John Candelaria strikes out 14 Reds‚ but is knocked out of the box by Pete Rose’s 8th-inning HR

John Candelaria strikes out 14 Reds‚ but is knocked out of the box by Pete Rose’s 8th-inning HR

ByThis Day in Baseball

  October 7, 1975 – Pittsburgh’s John Candelaria strikes out 14 Reds‚ but is knocked out of the box by Pete Rose’s 8th-inning HR. The Reds complete their sweep of the NLCS with a 5-3 win. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@

RENNIE STENNET imposed the record of 7 hits in a 9-inning game on September 16, 1975, playing for the Pittsbutgh Pirates
|

Rennie Stennett establishes a new modern day record for most hits in a nine-inning game

ByThis Day in Baseball

    On September 16, 1975, Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Rennie Stennett goes 7-for-7 in a 22-0 shellacking of the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, the most one-sided shutout since 1900.. Stennett establishes a new modern day record for most hits in a nine-inning game. Stennett also ties Wilbert Robinson’s 19th century record. In 1892,…

Pittsburgh Pirates get Bill Robinson from Phillies

Pittsburgh Pirates get Bill Robinson from Phillies

ByThis Day in Baseball

On April 5, 1975, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquire outfielder Bill Robinson from the Philadelphia Phillies for pitcher Wayne Simpson. The journeyman outfielder, a disappointment during his early years with the New York Yankees, will develop into a key player for the Pirates and will help them win the World Championship in 1979, when he hits 24 home runs…

Roberto Clemente, Roy Campanella and Pop Lloyd join this year’s inductees in the Black Athletes’ Hall of Fame

Roberto Clemente, Roy Campanella and Pop Lloyd join this year’s inductees in the Black Athletes’ Hall of Fame

ByTom

1975 – In Las Vegas, Nevada, the late Roberto Clemente joins Roy Campanella and twelve other sports figures, living and dead, as this year’s inductees in the Black Athletes’ Hall of Fame.

Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits three batters during the first inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds
|

Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits three batters during the first inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds

ByThis Day in Baseball

On May 1, 1974, Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits three batters during the first inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds. Ellis hits Pete Rose, Joe Morgan and Dan Driessen being his victims. Ellis, who admits to trying intentionally to hit each Reds batter that faced him, throws two pitches behind Tony…

Jerry Reuss Houston Astros Signed 8x10 W/coa
|

Jerry Reuss is traded to the Pirates for catcher Milt May

ByTom

1973 – Lefthander Jerry Reuss is traded to the Pirates for catcher Milt May. Reuss has an inconsistent two seasons in Houston, posting a 25-26 record with one save, but he improves on his way through a major league career that lasts 22 years. May, stuck behind Manny Sanguillen in Pittsburgh, bats .265 in two seasons before leaving for Detroit during a rebuilding purge. Also on this date, reliever Tim Byrdak is born in Oak Lawn, IL. The lefthander works out of the bullpen from 2008 to 2010 with a 3.53 ERA. 

Cleon Jones

The Pirates miss scoring in the top of the 13th inning when Dave Augustine’s ‘home run’ bounces off the top of the fence into the glove of left fielder Cleon Jones, who relays the ball to Wayne Garrett in time for the third baseman to nail Richie Zisk at the plate. In the bottom of the frame, Mets rookie catcher Ron Hodges ends the Shea Stadium contest, which will become known as the ‘Ball on the Wall Game’, with a one-out single off Bucs’ reliever Dave Giusti, plating John Milner for the 4-3 victory.

ByBaseball

The Pirates miss scoring in the top of the 13th inning when Dave Augustine’s ‘home run’ bounces off the top of the fence into the glove of left fielder Cleon Jones, who relays the ball to Wayne Garrett in time for the third baseman to nail Richie Zisk at the plate. In the bottom of the frame, Mets rookie catcher Ron Hodges ends the Shea Stadium contest, which will become known as the ‘Ball on the Wall Game’, with a one-out single off Bucs’ reliever Dave Giusti, plating John Milner for the 4-3 victory.

dusty baker 19 year old outfielder

Dusty Baker makes what The Sporting News will call “the greatest catch in Atlanta Stadium history,”

ByThis Day in Baseball

1973 – With a runner aboard and the Braves already trailing, 2- 0, Dusty Baker makes what The Sporting News will call “the greatest catch in Atlanta Stadium history,” literally climbing the center field fence to prevent Pittsburgh’s Richie Hebner from doubling Atlanta’s deficit with one swing of the bat. Though coming in the fourth inning, the play will later prove pivotal when, thanks to Baker, the three runs finally pushed across by game’s end gives Atlanta a 3 – 2, walk-off win.