all-black team; the lineup included infielders Al Oliver (1b), Rennie Stennet (2b), Jackie Hernandez (ss) Dave Cash (3b) and outfielders Willie Stargell (lf), Gene Clines (cf), Roberto Clemente (rf) with Dock Ellis (p) and Manny Sanguillen (c) making up the battery. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 02 | Cesar Cedeno hits an inside-the-park grand slammer. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 05 | J.R. Richard of the Houston Astros tied Karl Spooner’s record by striking out 15 batters in his major-league baseball debut. The Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 05 | NY Mets Don Hahn hits first inside the park homer at Phillies Veteran's Stadium. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 13 | After connecting for #499 in Game 1 of a doubleheader, Frank Robinson of the Orioles joins the 500 home run club in the nightcap with a ninth-inning three-run homer off Fred Scherman of the Tigers. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 14 | Cleve Indians & Wash Senators, play 20 innings. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 15 | Making his debut against the Braves, Astros' hurler Larry Yount injures his right shoulder on his very first warm up pitch and will never get another chance to pitch in the bigs. Robin's older brother total major league experience will consist of just one-warm up pitch. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 18 | San Diego Padre Clay Kirby retires the first 21 in a row before Willie McCovey homers for San Francisco's only hit in a 2-1 Padres victory. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 21 | For the fourth consecutive season, Dave McNally wins his 20th game as he shuts out the Yankees, 5-0. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 21 | AL OKs Washington Senator move to Arlington (TX Rangers). | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 24 | Houston Astros beat SD Padres, 2-1, in 21 innings. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 30 | The final game for Washington Senators is forfeited to the Yankees when fans stream onto the field with two out in the ninth inning with Senators, leading, 7-5. | Ref: 86 |
| Oct 10 | First game played at Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium, Phils win 4-1. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 13 | In the first World Series night game ever played, the Pirates defeat the Orioles, 4-3 as Roberto Clemente collects three hits at Three Rivers Stadium. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 17 | Roberto Clemente’s bat, Steve Blass’ pitching, and the leadership of Willie Stargell made the Pittsburgh Pirates World Series winners. After losing the first two games, the Bucs came back to win three consecutive -- and eventually their fourth world championship. Steve Blass hurled a four-hitter and Roberto Clemente homered as the Pirates won Game 7, 2-1. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 17 | The A's lefty Vida Blue becomes the youngest player ever to win the MVP award and only the fourth to capture both the Cy Young Award and the MVP in the same season. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 23 | Bill Virdon is named to replace the retiring Danny Murtaugh as the manager of the world champion Pirates. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 23 | Robert E. Short announces the former Washington Senators franchise will be called the Texas Rangers. | Ref: 86 |
| Nov 29 | The Cincinnati Reds deal 1B Lee May, 2B Tommy Helms and INF Jim Stewart to Houston in exchange for 2B Joe Morgan, RHP Jack Billingham, INF Denis Menke and OFs Cesar Geronimo and Ed Armbrister. | Ref: 86 |
| Dec 01 | Cubs release Ernie Banks & sign him as a coach. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | The Cubs trade pitcher Jim Colborn and two other players to the Brewers for outfielder Jose Cardenal. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 10 | In one of the worst deals ever made, the Mets trade Nolan Ryan and three prospects to the Angels for six time all-star third baseman Jim Fergosi. The fireballer from TX will set the all-time strike out record (5,714) and will become a member of the Hall of Fame while Fergosi will provide little help for NY. | Ref: 1 |
- 1972
| Jan 12 | Tigers sign a lease to build a $126M domed stadium (doesn't happen). | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 13 | Former umpire, now housewife Bernice Gera wins her suit against baseball, initiated on March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 19 | Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, & Early Wynn are elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | Former AL president William Harridge, Lefty Gomez and Ross Youngs are selected by the Special Veterans Committee to be enshrined in Cooperstown. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 08 | Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announces the Special Committee on the Negro League Hall of Fame selection of Buck Leonard and Josh Gibson. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 25 | Due to a salary impasse, the Cardinals trade 20-game winner Steve Carlton (20-9) to the last place Phillies for pitcher Rick Wise. 'Lefty' will post a 27-10 record for Philadelphia and will the National League Cy Young Award . | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 29 | Henry "Hank" Aaron becomes first baseball player to sign a baseball contract for $200,000 a year. | Ref: 2 |
| Mar 09 | Players on White Sox vote 31-0 in favor of a strike, if necessary. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | Nick Mileti purchases Cleveland Indians for $9 million. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | The Yankees trade first baseman Danny Cater to the Red Sox for lefty reliever Albert Walter Lyle. Over the next seven years, Sparky will pitch in 420 games in relief with 57-40 record and a 2.41 ERA notching 141 saves as he helps the Bronx Bombers to appear in three World Series. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 23 | New York Yankees baseball officials announced plans to keep the Yankees in the nation’s largest city. Plans were also revealed concerning a major renovation of Yankee Stadium. While work was underway at ‘The House that Ruth Built’, the Bronx Bombers shared tenancy with the cross-town New York Mets in Flushing, New York at Shea Stadium. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 01 | Major league baseball players stages first collective strike. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | The season opener between Astros and Reds is cancelled due to the player strike which started on April 1. It marks the first time in major league history Opening Day is delayed and 86 games will be lost before the labor dispute is settled. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 05 | Mets trade Ken Singleton to Expos for Rusty Staub. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | The Players' Association and owners agree to terms ending the first players strike in baseball history. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 13 | The first strike in the history of major-league baseball ended. Players had walked off the field 13 days earlier. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 15 | The Texas Rangers lose at California, 1-0, in the team's first game. | Ref: 86 |
| Apr 16 | At Wrigley Field, Cub pitcher Burt Hooton no-hits the Phillies, 4-0 in just fourth major-league start. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 16 | Texas Ranger Pete Broberg beats the Angels, 5-1, for the first victory in club history. | Ref: 86 |
| Apr 17 | Kiteman attempting to throw out first ball in Phillies' Veterans Stadium crashes into the centerfield seats. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | The Texas Rangers beat the Angels, 7-6, before a crowd of 20,105 in first game for the franchise at Arlington Stadium. Frank Howard homers in the first inning for Texas. | Ref: 86 |
| May 02 | After a Cy Young Award season (24-8, 1.82), A's Vida Blue ends holdout signing for $63,000; a raise of just $14,750. | Ref: 1 |
| May 11 | The San Francisco Giants announced that they were trading Willie Mays to the NY Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams & cash. | Ref: 4 |
| May 12 | Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota Twins, 4-3, in 22 innings (completed 5/13). | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota Twins, 4-3, in 22 innings (started 5/12). | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | The forty-one year old Willie Mays makes a dramatic debut for his new team as he hits a game winning HR off his former team to give the Mets a 5-4 victory over the Giants; his 647th carreer HR in the fifth broke a 4-4 deadlock. | Ref: 1 |
| May 16 | With a Ruthian blast at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium off Burt Hooton, first baseman Greg Luzinski 'rings' the Liberty Bell hanging in dead center field on fourth level. The 500-foot clanger will account for the Phillies only run as they lose to the Cubs, 8-1. | Ref: 1 |
| May 24 | Don Rose of the California Angels hits a home run in his first major league at bat on the first pitch. | Ref: 12 |
| Jun 03 | Yanks score 8 times in 13th beating White Sox 18-10. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 04 | The Los Angeles Dodgers retire Sandy Koufax's uniform No. 32 and Roy Campanella's uniform No. 39. | Ref: 29 |
| Jun 07 | The Pirates edge the Padres 1-0 in 18 innings thanks to Gene Alley's bases-loaded walk. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 10 | Passing Willie Mays into second place on the career home run list, Hank Aaron hits his 649th round tripper. The historic homer is 'Hammerin Hank's' 14th grand slam tying Gil Hodges' National League record. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 11 | Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves tied (with Gil Hodges of the Giants) the National League record for the most grand-slam home runs in a career, with 14. The Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 15-3 to make the celebration even better. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 18 | (and 19th) Houston Astros Jerry Reuss and Larry Dierker hurl back-to-back one hitters against the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets, respectively. | Ref: 86 |
| Jun 24 | Baseball’s first woman umpire, Mrs. Bernice Gera, called the balls and strikes in her first game and resigned just a few hours after it was over. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 25 | After a legal battle, Beatrice Gera finally becomes the first woman professional umpire as she works a minor game in Geneva, New York. Auburn manager Nolan Campbell argues a close call which brings the new arbitrator reportedly to tears, and she will resign after the game. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 30 | Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in NL, & go on to win the pennant. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 06 | Former Minnesota Twins player and coach Frank Quilici is hired to manage the club, replacing Bill Rigney. | Ref: 86 |
| Jul 13 | In a contest which lasts on 93 minutes, the Cardinals play the quickest nine-inning game in their history. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 14 | Tiger catcher Tom Haller looks over his shoulder and sees his brother Bill, the home plate ump a major league first. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 18 | San Diego Padre Steve Arlin hurls 8.2 no-hit innings against Philadelphia before giving up a 9th-inning single to Denny Doyle. | Ref: 86 |
| Jul 25 | The National League wins the All Star game in Atlanta 3-2 thanks to Joe Morgan's single in the 10th inning. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 30 | Chic White Sox Dick Allen hits 2 inside-the-park-homers in Minn. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 31 | White Sox Dick Allen becomes the seventh major leaguer to hit two inside-the-park HRs in one game. The homers helps pace the White Sox over the Twins, 8-1. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 01 | Padre Nate Colbert breaks Stan Musial's NL record, which he witnessed on May 2, 1954, as an eight-year old fan at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, for RBIs in twin bill as he drives in 13 runs and ties the HR record with 5, including a grand slam. Colbert's 22 total bases also is a major league record. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 02 | Houston Astro Cesar Cedeno hits for the cycle the Cincinnati Reds. | Ref: 86 |
| Aug 05 | Tiger shortstop Ed Brinkman commits an error ending his major league record of 72 games and 331 total chances without making a misplay. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 06 | Hitting his 660th and 661st career homers, Hank Aaron breaks Yankee legend Babe Ruth's record for most home runs with one team. Hammerin' Hank's' second homer of the day is a 10th inning blast which enables the Braves to beat the Reds, 4-3 | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 07 | Yogi Berra, Sandy Koufax, Lefty Gomez and Early Wynn were among eight players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this day. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 08 | The Yankees sign a thirty-year lease to play in the new Yankee Stadium beginning 1976. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 17 | Southpaw Steve Carlton records his 15th straight victory establishing a new Phillies record for consecutive wins beating the Reds, 9-4. The victory is Lefty's 20th of the season. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 21 | Phil Niekro snaps Steve Carlton's 15-game winning streak as Atlanta beats the Phillies, 2-1 in 11 innings. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 24 | 8th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks beat Mets 2-1. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 29 | In a 3-0 victory, Giant Jim Barr retires the first 20 Cardinals and in his last game he retired the last 21 players giving him a major league record of 41 consecutive outs. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 02 | After retiring twenty-six consecutive Padre batters, Cub Milt Pappas walks Larry Stahl on a 3-2 pitch. The Detroit natives retires the next batter, Gary Jestadt, to preserve his 8-0 no-hitter. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 08 | Chic Cub Ferguson Jenkins wins his 20th game for 6th straight year. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 16 | In an 18-5 victory over the Mets, Cub infielder Glen Beckert goes 0-for-6 and sets a record by leaving 12 men on base. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 18 | First black NL umpire (Art Williams-Los Angeles vs San Diego). | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 20 | Against the Astros, the Braves score a club record 12 runs in one inning. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 30 | Ted Williams retires as Texas Rangers manager. Whitey Herzog, Director of Player Development for the New York Mets, is named as Williams' successor. