1976 – In the last big league games at Jarry Park, the Phillies beat the Expos, 4 – 1, in the first game of a doubleheader to clinch the National League East title. Philley takes the nitecap, 2 – 1. Following the second game, Dick Allen jumps the team in protest of the fact that veteran Tony Taylor is not listed on the post-season roster.
1973 – In the first game of a scheduled make-up doubleheader at Wrigley Field, a day after the regular season ended, the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs, 6 – 1, to capture the National League East flag. The Mets, who were 11 1/2 games behind and in last place on August 5th, by winning their 82nd game (the lowest number of victories ever to win a title), clinch the division, making the second game of the twin bill unnecessary.
Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page Sep 22, 1973 – At County Stadium, Al Bumbry ties the Major League record with 3 triples as the Orioles beat the Brewers 7-1 and clinch the AL East title. The Orioles bang out 17 hits, including four from…
On October 3, 1972 the Detroit Tigers clinch the division in a strike-shortened season. Billy Martin leads the aging club to the title. Woodie Fryman picks up the win in a 3-1 win at Tiger Stadium over Red Sox legend Luis Tiant. Future hall of famer Al Kaline delivers the go-ahead single in the 7th…
VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia On September 12, 1954, the five-time defending world champion New York Yankees are eliminated from the pennant race. A standing-room-only crowd of 84,587 at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium, which establishes the record for the largest crowd to have ever watched a major-league baseball game, witness the pennant-bound Indianssweep a doubleheader from the Yankees, 4 –…
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