Iowa History Daily: On September 25, 1976, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Urban Clearance “Red” Faber of Cascade, Iowa, died. A star right-handed pitcher for the Chicago White Sox from 1914 to 1933, the iconic spitballer spun his way to 254 wins over a storied career. Born on a farm outside of Cascade, a…
1976 – The Astros host an exhibition game at the Louisiana Superdome, a 12-5 win over Minnesota, before just over 10,000 fans. Cliff Johnson stars with three hits, including a homer. Not built for baseball, New Orleans’ new dome creates a few problems such as a concrete warning track and football sidelines down the third base line. Hitters complain about poor visibility, causing an auxilliary scoreboard to be shut off.
On October 3, 1990 George Brett pinch hits a fifth-inning RBI sac fly, and then singles in the seventh inning to end the season winning the batting title with a .329 batting average. Kansas City’s 5 – 2 losses the game to the Cleveland Indians. The Royals superstar is the only player to win three…
Major League Season Recap 1976 World Series – Cincinnati Reds NL over New York Yankees AL 4 games to 0 World Series MVP – Johnny Bench Babe Ruth Award – Johnny Bench ALCS New York Yankees over Kansas City Royals 3 games to 2 ALCS MVP – NLCS Cincinnati Reds over Philadelphia Phillies 3 games to 0 NLCS MVP –…
1976 – 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.
Court proceedings in Charlie Finley’s $10 million damage suit against Commissioner Bowie Kuhn begin in Chicago. At issue is Kuhn’s voiding of Finley’s attempted player sales last June. The proceedings will take 15 days, and the decision will take three months, but it will uphold the Commissioner’s authority to act “in the best interests of baseball.”
The Reds swap popular 1B Tony Perez and P Will McEnaney to the Expos for pitchers Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray.
1976 – Pirate free agent Richie Hebner signs with the Phillies.
San Diego Padres sign veteran free agents Rollie Fingers and Gene Tenace
On December 10, 1976, Texas Rangers shortstop Danny Thompson dies from leukemia two months short of his 30th birthday. The 29-year-old Thompson had been undergoing treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The Rangers had acquired Thompson from the Minnesota Twins on June 1, He led all shortstops in hitting in 1972 with a…