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 30 | At Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh Pirate Roberto Clemente doubles off Met Jon Matlack to become the eleventh major leaguer to have 3000 hits. The hit, sadly, will be the Pirate right fielder's last as he will die in a plane crash on New Year's Eve. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 02 | Mont Expos Bill Stoneman 2nd no-hitter beats NY Mets, 7-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 03 | Steve Carlton wins 27th game for Phillies (almost half of their 59 wins). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 11 | In the fifth and deciding game of the NLCS, Reds' 145677889[-0 George Foster scores the winning run from third base in the ninth on a wild pitch by Pirate Bob Moose. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 19 | Using four straight singles (three by pinch-hitters), the A's score twice in the ninth to win Game 4 of the World Series defeating the Reds, 3-2 | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 22 | The A's win their first championship in 42 years as they defeat the Reds 3-2 in Game 7 of the Fall Classic. World Series MVP Gene Tenace, who had only hit five HRs in the regular season, connects for four round trippers in the seven games against Cincinnati. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 02 | Steve Carlton wins the NL CY Young Award; Lefty's 27 victories nearly accounted for half of the last-place Phillies wins. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 07 | For the second time in three years, Reds' catcher Johnny Bench (.270, 40 ,125) wins the National League MVP award. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 22 | Johnny Bench wins his second National League MVP award in the last three years. The runner-up is Cubs' third baseman Billy Williams. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 27 | Yanks trade Ellis, Torres & Spikes to Indians for Nettles & Moses. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 28 | Los Angeles Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to CA Angels. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 30 | The Reds obtain outfielder Richie Scheinblum and pitcher Roger Nelson from the Royals for Hal McRae. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 02 | In one of their worst trades Yankees get Rich McKinney for Stan Bahnsen. | Ref: 5 |
- 1973
| Jan 03 | Tampa ship builder George Steinbrenner, heading a limited partnership, purchases the NY Yankees from CBS. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 11 | Major-league baseball agreed to allow the American League to experiment with the designated hitter rule for the next three years. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 18 | Orlando Cepeda signs with the Red Sox making him the first player to be signed by a team as a designated hitter. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 24 | In his first year of elgibility, Warren Spahn recieves 316 of the 380 votes cast to become a member of the Hall of Fame. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 28 | Nineteenth century players Mickey Welch and Mike Kelly are selected by Hall of Fame Special Veterans Committee for enshrinement in Cooperstown. The group also names Billy Evans, an umpire, to be inducted as well. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 01 | Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announces the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues selection of Monte Irvin to the Hall of Fame. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 08 | 'Early Bird' spring training is canceled until negotiations with the players' association are completed. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 27 | Baseball star Dick ‘Don’t Call Me Richie’ Allen signs a three-year pact with the Chicago White Sox for a reported $675,000 after leaving the Philadelphia Phillies. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 03 | White Sox Dick Allen signs 3 year contract for record $750,000. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | Yankee teammates Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich announced they have traded families; wives, children and even their dogs. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | In an exhibition game with the Pirates, Twins Larry Hisle becomes the first designated hitter (he hits 2 homeruns & knocks in 7 RBIs). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | In an exhibition game played in Puerto Rico, Willie Mays, subbing for manager Yogi Berra, pilots the Mets to an 8-3 win over the Pirates. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 20 | In a special election, the BBWAA select the late Roberto Clemente to be a member of the HOF; the usual five year rule is waived by the hall's board of directors. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 27 | Twins' pitcher Jim Perry becomes the first player to use the '10 and 5 rule' when he okays his own trade to the Tigers for minor league pitcher Dan Fife and cash. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 27 | Two days before his 29th birthday, the Braves release former 30-game winner Denny McLain. In a career which spanned ten years, McLain compiled a 131-92 record with an ERA of 3.39 | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 06 | At Fenway, Yankees' Ron Blomberg becomes the first designated hitter in major league history. He walks. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 06 | On Opening Day at Three Rivers Stadium in front of record crowd of 51,695, the Pirates retire Roberto Clemente's uniform number 21 posthumously. The Pittsburgh right fielder died in a plane crash on New Year's Eve attempting to bring relief aid to earthquake-stricken Managua, Nicaragua. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 07 | Indians set an Opening Day attendance mark as 74,420 fans watch the Tribe trim Tigers, 2-1. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 10 | A crowd of 39,464 chilly fans watch the first game at Royals Stadium and see the home team rout Rangers, 12-1. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 19 | George Steinbrenner replaces Mike Burke with Gabe Paul as Yankee president. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | Four months after his death, Pirate great Roberto Clemente is inducted into the Hall of Fame in a special election. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 27 | At Tiger Stadium, Royal starter Steve Busby allows no hits beating Detroit, 3-0. It will be the first of two career no-hitters. | Ref: 1 |
| May 01 | The Giants score seven runs with two outs in the ninth inning to defeat the Pirates, 8-7. | Ref: 1 |
| May 03 | Kansas City Royals' George Brett gets his first major league hit. | Ref: 5 |
| May 04 | Longest game in Veterans' Stadium, Phillies beat Braves 5-4 in 20. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs manager Whitey Lockman who is ejected during the game, thus technically becoming baseball's first black manager. | Ref: 2 |
| May 08 | Cardinal pitcher Bob Gibson sets a major league mark as he starts his 242nd straight game. St. Louis is defeated by the Giants, 9-7. | Ref: 1 |
| May 09 | For the second time in his career, Johnny Bench hits three homers off Steve Carlton. The Reds' backstop seven RBIs helps Cincinnati beat the Phillies, 9-7. | Ref: 1 |
| May 10 | 9th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 8-4 | Ref: 2 |
| May 15 | Angel fireballer Nolan Ryan no-hits the Royals, 3-0. It is the first of a record seven no-hitters he'll throw during his career including another one in two months. | Ref: 1 |
| May 17 | Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine breaks his leg trying to scale wall to prevent a Dick Green homerun during a 5-4 loss to the A's. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | Joe Ferguson, hits the 6,000th Dodger homerun. | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians, 6-3, in 21 innings (game started 5/26). | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 12 | Yanks trade wife swapper Mike Kekich for Lowell Palmer. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 13 | Garvey, Lopes, Cey & Russell play together for first time, set record of staying together as an infield for 8+ years (LA Dodgers). | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 18 | Ranger rookie David Clyde pitches five innings, strikes out eight and allows just one hit in his first major league start as TX defeats the Twins, 4-3. A crowd of 35,698 fans, the first sellout at Arlington Stadium, to see the debut of the 18-year-old, $125,000 bonus baby. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 19 | In different games, Reds' Pete Rose (a single against the Giants) and Dodger Willie Davis (HR off the Braves) both collect their 2,000th career hit. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 23 | For the fourth consecutive game that he pitches in the month of June, Phillies' hurler Ken Brett hits a home run. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 27 | Just 20 days out of Houston's Westchester High School, 18-year-old David Clyde makes his major league debut for the Texas Rangers against the Minnesota Twins. He walks the first two batters he faces before fanning three straight and he goes on to post a 4-3 victory before a crowd of 35,698. | Ref: 86 |
| Jun 28 | Lawsuit in Detroit challenges Little League's "no girls" rule. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 03 | For the only time in their careers, the Perry Brothers (Tiger Jim and Indian Gaylord) oppose one another. Gaylord takes the loss but neither finish the game. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 07 | Balt Orioles pull their 4th triple play (5-4-3 vs Oakland). | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 08 | NY Mets are 12½ games back in NL, & go on to win the pennant. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 11 | Jim Northrup, knocks in eight runs and scores three times as the Tigers rout the Rangers, 14-2. The 3-for-4 performance by the Tiger's leadoff hitter helps him record the 500th run and RBI of his career. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 13 | Bobby Murcer's three homers accounts for all RBIs as the Yankees beat the Royals, 5-0. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 15 | Angel Nolan Ryan pitches his second no-hitter of the season defeating the Tigers, 6-0 in front of 41,411 fans in Detroit. Ump Ron Luciano doesn't permit Norm Cash to use a piano leg instead of a bat in the ninth inning. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 15 | Willie McCovey becomes 15th to hit 400 HRs. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 19 | Willie Mays named to NL all star team for 24th time (ties Musial). | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 20 | White Sox pitcher Wilbur Wood loses both ends of a doubleheader to the Yankees. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 21 | Hank Aaron becomes 2nd major leaguer to hit 700 HRs. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 22 | The Reds All-Star shortstop Dave Concepcion will miss the rest of the season due to a broken ankle. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 24 | Although not selected, Willie Mays appears in the All-Star game thanks to Commissioner Bowie Kuhn increasing the player limit so the 'Say Hey Kid' could play. The NL beats AL 7-1 in 44th All Star Game (Royals Stadium, KC). | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 26 | Texas Ranger Jeff Burroughs hits the first of three grand slams in 10 days. | Ref: 86 |
| Jul 30 | Texas Ranger Jim Bibby throws the first no-hitter in team history by blanking the A's, 6-0. Bibby fans 13 to beat Oakland ace Vida Blue. | Ref: 86 |
| Aug 01 | Munson & Fisk get into a brawl at Fenway Park. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 05 | Atlanta Brave Phil Niekro tosses a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres in Atlanta, winning 9-0. | Ref: 86 |
| Aug 06 | Roberto Clemente becomes the first Latin-born player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 09 | Phil Niekro pitches the first no-hitter in Atlanta Braves history. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 17 | At Shea Stadium, 42-year old New York Mets' outfielder, Willie Mays, hits his 660th and final home run of his career off Reds' lefty Don Gullett. Third-string catcher Hal King belts a pinch-hit homer in the top of the 10th inning giving Cincinnati a 2-1 victory. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 18 | Hank Aaron's record 1,378 extra base hit surpasses Stan Musial record. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 03 | After 11 years at the helm (944-806- .539), Ralph Houk resigns as Yankee skipper. He will manage the Tigers next season | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 06 | Two Alou brothers are released by the Yankees. Felipe is sold to the Expos and Matty goes to the Cardinals. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 08 | Home run number 709 went into the record books for Hank Aaron. The Atlanta slugger established a major-league baseball record for the most home runs hit in one league. Aaron eclipsed Babe Ruth’s record of 714 homers in 1974. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 08 | Texas Ranger manager Whitey Herzog is replaced by former Detroit skipper Billy Martin as Rangers manager. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 08 | Texas Ranger second baseman Dave Nelson ties a major league record by stealing second, third and home in the first inning against Cleveland's Dick Bosman. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 09 | The Rangers fire manager Whitey Herzog. The White Rat will be replaced by Billy Martin. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 09 | Braves' Davey Johnson hits his 43rd (42nd as a second baseman) homer tying Rogers Hornsby's record for the most HRs for a second baseman. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 19 | NL refuses to allow San Diego Padres move to Washington DC. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 19 | Braves' Davey Johnson hits his 43rd (42nd as a second baseman) homer tying Rogers Hornsby's record for the most home runs for a second baseman. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 20 | Willie Mays announces his retirement at end of 1973 season. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 21 | NY Mets go into first place (at .500) after trailing 12 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 22 | Baltimore Oriole Al Bumbry hits 3 triples vs Milwaukee Brewers. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 25 | It's Willie Mays Day in Flushing as the Mets honor the 'Say-Hey Kid' in an emotional ceremony at Shea Stadium. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 26 | Milwaukee Brewer Jim Colborn hurls a one-hitter against Texas becoming the Brewers first 20-game winner. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 27 | Angel fireballer Nolan Ryan establishes a major league record striking out 383 batters in a season. The Texan reaches the mark by whiffing 16 Twins in a 5-4, 11-inning victory. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 28 | Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds, plays the first of 678 consecutive games. ("The 1999 ESPN Sports Almanac") | |
