New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Atlanta Braves complete an unusual four-team trade
New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Atlanta Braves complete an unusual four-team trade
Bert Blyleven no-hits the Angels, 6-0
Bert Blyleven no-hits the Angels, 6-0. A batter reaching on a third-inning error, erased on a double play, and a walk, issued with two outs in the ninth, account for the only two baserunners in the game for Anaheim.
Minnesota Twins trade ace pitcher Bert Blyleven
On June 1, 1976, the Minnesota Twins trade ace pitcher Bert Blyleven and ailing shortstop Danny Thompson to the Texas Rangers for infielders Roy Smalley and Mike Cubbage, pitcher Bill Singer, and $250,000 in cash. Thompson, who is seriously ill with leukemia, will lose his battle with the disease on December 10.
The Twins’ Craig Kusick ties the major-league record by being hit by pitches three times in a game
1975 – The Twins’ Craig Kusick ties the major-league record by being hit by pitches three times in a game, an 11-inning 1 – 0 win over the Brewers. Bert Blyleven goes the distance for the win.
The Twins’ Bert Blyleven one-hits the Royals to win‚ 2 – 0. Ed Kirkpatrick’s bunt single in the 5th is the only hit.
The Twins’ Bert Blyleven one-hits the Royals to win‚ 2 – 0. Ed Kirkpatrick’s bunt single in the 5th is the only hit.
Dick Allen hits 2 inside park Hr’s
On July 31, 1972, At Metropolitan Stadium, Dick Allen of the Chicago White Sox becomes only the seventh player in major league history to hit two inside-the-park home runs in a game and the first since 1939. Allen’s two circuit clouts, which come against Bert Blyleven of the Minnesota Twins, in the first…
Clyde Wright 2nd Angel to win 20 games
1970 – Clyde Wright joins Dean Chance (1964) as the Angels’ second twenty-game winner as he beats the Twins, 5 – 1. Bert Blyleven, 19-year-old rookie, ties an American League record by striking out the first six batters. He strikes out 10 in 6 2/3 innings.
