Major League Season Recap 1974

Major League Season Recap 1974

Major League Season Recap 1974 World Series – Oakland A’s AL over Los Angeles Dodgers NL 4 games to 1 World Series MVP – Rollie Fingers Babe Ruth Award – Dick Green ALCS Oakland A’s over Baltimore Orioles 3 games to 1 ALCS MVP – NLCS Los Angeles Dodgers over Pittsburgh Pirates 3 games to 1 NLCS MVP – Awards…

Bobby Valentine breaks his leg climbing a wall – the injury will curtail his career

Bobby Valentine breaks his leg climbing a wall – the injury will curtail his career

On May 17, 1973, At Anaheim Stadium promising California Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine catches his spikes in the wall (chain link fence) and suffers compound fractures of his leg while trying to climb the wall in an effort to catch Dick Green home run during a 5 – 4 loss to the Oakland Athletics The…

Northrup’s wallop wins it for Tigers in ALCS Game 4

Northrup’s wallop wins it for Tigers in ALCS Game 4

Oct 11, 1972 – The Detroit Tigers even the ALCS series with a 10th-inning 3-run rally to beat the A’s 4-3. Jim Northrup bats in the game-winner after Dave Hamilton walks home the tying run. For eight innings it was a tight pitching duel between Game 1 aces Catfish Hunter and Mickey Lolich. The only…

Milwaukee Brewers hosted their first 10-Cent Beer Night

Milwaukee Brewers hosted their first 10-Cent Beer Night

On June 18, 1971, the Milwaukee Brewers hosted their first 10-Cent Beer Night at County Stadium. 27,472 fans showed up for the “shitload of dimes” promotion, which was brewed up as a way to boost lackluster attendance during the team’s second year as the Brewers. Predictably, things went awry. A Milwaukee Journal report from the…