| Sep 29 | Balt Orioles pull their 5th triple play (5-4-3 vs Detroit). | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 30 | Ralph Houk resigns as New York Yankee manager. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 30 | Pirate Dave Augustine appears to hit a game-ending HR in the 13th inning but the ball hits the top of the fence and Met outfielder Cleon Jones catches it and throws out a runner at home. The Mets win the game, National League East title and Augustine will never homer in the majors. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 30 | Yanks close 50th year at Yankee Stadium losing 8-5. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 01 | In the first game of a scheduled make-up double-header at Wrigley Field, a day after the regular season ends, the Mets beat the Cubs, 6-1,to capture National League East flag. The Miracle Mets, who were 11 and half games behind and in last place on August 5, by winning its 82nd game, (the lowest number victories ever to win a title) clinch the division making the second game of the twin bill unnecessary to play. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 01 | Leo Durocher resigns as Houston Astro manager. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 08 | The Mets 9-2 victory over the Reds in Game 3 of the NLCS will best be remembered for the Pete Rose and Bud Harrelson brawl. The Mets feisty shortstop took exception to 'Charlie Hustle's' hard slide to break up a double play. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 10 | In the fifth and deciding game, Mets win National League pennant beating Reds, 9-2. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 18 | The Mets beat Reds 3-1 in the fifth and deciding game of the NLCS. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 21 | Baseball manager Dick Williams turned in his last lineup card as skipper as the Oakland A’s won their second straight World Series. Bert Campaneris and Reggie Jackson each hit two-run homers as the A’s defeated the NY Mets 5-2 in game 7, and took the Series four games to three. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 21 | Baseball manager Dick Williams turned in his last lineup card as skipper as the Oakland A’s won their second straight World Series. Bert Campaneris and Reggie Jackson each hit two-run homers as the A’s defeated the NY Mets 5-2 in game 7, and took the Series four games to three. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 23 | Yankee GM & pres Lee MacPhail named AL president. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 30 | Tom Seaver becomes first non-20-game winner to win Cy Young award. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 07 | The Cubs trade second baseman Glenn Beckert and a minor leaguer to the Padres for outfielder Jerry Morales. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 07 | New Jersey became the first state in the U.S.A. where girls were allowed to play on Little League baseball teams. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 11 | Marking the first major rule change in 80 years, the American League owners vote in favor, 8-4, to begin using a designated hitter in games. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 13 | Oakland A's Reggie Jackson wins AL MVP unanimously. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 14 | Oakland A's Reggie Jackson (.293, 32,117) wins AL MVP unanimously. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 14 | Jim Palmer (22-9, 2.40) is named as the AL Cy Young Award winner. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 05 | Cubs' Ron Santo became first baseball player to veto his trade. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 06 | The Dodgers trade pitcher Claude Osteen and Dave Culpepper to the Astros for outfielder Jim Wynn. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 06 | NL votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington DC (doesn't happen). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 07 | The Giants sell future Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal to the Red Sox. The high leg-kicking right-handed Dominican will post a 5-1 record for Boston | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 07 | The Royals trade outfielder Lou Piniella and pitcher Ken Wright to the Yankees for veteran pitcher Lindy McDaniel. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 07 | Orioles sell pitcher Eddie Watt to the Phillies. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 07 | Phillies sell infielder-outfielder Cesar Tovar to the Texas Rangers. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | The American League vote unanimously to adopt the designated hitter rule on a trial basis for three years. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 11 | Ron Santo was traded to the Chicago White Sox from crosstown rivals, the Chicago Cubs. Santo became the first major-league baseball player to invoke the rule which permits 10-year veterans of a club to refuse to be traded. He turned down a trade to the CA Angels. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 11 | Houston Astro Caesar Cedino jailed in death of 19 year old woman. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 12 | San Diego files anti-trust against National League (stopping Padres move to DC). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 18 | Despite an impending legal showdown with Charlie Finley, the Yankees announce the signing of manager Dick Williams. American League president Joe Cronin will void deal two days later | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 20 | Siding with the A's, AL president Joe Cronin rules the Yankees cannot sign manager Dick Williams. The Yankees had announced a deal with the Oakland's skipper two days earlier. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 21 | Joseph Danzansky announced that he was unable to meet the financial conditions that would allow the San Diego Padres baseball franchise to move to Washington, DC. Strange thing, because major league baseball owners had already approved the move based on Danzansky’s financial condition. He didn’t stay around very long. McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc bought the struggling team and vowed to keep it in San Diego. He even refunded the cost of admission to everyone in Jack Murphy Stadium one night, apologizing for how bad the team played. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 27 | Los Angeles Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Los Angeles Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8. | Ref: 5 |
- 1974
| Jan 01 | Succeeding the retiring Joe Cronin, Lee MacPhail takes over as American League president and will serve in this role until 1984. MacPhail will join his dad, Larry, as a member of the Hall of Fame in 1998. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 03 | The Yankees sign Bill Virdon as manager. Although the former Pirate skipper will manage for two years in New York, he will never win a game at Yankee Stadium (the Bronx Bombers will play home games at Shea due to renovations at the stadium). | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 16 | New York Yankees Mickey Mantle & Whitey Ford elected to Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald's, prevents the Padres from moving to Washington, D.C., by purchasing the club from C. Arnholt Smith. | Ref: 86 |
| Jan 28 | Sam Thompson, Jim Bottomley, & Jocko Conlan elected to Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 11 | First baseball arbitration Twins pitcher Dick Woodson seeking $29,000 wins, Twins offered $23,000. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | James "Cool Papa" Bell is named to baseball's Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | Tom Seaver becomes the highest-paid pitcher in baseball history when he signs a contract for $172,000 per season to hurl for the Mets. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 15 | In Yuma, Arizona, Giant twenty-four game winner, Ron Bryant is hurt in a pool accident, his record will drop to 3-15 this season. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 26 | The Red Sox release veterans Orlando Cepeda and Luis Aparicio as well as pitcher Bobby Bolin. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 03 | The Indians trade 17-year old Pedro Guerrero to Dodgers for pitcher Bruce Ellingsen. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 04 | In front a crowd of 52,000 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth¹s all-time HR record in his first at-bat hitting his 714th against Jack Billingham; Atlanta had considered keeping Aaron on the bench on the road so he could try to tie the record in front of the hometown fans but commissioner Bowie Kuhn ordered the Braves to put Hammerin¹ Hank into the lineup for at least two of the three games. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 05 | Robin Yount becomes the Milwaukee Brewers' regular shortstop at 18 years of age. | Ref: 86 |
| Apr 06 | The Yankees begin a two year stint at Shea as Yankee Stadium is remodeled. They beat the Indians 6-1. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 08 | The Atlanta Braves' Hank Aaron he breaks Babe Ruth's all-time home run record with No. 715 against the Los Angeles Dodgers' lefty Al Downing. | Ref: 86 |
| Apr 19 | Baltimore Oriole Al Bumbry hits an inside-the-park homerun against the New York Yankees. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | New York Yankees trade Peterson, Beene, Kline & Buskey to Cleveland Indians for Chambliss, Tidrow & Upshaw. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | Tom Seaver strikes out 16 Dodgers and gives up only three hits in over twelve innings, but Mets lose in the 14th, 2-1. | Ref: 1 |
| May 01 | Using just five pitches, Pirate starter Doc Ellis hits the first three Reds' batters (Rose, Morgan and Driessen) he faces. Pittsburgh pilot Danny Murtaugh removes Ellis when his pitcher throws two pitches behind Tony Perez's head before walking the clean-up hitter and then goes 0-2 on the next batter, Johnny Bench. | Ref: 1 |
| May 06 | A's pitcher Paul Linblad's major league streak of 385 consecutive errorless games ends when he makes an errant throw in a 6-3 loss to the Orioles. | Ref: 1 |
| May 06 | Smallest attendance at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium (4,149). | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | The St Louis Cardinals retire Dizzy Dean's uniform no 17. | Ref: 29 |
| May 27 | Ken Brett blanks Padres 6-0 on two hits and then in the second game of doubleheader pinch-hits a triple to give the Pirates an 8-7 victory. | Ref: 1 |
| May 29 | Bradford G. Corbett forms group and purchases the Texas Ranger franchise from Bob Short. Corbett selects former Yankees infielder Bobby Brown as team president. | Ref: 86 |
| May 30 | Sadaharu Oh becomes the first Japanese player to hit 600 HRs. | Ref: 1 |
| May 30 | 10th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 9-4. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 04 | On ten-cent beer night, the Indians forfeit to the Rangers due the Tribe's unruly fans as the game is called off in the bottom of the ninth with scored tied at five by home plate ump, Nestor Chylak. An estimated 60,000 cups of brew is sold to a crowd of 25,134. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 14 | In 12 innings, Angels' Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 Red Sox batters including whiffing Cecil Cooper six consecutive times. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 19 | Pitching his second no-hitter in 14 months, Royals Steve Busby gives up just one walk defeating the Brewers, 2-0. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 08 | Yank shortstop Jim Mason ties record with 4 doubles in 9 innings. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 17 | Cardinal Bob Gibson becomes the second pitcher in major league history to record 3000 career strikeouts when he fans the Reds' Cesar Geronimo. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 19 | Cleve Indian Dick Bosman no-hits Oakland A's, 4-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 23 | At Three River Stadium, Dodger first baseman Steve Garvey, a write-in All-Star starter, singles and doubles to help the NL beat the AL, 7-2. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 29 | St Louis Cardinal Lou Brock steals his 700th base. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 31 | Bill Bonham, Chicago Cubs, strikes out 4 batters in the 2nd inning. (Sporting News Complete Baseball Record Book, 2002, ISBN 0-89204-668-0) | |
| Aug 06 | 6th time Phils get just 1 assist in game; no other team did it twice. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 10 | Jorge Lebron, the youngest professional player ever, makes his debut for the Phillies farm club Auburn. The fourteen-year old shortstop plays three games before returning to Puerto Rico to finish junior high school. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 12 | Yankees Mickey Mantle & Whitey Ford become first teammates elected to hall of fame on the same day. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 12 | Angel fireballer Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 Red Sox batters enroute to a 4-2 victory. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 20 | In a 18-8 rout of the Cubs, Davey Lopes hits three HRs, a double and a single. The Dodger second baseman's 15 total bases is the most ever for a leadoff hitter. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 20 | At Anaheim Stadium, Angel Nolan Ryan throws a ball clocked at 100.9 miles per hour making it the fastest pitch ever thrown in major league baseball. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 20 | Angel Nolan Ryan of the CA Angels whiffs 19 Tigers in a 1-0, 11-inning loss to the Tigers. It is the third time the 'Ryan Express' has struck out 19 batters in one game this season. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 27 | At Shea Stadium, Benny Ayala becomes the first National Leaguer in 13 years to hit a home run in his first ML at-bat; the Met rookie goes deep off of Astro Tom Griffin in New York's 4-2 win. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 30 | Jim Bibby throws the first no-hitter in Texas Rangers history by blanking the A's, 6-0. Bibby fans 13 to beat Oakland ace Vida Blue. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 01 | Reggie Sanders of the Detroit Tigers hits a home run in his first major league at bat. | Ref: 12 |
| Sep 03 | John Montefusco of the San Francisco Giants hits a home run in his first major league at bat. | Ref: 12 |
| Sep 04 | After pitching eight no-hit innings against the Reds, Don Wilson is pulled from the game by Astro manager Preston Gomez in favor of a pinch hitter. Mike Cosgrove gives up a hit to Tony Perez in the ninth and Houston loses, 2-1. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 10 | Cardinal outfielder Lou Brock ties and breaks Maury Willis single season stolen base record with his 104th and 105th swipes against the Phillies. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 11 | The St. Louis Cardinals took seven hours, four minutes and 25 innings to beat the NY Mets 4-3 at Shea Stadium in Flushing, NY. The game set a National League record for innings played in a night game. It was the second-longest game in professional baseball history. Fans went home at 3:10 a.m. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 13 | Phillies set NL record, using 27 players in a game, St Louis uses 24, tying record of 51. Phils win 7-3 in 17. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 24 | Tiger Al Kaline gets his 3000th hit, a double off O's Dave McNally at Memorial Stadium in a 5-4 loss to the Birds. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 28 | At Anaheim Stadium, Angel Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 batters as he no-hits the Twins, 4-0. It is the third of seven the Alvin, Texas native will toss during his career. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 02 | In his last National League at-bat, Henry Aaron homers off Reds¹ Rawly Eastwick for his 733rd round-tripper which is also the his 3600th career hit. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 03 | Frank Robinson signs a $175,000 contract to manage and play for the Cleveland Indians. He will become the first black manager in major league history. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 17 | Oakland A's beat LA Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series, makes A's the only team other than Yanks to win 3 straight series. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 22 | Two very well-known outfielders are traded for one another as the Giants send Bobby Bonds to the Yankees for Bobby Murcer. Considered to be the biggest one-for one trade in baseball history, the swap of the next 'Willie Mays' (Bonds) for the next 'Mickey Mantle (Murcer) marks the first time two $600,000 players have been exchanged. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 24 | Billy Martin named AL Manager of the Year (TX Rangers). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 30 | After leading the league with 25 wins and a 2.49 era, A's Catfish Hunter is named the AL's Cy Young winner. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 02 | The Braves trade Hank Aaron to the Brewers for Dave May and Roger Alexander; the move allows Aaron to finish his career in Milwaukee, the city in which he started in the majors. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 13 | Steve Garvey wins the National League MVP Award. The Dodger first baseman had a .312 BA, with 21 home runs and 111 RBIs . | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 28 | After being convicted of making illegal contributions to the Re-elect Nixon campaign; Yankee owner George Steinbrenner is suspended from baseball for two years by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 02 | Cowhide, rather than just horsehide, can be used to make baseballs. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | The White Sox obtain catcher Jim Essian from the Braves in exchanged for first baseman Richie Allen. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 03 | In a six player deal, the Mets trade fan-favorite Tug 'Ya gotta believe' McGraw to the Phillies along with outfielders Don Hahn and Dave Schneck in exchange for outfielder Del Unser, pitcher Mac Scarce and catcher John Sterns . | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 13 | Jim "Catfish" Hunter wins free agent claim against A's owner Finley. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 15 | Arbitrator Peter Seitz rules in favors of Cy Young winner Jim "Catfish" Hunter in a dispute with A's owner Charlie O. Finley making 'Catfish' a very attractive unrestricted free agent. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 24 | Cardinals' Lou Brock is named Sportsman of the Year. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | Free-agent Catfish Hunter signs with the Yankees ending an unprecedented bidding war. The former A's ace signs a five-year, $3.75 million dollar contract (three times more than any other players) to pitch for the Bronx Bombers. | Ref: 1 |
- 1975
| Jan 23 | By a single vote former slugger Ralph Kiner is elected into the Hall Of Fame. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 03 | The special Veterans Committee selects Billy Herman, Earl Averill and Bucky Harris to the Hall of Fame. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 10 | William "Judy" Johnson selected to baseball Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | Dodgers sign former Giant superstar Juan Marichal as a free agent, after two outings he will retire on April 17. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 29 | Mel Stottlemeyre, suffering from a torn rotator cuff, is given his unconditional release by the Yankees; he compiled a 164-139 record and a 2.97 era as well as 40 shutouts. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 08 | Frank Robinson becomes the first black manager in major league history as his Indians defeat the Yankees 5-3. The Tribes' new player-manager hits a home run in his first at-bat as the designated hitter. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 11 | 48,160 fans salute Hank Aaron's return to Milwaukee on -Welcome Home, Henry- Day for the home opener against Cleveland. | Ref: 86 |
| Apr 15 | 1st appearance of the San Diego Chicken. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Dodger pitcher Andy Messersmith strokes three doubles in his 6-5 win over the Giants. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 26 | Philadelphia Phillies Mike Schmidt's 2 homeruns ties National League record of 11 homeruns in April. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | A year after he beat Babe Ruth's homer record, Hank Aaron breaks RBI record of 2,209. | Ref: 17 |
| May 04 | In Candlestick Park at 12:32 pm, Astro's Bob Watson scores the major league¹s one millionth run. He crosses the plate on Milt May's three-run home run seconds ahead of Reds' Dave Concepcion to earn the distinction. | Ref: 1 |
| May 04 | The Minnesota Twins retire Harmon Killebrew's uniform no. 3. | Ref: 29 |
| May 05 | A's release pinch runner Herb Washington (played 104 games without batting, pitching, or fielding He stole 30 bases, & scored 33 runs). | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | 11th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 9-4. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | Met infielder Joe Torre becomes the first player in National League history to hit into four double plays in one day. | Ref: 1 |
| May 25 | Cleveland's Dennis Eckersley, debuts shuting out the A's 6-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 01 | Angel Nolan Ryan's 100th career victory is a memorable one as he beats the Orioles,1-0 and ties Sandy Koufax's big league mark by notching his fourth no-hitter. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 02 | Baseball’s Billy Martin appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, 19 years after his April, 1956 cover debut in the same publication. It set the record for length of time between covers on the same subject. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 07 | After an outstanding collegiate career at LaVerne College, Royal scout Rosey Gilhousen signs Dan Quisenberry as an undrafted free agent. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 18 | Red Sox rookie Fred Lynn has ten RBIs and three HRs in a 15-1 victory over the Tigers. The Chicago native also hits a triple which is just a few feet from leaving the ballpark for a fourth homer. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 15 | NL beats AL 6-3 in 46th All Star Game (Milwaukee's County Stadium). | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 16 | Commissioner Bowie Kuhn is re-elected to a seven-year term. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 21 | Billy Martin is fired as Texas Ranger manager after leading the team to a 44-51 record. Third base coach Frank Lucchesi takes over on an interim basis and guides the team to a 35-32 record (79-83 overall). | Ref: 86 |
| Jul 21 | NY Met Felix Milan hits 4 singles; erased by Joe Torres 4 double plays. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 27 | Mets release outfielder Cleon Jones after suspending him for insubordination. He will not play again this year but will join the White Sox next season. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 30 | Jose Sosa, a pitcher, homers in his first major league at-bat in an Astro 8-4 victory over the Padres. It will his only HR in the majors. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 01 | Billy Martin replaces Bill Virdon for his first of five stints as New York Yankee manager. | Ref: 86 |
| Aug 05 | Phillies first 8 batters get hits for a major league record, win 13-5. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 09 | Davey Lopes steals his 32nd consecutive base without being caught breaking Max Carey's 1922 record as the Dodgers defeat the Mets, 2-0 | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 11 | Expos' Jose Mangual struck out 5 times in a game. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 15 | Earl Weaver is ejected twice by umpire Ron Luciano. The fiery Baltimore manager is thrown out in the first game of a doubleheader and is tossed again before the start of the second game. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 18 | Earl Averill, Bucky Harris, Billy Herman, 'Judy' Johnson and Ralph Kiner are inducted into the Hall of Fame. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 21 | Cub hurlers Rick and Paul Reuschel join forces to blank the Dodgers, 6-0. Rick goes 6 1-3 innings and Paul finishes the game for the first ever shutout thrown by two brothers. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 22 | Dave McKay of the Minnesota Twins hits a home run in his first major league at bat. | Ref: 12 |
| Aug 24 | Davey Lopes of the Los Angeles Dodgers established a major-league baseball record of 38 consecutive stolen bases. Lopes pulled off the steal in the 12th inning of a game against the Montreal Expos. The Dodgers, however, still lost, 5-3, in 14 innings. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 24 | In the second game of a doubleheader sweep, Giant Ed Halicki no-hits the Mets, 6-0. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 26 | Orioles' Don Buford strikes out 5 times in a game. | |
| Sep 01 | The last Monday Night Baseball game was broadcast on NBC-TV. Montreal’s Expos defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5. ABC-TV picked up the games in 1976. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 01 | When he whiffs Pirate Manny Sanguillen in the seventh inning of the Mets 3-0 victory, Tom Seaver becomes the first pitcher to strike out at least 200 batters in eight consecutive seasons. The victory is also 'Tom Terrific's' 20th of the season making it the fourth time in his career he has reached that plateau. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 02 | Johnnie LeMaster of the San Francisco Giants hits a home run in his first major league at bat. | Ref: 12 |
| Sep 03 | Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres plays in the first of his 1207 consecutive games. ("The 1999 ESPN Sports Almanac") | |
| Sep 03 | On the final pitch of his Hall of Fame career, Cardinal great Bob Gibson gives up a grand slam to Pete LaCock; it will be LaCock's only bases-loaded homer of his career. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 07 | The Cincinnati Reds clinched the National League West division title. The Big Red Machine set records for winning the division this early in the season -- and for winning it by 20 games. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 14 | Mel Ott's forty-seven year old record is broken as Brewer shortstop Robin Yount plays his 242nd major league game as a teenager. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 15 | Mets' outfielder Mike Vail breaks the rookie record when he hits in his twenty-third consecutive game. New York edges the Expos, 3-2. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 16 | Pirate Rennie Stennett ties a major league mark established in 1892 going 7-for-7 in a nine-inning game. He gets two hits in one inning (1st and 5th) twice; the game is the most one-sided shutout since 1900, as the Bucs crush the Cubs at Wrigley Field, 22-0. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 21 | Red Sox outfielder Jim Rice breaks his arm during a 6-5 victory over the Tigers. The rookie sensation will miss the remainder of the season including the World Series. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 23 | Randy Jones becomes the San Diego Padres first 20-game winner with a 6-5 win over Los Angeles. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 26 | By beating J.R. Richards and the Astros, 3-2, Burt Horton sets a Dodger record for starting pitchers by winning his twelfth consecutive game. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 26 | Phillies & NY Mets play a doubleheader that ends at 3:15 AM. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 28 | Oakland A's Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott, Paul Linblad & Rollie Fingers, no-hit CA Angels 5-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 01 | The Expos fire manager Gene Mauch and replace him with Karl Kuehl. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 21 | In the bottom of 12th inning of Game Six at Fenway Park, Red Sox backstop Carlton Fisk hits one of the most dramatic home runs in major league history forcing a seventh game with the Reds. This event was chosen as one of baseball's most memorable moments in 2002. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 22 | Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson said, “We were the best team in baseball, but not by much.” The World Series featured five one-run victories, two in extra innings and three on game-ending hits. In six of the seven victories, the winner trailed; four times the winning run came in the final inning. And 13 times, the score was either tied or the lead reversed. And in the seventh, played this day, a ninth-inning RBI single by Joe Morgan gave the Reds a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox and the title. It was the first title for the Reds in 35 years. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 30 | Giant pitcher John Montefusco (15-9, 2.88, 215) 'the Count', wins the NL Rookie of the Year Award. Expo catcher Gary Carter finishes second. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 19 | In a landslide vote, Joe Morgan (.327, 17, 94) is overwhelming elected the NL MVP. The Reds' second baseman had a league-leading on-base percentage of .419. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 24 | Gene Mauch was named the new field boss of the Minnesota Twins. | Ref: 86 |
| Nov 26 | Red Sox center fielder Fred Lynn (.331, 21, 105) becomes the first rookie ever to be named the league's MVP. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 10 | The American League owners agree to let maverick Bill Vacua back into baseball by allowing him to purchase the White Sox from John Allyn for nearly $10 million dollars. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 11 | In a busy day of trading, the Yankees acquire pitchers Dock Ellis and Ken Brett, and second baseman Willie Randolph from the Pirates for hurler Doc Medich. In a separate deal with the Angels, the club trades Bobby Bonds for outfielder Mickey Rivers and pitcher Ed Figueroa. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 12 | The Tigers trade pitcher Mickey Lolich and outfielder Billy Baldwin to the Mets in exchange for outfielder Rusty Staub and pitcher Bill Laxton. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 13 | The Tigers trade pitcher Mickey Lolich and outfielder Billy Baldwin to the Mets in exchange for outfielder Rusty Staub and pitcher Bill Laxton. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 16 | Bill Veeck gets back into baseball by heading a group which buys 80% of the White Sox from John Allyn. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 17 | Bill Veeck, who became the owner of the team yesterday, fires manager Chuck Tanner and selects old friend Paul Richards to manage the White Sox. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 18 | Chuck Tanner signs a three-year deal to manage the A's. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 23 | A landmark decision by Peter Seitz begins a new era in major league baseball as the arbitrator's judgment makes pitchers Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally the first true free-agents in baseball history. | Ref: 1 |
- 1976
| Jan 06 | Ted Turner purchases Atlanta Braves for reported $12 million. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 14 | Ted Turner obtains 100% of the Atlanta Braves. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 22 | Pitchers Robin Roberts and Bob Lemon are elected to Baseball's Hall Of Fame. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 01 | Mike Marshall is arrested by the East Lansing police for taking batting practice on the campus of Michigan State University. MSU officials had asked the Dodger reliever not to hit baseballs near the tennis courts fearing for the students' safety. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 02 | Umpire Cal Hubbard becomes the first person to be elected to both the baseball and football Halls of Fame; he along with Roger Connor and Fred Lindstrom were selected by the Special Veterans Committee. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 04 | The Andy Messersmith free-agency decision is upheld by federal judge John W. Oliver. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 09 | The Hall of Fame Special Committee on the Negro Leagues selects Oscar Charleston. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 23 | Owners announce spring training won't open without a labor contract. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | Due to the intervention of San Francisco mayor, George Moscone, the Giants will stay in city by the bay; Stoneham family will now sell the team to Bob Lurie and Bud Herseth instead of the Labbat's Brewery which had planned to move the Giants to Canada. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 04 | Due to the intervention of San Francisco mayor George Moscone, the Giants will stay in city by the bay. In a last minute deal, the Stoneham family sells the team to Bob Lurie and Bud Herseth, for $8M, instead of the Labbat's Brewery which had planned to move the Giants to Canada. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 17 | Commissioner Kuhn orders owners to halt lock-out and open spring training camps as soon as possible; all clubs will comply within forty-eight hours. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 26 | American League approves purchase of Toronto franchise by LaBatt Brewing for $7M | Ref: 2 |
| Apr 02 | A's trade prospective free agents Reggie Jackson & Ken Holtzman, to Orioles for Don Baylor, Mike Torrez & Paul Mitchell. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Brewers' Don Money's grand slammer disallowed-Yanks win 9-7. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | Remodeled Yankee Stadium opens with an 11-4 win over Minnesota Twins. The Twins' Dan Ford hits the first home run. | Ref: 86 |
| Apr 17 | At Wrigley Field, third baseman Mike Schmidt hits 4 HRs in one game as Phillies beat the Cubs in ten innings,18-16; the Phil's slugger is the first NLer to hit 4 homers in consecutive at-bats. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 25 | Cubs' outfielder Rick Monday becomes a national hero when he takes away an American Flag about to be set on fire by two fans at Dodger Stadium. | Ref: 1 |
| May 04 | The Illinois Legislature declares today as Rick Monday Day because of his patriotic gesture of saving the American flag from being burned in Los Angeles by two fans. | Ref: 1 |
| May 13 | For the sixth consecutive game, Royals' third baseman George Brett collects at least three hits in each contest. | Ref: 1 |
| May 22 | St Louis Cardinal Reggie Smith hits 3 homeruns. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | Ken Brett no-hit bid ends with two outs in the ninth, when third baseman Jorge Orta hopes Angels' Jerry Remy slow roller will go foul. It doesn't and the no-hitter is lost, but he wins game in 11th, 1-0. | Ref: 1 |
| May 26 | In a pitching match up that features the Niekro brothers against one another, Astro Joe beat the Braves and Phil, 4-1. Adding insult to injury Joe hits a homer off his older sibling. | Ref: 1 |
| May 28 | Ron LeFlore's 30-game hitting streak comes to end as Detroit loses to the Yankees, 9-5. Ed Figueroa and Tippy Martinez hold the Tiger outfielder hitless in four at-bats. | Ref: 1 |
| May 29 | In a pitching match up that features the Niekro brothers facing one another, Astro Joe beat the Braves and Phil, 4-1. Adding insult to injury Joe hits his first and only home run in his 22-year career off his older sibling. | Ref: 1 |
| May 31 | After an error sets up a six-run rally for the Padres in the eighth inning, the new Atlanta owner, Ted Turner, invites the 2,994 fans watching the Braves lose to the San Diego, 10-7 to come back the next night as his guests. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 06 | After a storm drops seven inches of rain causing floods in Houston, twenty fans canoe to the Astrodome to get rain checks for the canceled game at the enclosed stadium. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 14 | 12th Mayor's Trophy Game Yanks beat Mets 8-4. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 15 | A 10-inch, mid-June rainfall in Houston, TX made it impossible for the Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates to play ball in the Astrodome this night. With the parking lot under water and boats the only way to get to the stadium gates, the game was canceled. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 15 | Yankees trade May, Martinez, Pagan, MacGregor & Demsey to Baltimore for Holtzman, Alexander, Grant Jackson, Elrod Henrick & Jim Freeman. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 18 | A franchise fee of $7M (US) is determined and Metro Baseball, Ltd., appoints Peter Bavasi, Executive Vice-President and General Manager of new franchise. | Ref: 86 |
| Jun 25 | Texas Ranger shortstop Toby Harrah plays a complete doubleheader without handling a chance in the field, a major league record. | Ref: 86 |
| Jun 28 | Detroit Tiger pitcher Mark ‘The Bird’ Fidrych was called “...the most interesting player since Dizzy Dean” on ABC’s nationally televised coverage of a Tigers-Yankees match-up. The 21-year-old rookie sensation led the Tigers past the Yankees and made the All-Star team two weeks after the TV appearance. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 04 | When Tim McCarver passes teammate Garry Maddox on the bases he loses his grand slam, but the Phillies still defeat the Pirates, 10-5. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 09 | Houston Astro Larry Dierker no-hits Montreal Expos, 6-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 11 | At Altanta-Fulton County Stadium, thirty-four couples are married at home plate and a wrestling championship match takes place in a promotion billed as Headlocks and Wedlocks. The Braves take down the Mets, 9-8. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 13 | NL beats AL 7-1 in 47th All Star Game (Veteran's Stadium Phila). | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 17 | Walter Alston wins his 2,000th game as Dodger manager. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 20 | Home Run King - Hank Aaron hits home run #755 at Milwaukee County Stadium. | Ref: 86 |
| Jul 23 | Balt Oriole Reggie Jackson homers in 6th straight game. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 28 | White Sox pitchers John Odom (5 innings) and Francisco Barrios (4 innings) combined to no-hit the A's, 2-1. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 31 | Cincinnati Red Pete Rose extends his hitting streak to 44 consecutive games, a mark topped only by Joe DiMaggio's record of 56. Rose would be held hitless the following night in Atlanta, ending his NL-record string. | Ref: 86 |
| Aug 09 | Carl Hubbard, with his induction to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, becomes the first professional athlete to be elected into two Hall of Fames; in 1963 he was enshrined in the Pro football Hall Of Fame. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 09 | The 500th game in Three Rivers Stadium history turns out to be one of the most memorable as John Candelaria throws the first-ever no-hit, no-run game by a Pittsburgh Pirates' pitcher in Pittsburgh, a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. | Ref: 86 |
| Aug 12 | Directors select "Blue Jays" from over 4,000 names and 30,000 entries in a "Name the Team" contest. | Ref: 86 |
| Aug 14 | A charity picnic and softball game was staged to raise money for a new softball field and for the Community General Hospital in Monticello, NY. Gager’s Diner and Bend ’n Elbow Tavern fielded competing teams (a total of 50 men and 20 women) to play a 365-inning ball game. The game began at 10 a.m. and was finally called because of rain and fog at 4 p.m. the following day. The score was Gager’s Diner 491, Bend ’n Elbow Tavern 467. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 16 | St Louis Cards beat San Diego Chargers 20-10 in Tokyo (NFL expo). | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 17 | Royals' third baseman George Brett steals home in the tenth inning to beat the Indians, 4-3. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 21 | Al Bumbry hits the 17th inside-the-park HR in Oriole history. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 24 | "Mariners" is selected as Seatle's nickname from 15,000 contest entries. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 25 | The Toronto Blue Jays announce Dunedin, Florida as the new spring training site. | Ref: 86 |
| Aug 25 | Yanks beat Twins 5-4 in 19 innings. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 12 | At age 53, Minnie Minoso becomes the oldest player to get a hit in a regular season game as he singles in three at-bats as the designated hitter for White Sox. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 18 | In his last major league at-bat, future Hall of Fame Cleveland manager Frank Robinson strokes a pinch-hit single against the Orioles. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 22 | Roy Hartsfield is appointed field manager for the Toronto Blue Jays' inaugural season. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 25 | Expo's last game at Montreal's Jarry Park. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 26 | Phillies beat Expos in the first game of a doubleheader to clinch NL East title; after the second game, Dick Allen bolts from the team to protest Tony Taylor not being placed on the post-season roster. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 29 | Tommy Lasorda is named to succeed Walter Alston as Dodger manager. 'Smokey', compiled a 2040-1613 record (.558), during his 23-year tenure with the club winning seven pennants and four world championships | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 29 | SF Giant John Montefusco no-hits Atlanta Braves, 9-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 03 | On the last day of the season, George Brett noses out KS City teammate Hal McRae (.333 vs .332) for the AL batting title. The deciding hit, an inside-the-park HR, is really a misplayed line drive leading McRae to believe the lack of effort was intentional. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 03 | Appearing as the designated hitter, Brewer Henry Aaron gets an infield single of Tiger hurler Dave Roberts in his last major league at-bat. 'Hammerin' Hank' will be the last major leaguer to appear in a big league game who also played in the Negro Leagues. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 03 | Chicago Cub Bill Madlock goes 4-for-4 against Expos on final day of season to clinch NL batting title with .339 mark. | Ref: 86 |
| Oct 08 | The Toronto Blue Jays reveals their distinctive "Blue Jays logo", as season ticket sales begin. | Ref: 86 |
| Oct 09 | Yanks first AL Championship game, beat Royals 4-1. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 14 | Yankees win their 30th pennant dramatically on Chris Chambliss' bottom of ninth-inning solo homer defeating the Royals, 7-6 in Game Five and deciding contest of the ALCS. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 16 | Tony Perez from the Reds is the 1st DH in World Series history. | |
| Oct 21 | The Cincinnati Reds beat the NY Yankees in the World Series four games to zip. In game four, played this day, with Johnny Bench slugging two home runs for five RBIs, the Reds rang up a 7-2 victory. It was the Red’s second straight World Series championship. The Reds are the 1st team to win every game through League Championship Series and the World Series. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 22 | The Toronto Blue Jays acquire their first player in purchase of catcher Phil Roof from the Chicago White Sox. | Ref: 86 |
| Oct 28 | Billy Martin named AL Manager of the Year (NY Yankees). | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 02 | After winning 22 games, Randy Jones captures the NL's Cy Young Award. Two years ago the Padre hurler had lost 22 games. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 05 | The A's release Chuck Tanner from his contract allowing him to manage the Pirates in exchange for catcher Manny Sanguillen and cash from Pittsburgh. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 05 | The Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays each select thirty players in the expansion draft; Seattle picks Oriole shortstop Bob Bailor and Toronto selects Kansas City outfielder Ruppert Jones as their team's first picks. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 06 | After having a career year with the Twins, Bill Campbell becomes one of the first players to cash in on the new free-agent system. The reliever signs with the Red Sox for big money (four year, one million dollar contract). | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 06 | Mike Marshall becomes the first relief pitcher to win the Cy Young Award. The 'Iron Man' set major league records for penmen with innings pitched (206), game appearances (106), consecutive games (14) and games finished (83) | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 16 | The Angels acquire Don Baylor as a free agent. He will become the only Angel to win the MVP Award [1979]. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 18 | Yanks sign free agent Don Gullett. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 29 | The Yankees sign free-agent Reggie Jackson to five-year, $3.5 million dollar contract. During Mr. October's tenure, the Bronx Bombers will win four divisions, three pennants and two World Series. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 06 | The Brewers trade first baseman George Scott and outfielder Bernie Carbo to the Red Sox for Cecil Cooper. Cooper will become a dominant player during the early eighties appearing in five All-Star games batting over .300 in the first seven of his eleven years with Milwaukee. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 16 | Charlie Finley's $10 million damage suit against Bowie Kuhn begins | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 16 | Randy Jones wins the San Diego Padres first Cy Young Award after a 22-14 season in which he sets club records for wins, innings pitched and complete games. | Ref: 86 |
| Dec 16 | Reds' first baseman Tony Perez and pitcher Will McEnaney are traded to the Expos for pitchers Woody Fryman and Dale Murray | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 19 | A single-engine plane crashes into the upper deck of Baltimore's Memorial Stadium injuring the pilot and three others. Minutes prior to the mishap the plane had buzzed the stadium during the final moments of the Steelers play-off victory over the Colts. | Ref: 1 |
- 1977
| Jan 02 | Braves' owner Ted Turner is suspended for one year by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn due to tampering charges in the free-agency signing of Gary Matthews. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 03 | Lindy McDaniel retires with 2nd most pitching appearances (987 games). | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 04 | White Sox hire Mary Shane as the 1st woman TV play-by-play announcer. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 11 | In a five player trade, the Dodgers trade first baseman/outfielder Bill Buckner and shortstop Ivan DeJesus to the Cubs for Rick Monday. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 17 | Kansas City releases Tommy Davis, ends an 18-year career with 10 teams. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 19 | Ernie Banks is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 30 | Edward W Stack replaces Paul Kerr president of Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 31 | Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie and Al Lopez are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans committee. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 03 | The Hall of Fame's Special Committee on the Negro Leagues selects Martin Dihigo and John Lloyd. The committee is dissolved and its duties are turned over to the veterans committee. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 11 | The Cubs trade Bill Madlock and Rod Sperring to the Giants for Bobby Murcer, Steve Ontiveros and a minor leaguer. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 19 | A's sell pitcher Paul Lindblad to the Rangers for $400,000. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 11 | The Toronto Blue Jays defeat New York Mets 3-1 at Dunedin, Florida, in their first spring training game. | Ref: 86 |
| Mar 15 | Tony Armas, Mitchell Page and four pitchers are traded to the A's for Phil Garner, Tommy Helms and Charlie Batton. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 17 | A federal court rules in favor of Commissioner Kuhn's decision to void the 1976 A's sales of players by owner Charlie Finley. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 19 | A's pitcher Paul Lindblad is sold to the Rangers for $400,000 Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, unlike his previous Oakland A's decision, does not void the deal as not being in the best interest of baseball. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 26 | After thirteen years in Boston, infielder Rico Petrocelli is released by the Red Sox. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 28 | After being benched, Ranger Lenny Randle attacks and fractures the cheekbone of his manager Frank Lucchesi, the Ranger skipper may have triggered the incident by calling Randle a punk. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 06 | For the second time in nine years, a new franchise makes its major league debut in Seattle's Kingdome. The Mariners lose their first regular-season game at Kingdome to Frank Tanana and the Angels, 7-0. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 07 | 44,649 fans brave snow and freezing temperatures as Major League baseball makes a successful debut in Toronto. Doug Ault becomes an instant hero hitting two home runs in the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. | Ref: 86 |
| Apr 09 | Fustrated owner Ray Kroc apolozies to Padre fans for the team's "stupid baseball playing". During the fast-food tycoon's tirade, a streaker runs across the field. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 10 | At Fenway Park, the Indians (13) and the Red Sox (6) established a major league record for the most runs scored by both teams in one inning. The eighth inning barrage proves to be too much too much for Boston as Cleveland beats the home team, 19-9. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 15 | The Expos play their inaugural game at Olympic Stadium. A total of 57,592 watch the home team suffer a 7-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. The attendance remains an Expos' record for a home opener. | Ref: 86 |
| Apr 18 | Baltimore Orioles' Eddie Murray hits his first homerun. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | Gary Carter becomes the first Expos' hitter to blast three home runs in the same game when he does so off Pittsburgh Pirates' pitcher Jim Rooker. The feat occurs during the Expos' inaugural homestand at Olympic Stadium. | Ref: 86 |
| Apr 21 | Billy Martin pulls Yankee line-up out of a hat, beats Blue Jays 8-6. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | George Foster has seven RBIs, scores five runs times, bangs out four hits (two home runs, double and a single) as the Reds rout the Braves 23-9. Cincinnati ties a NL record by scoring 12 runs in one inninng. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 30 | Ron Cey sets record of 29 RBIs in April. | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | The Blue Jays beat the Mariners, 12-4, when the two new American League's teams meet for the first time. | Ref: 1 |
| May 11 | Ted Turner manages an Atlanta Braves game. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | The first no-hitter is thrown by a Royals pitcher at Royals Stadium as Jim Colborn beats the Texas Rangers, 6-0. | Ref: 1 |
| May 21 | San Diego Padres beat Montréal Expos, 11-8, in 21 innings. | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | Red Sox (6) & Brewers (5) tie single game homerun record of 11. | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | Cleveland Indian Dennis Eckersley no-hits CA Angels, 2-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 01 | Indian Dennis Eckersley consecutive no-hit innings end at 22 1/3 innings (2/3 inning short of Cy Young's major league record) as Mariner Ruppert Jones homers in the fifth of a Cleveland 7-1 win. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 03 | Balt Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 vs KC Royals). | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 05 | On Old Timer's Day, the Dodgers retire former manager Walt Alston's uniform number 24 | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 15 | The Mets trade the Franchise, Tom Seaver, to the Reds for pitcher Pat Zachry, second baseman Doug Flynn and minor leaguers Steve Henderson and Dan Norman. Dave Kingman is also traded by NY to the Angels for Bobby Valentine and a minor league player. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 16 | Ron Guidry's first complete game, 7-0 over KC Royals. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 18 | Billy Martin & Reggie Jackson get into a dug out altercation. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 19 | With five HRs in an 11-1 win against the Yankees, the Red Sox set a major league mark hitting 16 round trippers in three games. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 22 | After a 31-31 start, Texas Ranger manager Frank Lucchesi is replaced as manager by Eddie Stanky, who guides the club to a 10-8 win over Minnesota but steps down after just one game. | Ref: 86 |
| Jun 23 | Texas Rangers coach Connie Ryan takes over as interim manager. | Ref: 86 |
| Jun 23 | 13th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 6-4. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 26 | Pete Vukovich pitches the first shutout in Blue Jay history blanking the Orioles, 2-0. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 27 | Willie McCovey becomes the first major leaguer to hit two homers in one inning twice in his career. The Giant first baseman first accomplished the feat on 4/12/73. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 28 | Bill Hunter, in his 14th year as a coach with the Baltimore Orioles, takes over as manager of the Texas Rangers. He would guide the club to a 60-33 (.645) over the remainder of the season. | Ref: 86 |
| Jun 30 | Yankee DH Cliff Johnson hit 3 consecutive HRs in Toronto. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 02 | For the second time this season, Jim Spencer has an eight RBI day. The White Sox first baseman's two home runs helps to beat the Twins. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 04 | Cubs use fielder Larry Bittner as a pitcher. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 13 | At Shea Stadium, the Met-Cub game is suspended due to a major black-out which darkens NY City. The Met players amuse the crowd by performing antics in front of the headlights of cars which they drive onto the field. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 19 | NL beats AL 7-5 in 48th All Star Game (Yankee Stadium, NY). | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 25 | With his 2,881st career hit, Pete Rose passes Frankie Frisch as the all-time hit leader among switch-hitters. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 29 | Phil Niekro, Atlanta Braves, strikes out 4 batters in the 6th inning. (Sporting News Complete Baseball Record Book, 2002, ISBN 0-89204-668-0) | |
| Aug 01 | Giant Willie McCovey establishes a National League record by hitting his 18th career grand slam. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 08 | The Texas Rangers turn the first triple play in team history. With runners on first and second, Oakland's Manny Sanguillen grounds to third baseman Toby Harrah, who steps on third and throws to Bump Wills at second for the force. Wills relays to Mike Hargrove at first to complete the triple play. | Ref: 86 |
| Aug 09 | The Toronto Blue Jays defeat Minnesota 6-2 in front of 23,450 fans, which pushes the home attendance to 1,219,551 and establishes a new attendance record for a first-year expansion club after only 50 home dates. | Ref: 86 |
| Aug 10 | Phillies & Expos play a doubleheader that ends at 3:23 AM. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 16 | Yanks blow 9-4 lead in 9th but beat Chicago 11-10 in bottom of 9th. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 21 | In his first appearance at Shea Stadium since being traded, Tom Seaver throws a 6-hitter against his former teammates and strikes out 11 helping the Reds defeat the Mets, 5-1. In addition to his work on the mound, 'Tom Terrific' hits a double and scores two runs. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 27 | On consecutive pitches by New York pitcher Ken Clay, Texas Rangers Toby Harrah and Bump Wills hit inside-the-park home runs at Yankee Stadium. | Ref: 86 |
| Aug 28 | Steve Garvey hits three doubles and two home runs (including a grand slam) in five at-bats as the Dodgers rout the Cardinals, 11-0. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 28 | NY Yankee Ron Guidry faces just 28 men & beats TX Rangers 1-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 28 | In a game the Orioles win, 6-1, Ange hurler Nolan Ryan strikes out 11 batters to reach the 300 strikeout season mark for the fifth time in his career. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 29 | After four seasons and 1,382 major league at-bats, Duane Kuiper hits his first and only homer; the Indian second baseman will come to bat 3,379 times in his 12 year career. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 29 | Lou Brock got the 893rd stolen base of his baseball career -- breaking the major-league mark set by Ty Cobb. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 03 | Japanese superstar Sadaharu Oh hits his 756 career HR to surpass Hank Aaron as the All-time career HR leader in professional baseball. | |
| Sep 05 | The Indians break an eighteen-game losing streak by sweeping a twin bill from the Yankees | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 05 | Cleveland Indians stage first "I hate the Yankee Hanky Night". | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 08 | Cub relief pitcher Bruce Sutters strikes out the first six batters he faces including three men in the ninth on nine pitches. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 10 | Roy Howell leads the way with 13 total bases (two home runs, two doubles and a single) and nine RBIs as the Blue Jays rout the Yankees, 19-3. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 15 | The Toronto Blue Jays are awarded a 9-0 forfeit win over Baltimore Orioles as Orioles' manager Earl Weaver removes team from field in fifth inning. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 15 | The Royals set club record of 16 straight wins as they defeat the A's in ten innings in the nightcap of a doubleheader, 5-4. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 17 | Dave Kingman hits his first Yankee homer, Reggie hits 2 more. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 22 | Bert Blyleven throws the Texas Rangers' second no-hitter by blanking the Angels at Anaheim, 6-0. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 27 | Phillies clinch 2nd straight NL East Division title. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 01 | Yanks win 2nd consecutive AL East title. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 02 | When Dusty Baker hits his 30th homer of the season against the Astros' J.R. Richard, the Dodgers become the first team in major league history to have four players hit 30 or more home runs. He joins with Steve Garvey (33), Reggie Smith (32) and Ron Cey (30) to complete the foursome. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 06 | Yankees win AL pennant by rallying for 3 runs in 9th to beat KC Royals 5-3 in 5th & deciding playoff game. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 07 | Trailing by two runs in Game 3 of the NLCS, the Dodgers rally for three runs with none on and two outs in the ninth to take a one-run lead. Los Angeles goes on to beat the Phillies, 6-5. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 08 | Largest baseball crowd in Penns, 64,924 see Dodgers beat Phillies 4-1 in 4th NL championship game (Dodgers win pennant). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 09 | Yanks rally for 3 in 9th & beat Royals 5-3 for pennant #31. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 12 | "Throwaway Game" Catfish Hunter loses WS 6-1 resting Yank pitchers. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 14 | Linda Ronstadt sings the national anthem at the 74th World Series. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 18 | Reggie Jackson hits three HRs on three consecutive pitches propelling the Yankees to their twenty-first World Championship, earning him the nickname, Mr. October. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 16 | Twins' first baseman Rod Carew wins the American League's MVP award. He led the league in hitting with a .338 batting average. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 22 | Expo outfielder Andre Dawson (.282, 19, 65) wins the NL Rookie of the Year Award by a single vote over the Mets' Steve Henderson (.297, 12, 65). NY obtained Henderson in the Seaver trade with the Reds. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 23 | The Yankees sign free-agent Rich Gossage to a six-year 2.75 million dollar contract. The 'Goose' had 26 saves and 1.26 era for the Pirates last season. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 23 | The Red Sox sign two free-agent pitchers as Mike Torrez and Dick Drago come to terms to play in Boston. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 24 | The Board of Directors names Peter Bavasi, President and Chief Operating Officer of Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club. | Ref: 86 |
| Dec 09 | The A's announce a deal which will send pitcher Vida Blue to Cincinnati for outfielder Dave Revering and $1.75 million in cash. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 09 | The Mariners trade outfielder Dave Collins to the Reds for pitcher Shane Rawley. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 12 | Yankees purchase Andy Messersmith from Braves. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | The Red Sox trade Fergie Jenkins, a future Hall-Of-Famer, to the Rangers for 23-year-old pitcher named John Poloni, who will never play in another big league game. As a starter for both the Rangers and later with the Cubs, the Canadian right hander will post a 69-56 with a 3.71 ERA during the remaining six years of his career. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 17 | San Diego Padre Rollie Fingers is named N.L. Fireman of the Year, and teammate Bob Owchinko is honored as Rookie Pitcher of the Year. | Ref: 86 |
| Dec 29 | Melissa Ludtke, female Sports Illustrated sports writer, files suit against MLB , the Yankees and NYC officials for denying her access to the locker room to interview players during the World Series. | Ref: 1 |
- 1978
| Jan 19 | Eddie Mathews is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | George Bamberger, pitching coach of Orioles, is appointed field manager. | Ref: 86 |
| Jan 25 | Padres trade pitcher Dave Tomlin & $125,000 to Rangers for Gaylord Perry (He wins 1978 Cy Young Award). | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 30 | Addie Joss & Larry MacPhail elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | Under the financial reorganization of the club, F.J. 'Steve' O'Neill becomes the principal owner of the Cleveland Indians. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 15 | A's trade Vida Blue to Giants for 7 players & $390,000. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | Reds don green uniforms for St Patricks Day. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | Roger Craig is named San Diego Padres manager, replacing Alvin Dark. | Ref: 86 |
| Mar 21 | Padres fire Al Dark (2nd manager ever fired during spring training). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | The Mets trade popular shortstop Bud Harrelson to Philadelphia for minor league infielder Freddie Andrews. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 28 | By releasing the aging superstar, the A's end the fifteen-year career of Dick Allen. The Wampum, Pennsylvania native finishes his stormy relationship with Major League baseball with 351 HRs, 1,192 RBIs and .292 batting average. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 07 | US Court of Appeals upholds Commissioner Kuhn's voiding of attempted player sales by A's owner Charlie Finley in June 1976. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | New York Yankees defeat White Sox 4-2 in home opener on Reggie Candy Bar Day; Jackson slugs a 3-run homerun in the first inning, & the field is showered. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | The largest Opening Day Cub crowd ever, 45,777, attend the Wrigley Field opener against Pittsburgh. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 16 | Cardinal Bob Forsch no-hits the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0. Less than a year later, Bob's brother Ken of the Houston Astros pitched a no-hitter against Atlanta becoming the only brothers to throw no-hitters. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 22 | The Toronto Blue Jays' Jim Clancy gets the credit for a 4-2 Jacket Day win over the Chicago White Sox in front of 44,327 including Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and in doing so helps his own cause by starting the Blue Jays first ever triple play. | Ref: 86 |
| Apr 23 | Reds' second baseman Joe Morgan commits his first error since July 6,1977 ending a streak of 91 errorless games. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 24 | Angels Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 Mariners, 20th time he has 15 in game. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | The Cardinals fire manager Vern Rapp and and replace him with fan-favorite Ken Boyer. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 25 | Phillie Phanatic makes first appearance. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | 14th Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Yankees beat New York Mets 4-3 in 11. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | Padre rookie Ozzie Smith, a future Hall of Famer due his defensive prowess at short, makes what he will rate as his best play ever when he dives to his left to field a grounder hit by Jeff Burroughs of Atlanta. Although the ball takes a bad hop and scoots behind the 'Wizard's head, he promptly sticks out his bare right hand snagging and then popping to his feet to get the out at first base. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 29 | In a game which lasts only one-hour and thirty-three minutes, the Cardinals tie a franchise record for the quickest nine-inning game played in their history. | Ref: 1 |
| May 05 | When he singles off of Expo pitcher Steve Rogers, Pete Rose becomes the 13th member of the 3000 hit club. | Ref: 1 |
| May 07 | Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds, plays the last of 678 consecutive games. ("The 1999 ESPN Sports Almanac") | |
| May 17 | Lee Lacy hits record 3rd consecutive pinch-hit homerun. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | American League approves transfer of Red Sox to Jean Yawkey for $15 million. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | In an inning which last over an hour, 15 runs score before the first out is recorded as the Florida State League's Tampa Tarpons beat Daytona Beach,18-2. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 03 | Phillie Davey Johnson becomes the first major leaguer to pinch-hit two grand slams in one season. His ninth inning bases-loaded shot beats the Dodgers, 5-1. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 10 | Yankees trade Ken Holzman for Ron Davis. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 14 | Down 9-7 in 10th with 2 outs, Yanks Paul Blair hits a 3 run HR. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 16 | Ron Guidry establishes a franchise record by striking out 18 batters in the Yankees' 4-0 win vs. California at Yankee Stadium. | Ref: 86 |
| Jun 16 | Reds' Tom Seaver no-hits the Cardinals, 4-0. It is Tom Terrific's first no-hitter after coming close three times his 12-year career. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 17 | Yankee southpaw Ron Guidry strikes out 15 Angels in six innings and finishes with 18 Ks establishing a new American League mark for left-handers. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 21 | Dave Machemer of the California Angels hits a home run in his first major league at bat. | Ref: 12 |
| Jun 26 | The Toronto Blue Jays explode for 24 runs on 24 hits en route to a 24-10 shellacking of the Baltimore Orioles. | Ref: 86 |
| Jun 30 | On an 0-2 pitch from Atlanta Braves pitcher Jamie Easterly, Giant first baseman Willie McCovey launches his 500th career home run over the left field fence at Fulton County Stadium. The historic homer occurs in the second inning of the opener of a doubleheader which Giants will sweep, 10-9 and 10-5. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 30 | Larry Doby becomes manager of the Chicago White Sox. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 02 | Pitcher Ron Guidry sets Yankee record of 13-0 start. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 11 | At Jack Murphy Stadium, Steve Garvey becomes the first two-time MVP in All-Star history. The Dodgers' first baseman game-tying, two-run single and a triple helps the National League to beat the AL, 7-3. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 17 | Reggie Jackson refusal to bunt causes mgr Billy Martin to suspend him. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 18 | Billy Martin suspends Reggie Jackson for not bunting. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 19 | Yanks start 14 game comeback with 2-0 win. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 21 | Mike Paxton, Cleveland Indians, strikes out 4 batters in the 5th inning. (Sporting News Complete Baseball Record Book, 2002, ISBN 0-89204-668-0) | |
| Jul 23 | Phillies Steve Carlon becomes 78th pitcher to win 200. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 24 | Billy Martin resigns as Yankee manager after "the one is a born liar the other a convicted one" comment about Steinbrenner & Jackson. He is replaced by Bob Lemon. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 24 | Ron Guidry sets a Yankee record pitching his ninth shutout of the season as he two-hits (his third consecutive two-hitter) the Indians, 4-0. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 25 | Cincinnati Reds’ first baseman Pete Rose sets NL record hitting in 38 consecutive games. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 25 | Bob Lemon replaces Billy Martin as Yankee manager. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 27 | Light hitting Indian second baseman Duane Kuiper becomes one of only three modern major leaguer to hit two bases loaded triples in one game; the Tribe beats the Yankees, 17-5. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 28 | At Old Timer's Game it's announced Martin will again manage Yankees | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 29 | On Old Timer's Day, the New York Yankees announce that Billy Martin will return as Yankee manager in 1980 and Bob Lemon will become general manager. | Ref: 86 |
| Jul 30 | NY Yanks now 7 out of first, picked up 7 games in previous 2 weeks. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 31 | NY Yanks now 7½ out of first, picked up 7 games in previous 2 weeks | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 01 | Pete Rose goes 0-for-4 ending his 44-game hitting streak against Atlanta pitchers Larry McWilliams and Gene Garber as the Braves beat the Reds, 16-4. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 09 | Yanks score 5 in bottom of 9th beat Brewers 8-7. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 13 | Although the Yankees score five runs in the top of the 7th inning, the Bronx Bombers lose to the Orioles, 3-0 because the score reverted to the last completed inning after the game is rained out. This rule will be changed in 1980, and the game today would have been suspended. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 20 | At Shea Stadium, Dodger Blue becomes black and blue as pitcher Don Sutton and first baseman Steve Garvey begin fighting in the clubhouse prior to their 5-4 victory over the Mets. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 27 | By hitting his 200th home run, Reds' second baseman Joe Morgan becomes the first major leaguer to hit 200 homers as well as steal 500 bases. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 27 | Yankee Catfish Hunter's 6-2 win gives him a perfect 6-0 in Aug 1978. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 02 | Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 HR in 11 straight years. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 02 | Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies, plays the first of 745 consecutive games. ("The 1999 ESPN Sports Almanac") | |
| Sep 03 | At Dodger Stadium, Lee Mazzilli becomes the first Met in the club's 18-year history to hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same game. The center fielder's 4-for-5 day helps New York beat the Dodgers, 8-5. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 04 | In his first major league at-bat, Dorian Boyland strikes out sitting on the bench. The Pirate rookie is removed with a 1-2 count when the Mets make a pitching change and pinch hitter Rennie Stennett takes the third strike. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 04 | NY Yankee pitcher Ron Guidry wins his 20th (on the way to 25-3 season). | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 07 | First game of the Boston Massacre, Yanks beat Red Sox 15-3. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 08 | 2nd game of the Boston Massacre; Yanks beat Red Sox 13-2. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 09 | Balt Orioles pull their 7th triple play (5-4-3 vs Toronto). | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 09 | 3rd game of the Boston Massacre; Yanks beat Red Sox 7-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 10 | 4th game of the Boston Massacre; Yanks beat Red Sox 7-4. This ties them for first place. Yanks out hit 'em 67-21; score 42-9. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 13 | NY Yanks win to gain sole possession of first place from 14 games back. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 15 | Yanks beat Boston 4-0, Guidry wins # 22, Yanks lead 2« games. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 16 | Yanks beat Red Sox for 6th time in 2 weeks, 3-2. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 17 | Red Sox finally beat Yanks in Sept, 1978 7-3. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 24 | Ron Guidry beats Cleveland 4-0, raising his record to 23-3 ERA 1.74. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 01 | Yanks lose 9-2 to Indians forcing a playoff game with Red Sox. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 01 | Pat Corrales, a Texas Ranger coach since 1975, replaces Bill Hunter as manager before the final game of the season. The Rangers down the Mariners, 9-4, in Corrales' debut. | Ref: 86 |
| Oct 02 | In an AL East one-game playoff at Fenway Park, the Yankees defeat the Red Sox 5-4. Light-hitting infielder Bucky Dent is the unlikely hero hitting a three-run HR of off Mike Torrez. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 04 | Singer Tammy Wynette is kidnapped and beaten. She is made to drive for two hours and then released. The perpetrator was never identified. | Ref: 52 |
| Oct 06 | Despite three solo HRs off Yankee ace Catfish Hunter by KS City's third baseman George Brett, the Bombers win Game 3 of the ALCS beating the Royals, 6-5. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 07 | Ron Cey scores in the 10th inning on Bill Russell's game winning single and gives the Dodgers their second straight NL pennant. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 08 | Yanks win 3rd straight AL Championship, all against KS City. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 10 | Yanks & Dodgers play in 75th World Series. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 11 | In Game 2 of the World Series, Bob Welch strikes out Reggie Jackson on a full count with two outs in the ninth to preserve a 4-3 victory over the Yankees. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 13 | Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3 as Guidry beats Dodgers, after trailing 2 games to 0 Yanks win next 4. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 17 | The NY Yankees were pounded 11-to-5 in the opening game of the World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers also took game two 4-to-3. No American League team had ever recovered from an 0-2 deficit in the World Series -- until then. The Yankees won the next four games to clinch their 22nd world championship. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 01 | After dominating the American League, Yankee lefty Ron Guidry (25-3,1.74) wins the league's Cy Young Award unanimously. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 10 | Yanks trade Lyle, Rajsich, McCall, Heath & Ramos to Texas for Righetti, Mirabella, Beniquez, Jemison & Griffin. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 13 | The Yankees sign pitcher Luis Tiant as free agent to a two-year $875,000 contract. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 22 | Second baseman Lou Whitaker (.285, 3, 58) wins the American League Rookie of the Year. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 05 | Free agent Pete Rose signs 4-year, $32 million contract with Phillies, becomes highest paid baseball player. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | Don Blasingame becomes the first American not of Japanese descent to be named as a manager of Japanese team when he lands the pilot job for the Hanshin Tigers. | Ref: 1 |
- 1979
| Jan 23 | Willie Mays is selected by the BBWAA as a member of the Hall of Fame. The 'Say-Hey Kid' receives 409 of the 432 votes cast. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 03 | The Twins trade perennial all-star and batting champ Rod Carew to the Angels for outfielders Ken Landreaux and Dave Engle and pitchers Paul Hartzell and Brad Havens. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 07 | Jesse Orosco becomes 'the player to be named later' in the Met trade of Jerry Koosman to the Twins. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 22 | Billy Martin named manager of Oakland A's. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | Baseball exhibition season opens with semipro & amateur umpires. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | Warren Giles & Hack Wilson selected to baseball Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | Bowie Kuhn orders baseball to give equal access to female reporters. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | Padres & Giants announce plans to play exhibition series in Tokyo but Giant players reject it | Ref: 2 |
| Apr 05 | Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | Ken Forsch of Houston pitched a no-hitter over the Atlanta Braves, 6-0. Forsch walked only two batters. It was the earliest no-hitter ever pitched in a baseball season. He and his brother, Bob, a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, were the only brothers to ever pitch no-hitters in the big leagues. Bob threw a no-hitter on April 16, 1978. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 10 | J R Richard throws major league record 6 wild pitches in Astrodome. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | 15th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks & Mets tie 1-1. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Following a 6-3 loss to the Orioles, Yankees Goose Gossage & Cliff Johnson brawl, Gossage sustains a sprained ligament in his left thumb. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | In a 6-1 defeat to the Brewers. Indian outfielder Bobby Bonds hits his 300th home run off Moose Haas to become only the second player in major league history to steal at least 300 bases (413) and hit 300 round trippers. Willie Mays was the first to accomplish the feat. (July 4,1961). | Ref: 1 |
| May 07 | Gary Roenicke hits into Orioles 13th triple play (Oakland). | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | At the Astrodome, substitute ump David Pallone ejects the entire Cardinal bench after the players throw helmets and bats onto the field to protest a call. The minor league ump was pressed into duty due to the major league umpire strike. | Ref: 1 |
| May 10 | John McMullen becomes CEO of Houston Astros | Ref: 2 |
| May 16 | National League approves Astros sales from Ford Motors to John J McMullen for $19 million. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | The Phillies beat the Cubs in a fifty-hit slugfest at Wrigley Field, 23-22. The 11 HRs hit in the game ties a major league mark. | Ref: 1 |
| May 19 | After a bitter six-week strike, the major league umpires return to work. During the work stoppage, the men in blue were replaced by amateur arbiters. | Ref: 1 |
| May 24 | Billy Martin issues a public apology to Reno sportswriter Ray Hagar. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | At Dodger Stadium, Dusty Baker, Rick Sutcliffe, Steve Garvey, Gary Thomasson, Derrel Thomas, Joe Ferguson and Davey Lopes set a team record by hitting seven home runs as the Dodgers crush the Reds, 17-6. | Ref: 1 |
| May 31 | In his major league debut, Tiger Pat Underwood blanks the Blue Jays for 8 1/3 innings and beats his brother Tom, 1-0. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 05 | Mariner Wille Horton becomes the 43rd major league player to hit 300 career home runs. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 06 | Willie Horton becomes 43rd player to hit 300 HRs in the majors. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 08 | Future NFL stars, Dan Marino (4th) and John Elway (17th), are selected by the KS City Royals during the free-agent baseball draft. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 09 | Phillies wear burgundy uniforms for first & last time. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 09 | Willie Horton is honored at Seattle's Kingdome. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 10 | Balt Orioles pull their 8th triple play (5-4-3 vs Cleve). | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 14 | Giant first baseman Willie McCovey hits his 513th round tripper establishing him as the NL all-time left-handed HR leader. | Ref: 1 |
| Jun 16 | Carl Yastrzemski hits his 1,000th extra base hit | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 17 | Tony Perez, Gary Carter and Ellis Valentine hit the first back-to-back-to-back home runs in Expos' history. | Ref: 86 |
| Jun 18 | Billy Martin becomes Yankee manager (2nd time), replacing Bob Lemon. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 12 | This was Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago, IL. Two Chicago radio DJs came up with the idea of having people bring unwanted disco records to the stadium. The spurned records would be burned between doubleheader games with the White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. Lead by the chant, “Disco Sucks!”, most of the records weren’t burned, but sailed through the stands during the game -- nearly inciting a riot. Some fans started their own fires and mini-riots. There was so much commotion that the ballplayers couldn’t even finish the last game of the doubleheader; the White Sox forfeited. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 17 | NL beats AL 7-6 in 50th All Star Game (Kingdome Seattle). | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 24 | At Fenway Park off A's hurler Mike Morgan, Red Sox first baseman Carl Yastrzemski becomes the 18th major leaguer and seventh in the American League to hit 400 home runs. 'Captain Carl' will end his 23-year career with 452 homers. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 28 | Cub Dave Kingman becomes the sixth player in major league history to hit three home runs in one game twice in one season. The Mets win the game, 6-4. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 05 | In an 8-1 win over the Giants, Dodger Don Sutton becomes the team's all-time strikeout leader with his 2,487th career strikeout. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 05 | Willie Mays, Warren Giles and Hack Wilson are inducted into the Hall of Fame. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 13 | St. Louis Cardinal Lou Brock collects his 3000th career hit (single off Dennis Lamp) in the 4th inning against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium. | Ref: 86 |
| Aug 25 | California Angels trounce Toronto Blue Jays, 24-2. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 01 | Angel infielder Carney Lansford hits three consecutive home runs as California downs the Indians, 7-4. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 02 | With his 145th career pinch-hit, Dodger Manny Mota sets a major league record. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 05 | Just one defeat shy of the AL record, A's Matt Keough snaps his eighteen-game consecutive losing streak (including four losses at the end of 1978 season) as he beats the Brewers, 6-1. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 07 | Red Sox Yaz collects three hits to pass Ted Williams on the all-time total base list. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 09 | The St Louis Cardinals retire Lou Brock's uniform no 20. | Ref: 29 |
| Sep 12 | Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox became the first American League player to get 3,000 career hits -- and 400 career home runs -- as the Red Sox downed the NY Yankees 9-2 at Fenway Park in Boston. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 15 | In a 10-2 victory over the Orioles, Red Sox Bob Watson becomes the first modern major leaguer to hit for the cycle in both leagues. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 16 | At Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Bombers hold Catfish Hunter Day to honor their future Hall of Fame pitcher who will be retiring at the end of the season at the age of 33. A 20-year-old left-hander named Dave Righetti makes his major league debut for the home town team. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 23 | St. Louis Cardinal Lou Brock steals his 938th base making him baseball's all-time stolen base leader surpassing William (Sliding Billy) Hamilton. | Ref: 86 |
| Sep 25 | Behind the solid pitching of Frank Tanana, the Angels defeat the Royals, 4-1, to win their first American League West title. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 01 | Jerry Coleman leaves the San Diego Padres broadcast booth to become manager, replacing Roger Craig. | Ref: 86 |
| Oct 17 | After being down three games to one, Willie ‘Pops’ Stargell’s third World Series homer gave the Pittsburgh Pirates their third straight win, 4-1, and the world championship, four games to three. Stargell was Series MVP. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 18 | Toronto Blue Jays' Bobby Mattick is named Field Manager for the 1980 season. | Ref: 86 |
| Oct 24 | Billy Martin punches a marshmallow salesman, puts job in jeopardy. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 28 | Dick Howser (best Yank mngr win-lost pct .636) replaces Billy Martin. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 29 | Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays, one of the game's most popular players, severs all ties with MLB when he accepts a public relations job with Atlantic City casino; due to the gambling aspect of the position, he had been given the ultimatum by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 29 | Billy Martin fired as Yankee manager (2nd time). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 31 | Orioles' Mike Flanagan (23-9, 3.08) wins the Cy Young Award outdistancing Tommy John (21-9, 2.97). | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 01 | Edward Bennett Williams buys the Orioles for a reported $12.3 million from Jerold Hoffberger. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 03 | AL and NL all-star teams depart on an exhibition tour of Japan; the NL squad will take four of seven from the AL counterparts, but the teams will combine to split a pair of games with the Japanese all-stars. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 13 | For the first time in major league history two players are named co-winners of National MVP award as Cardinal first baseman Keith Hernandez shares the honor with outfielder Pirate Willie Stargell. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 15 | Twin pitcher David Goltz (14-13, 4.16) becomes the first player to be selected by the maximum thirteen teams in the first round of the free agent draft. He will sign a six-year, three- million dollar contract with the Dodgers. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 16 | Former Red and Expo Tony Perez signs as a re-entry free agent with the Red Sox. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 19 | Former Angel Nolan Ryan becomes the first free agent to sign a million dollars per year contract with a new team. The 'Ryan Express' will post a 106-94 record for the Astros. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 26 | Toronto Blue Jays' Alfredo Griffin is named co-winner of the American League's Rookie of the Year Award. | Ref: 86 |
| Dec 12 | Re-entry free agents second baseman Rennie Stennett, catcher Milt May and outfielder Jim Wohlford sign with the Giants. The combined total of the contracts is nearly $5 million. | Ref: 1 |
- 1987
| Aug 16 | NY Mets beat Chicago Cubs, 23-9. | Ref: 5 |
- 1997
| Jun 06 | At Fenway, Indian backstop Sandy Alomar hits four doubles in one game tying the major league record. | Ref: 1 |
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Baseball from 1970 to 1979 Chronology