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1970

(1970) 1970 MLB All-star Game - radio broadcast on 4 CDs

(05-30-70) + (05-31-70) Chicago Whitesox @ Boston Redsox - Highlights of double header - 24 minutes, Color (Quality 9)

(06-21-70) Dodgers dugout Show from Reds game - Added September, 2020

(09-02-70) Pittsburgh Pirates @ Montreal Expos - MLB Network rebroadcast - black and white (Quality 9) - Added March, 2016

(10-10-70) World Series Game 1 - Cincinnati Reds @ Baltimore Orioles - The Reds got off to a fast start, taking a 3-0 lead off Jim Palmer on a 1st-inning RBI single by Johnny Bench and a 3rd-inning two-run homer by Lee May. Palmer, however, settled into a groove, allowing only one more hit and no runs in eight innings. Meanwhile, the Orioles came back on a two-run homer by Boog Powell in the fourth off Reds' starter Gary Nolan. Elrod Hendricks tied it with a solo homer in the fifth, and Brooks Robinson hit what turned out to be the game-winning homer in the seventh. Pete Richert pitched the ninth for the save. Prior to his game-winning blast, Brooks Robinson provided a taste of things to come in the Reds' sixth when he made a spectacular backhanded grab of a hard grounder hit down the third base line by Lee May and spun to throw him out. On a controversial play in the sixth, the Reds had Bernie Carbo on third and Tommy Helms on first when Ty Cline, batting for Nolan, hit a high chopper in front of the plate. Plate umpire Ken Burkhart positioned himself in front of the plate to call the ball fair or foul as Carbo sped home. O's catcher Hendricks fielded the ball and turned to tag Carbo with Burkhart blocking the way. Hendricks tagged the sliding Carbo with his glove hand while holding the ball in his other hand; all the while, Burkhart was knocked to the ground and had his back turned to what was going on. When Burkhart turned around and saw Carbo well out of the baseline and not near the plate and that Hendricks had the ball in his hand, he signaled Carbo out. Carbo and Reds' manager Sparky Anderson vehemently argued the call, but to no avail. - B/W (Quality 8)

(10-11-70) World Series Game 2 - Cincinnati Reds @ Baltimore Orioles - B/W, includes commercials (Quality 8)

(10-13-70) World Series Game 3 - Baltimore Orioles @ Cincinnati Reds - Left-hander Dave McNally had a banner day, pitching a complete game, scattering nine hits. McNally's most significant contribution was with the bat, however. He connected for a grand slam in the sixth inning off reliever Wayne Granger to break the game wide open. (As a sidenote, Granger had entered the game in that inning in relief of Tony Cloninger—the only pitcher, to date, to hit two grand slams in one game.) The Reds were now down 3-0 in games and in big trouble. It was in this game that Brooks Robinson would stake his claim as one of the best fielding third sackers of all time. After Pete Rose and Bobby Tolan led the game off with consecutive hits, Robinson made a sensational, leaping grab of Tony Perez's hopper, stepped on third and fired to first for a perfect double play. In the second inning, Robinson snagged a slow grounder hit by Tommy Helms and threw out the sprinting second baseman. And, in the sixth, Robinson made a diving catch of a line drive hit by Johnny Bench. - B/W - Orioles Classics rebroadcast of game (Quality 9)

(10-14-70) World Series Game 4 - Baltimore Orioles @ Cincinnati Reds - B/W (Quality 8)

(10-15-70) World Series Game 5 - Baltimore Orioles @ Cincinnati Reds - Seemingly re-energized from their Game 4 win, the Reds rocked Mike Cuellar for three runs in the first on an RBI single by Johnny Bench and a two-run double by Hal McRae. Unfortunately, that would be it for the Reds as Cuellar settled down and allowed no more runs and only two hits the rest of the way in a complete-game win. Frank Robinson hit a two-run homer, Merv Rettenmund had a homer and two RBI's, and Davey Johnson had two RBI's to pace the Oriole hitters as they completed the rout. - color, Includes pre-game and post-game locker room celebration plus interviews (Quality 8.5)

1971

(07-13-71) 1971 All Star Game - @ Detroit, Michigan - Perhaps the greatest mid summer classic ever! After nine consecutive losing appearances, the American League appeared to be on their way to yet another disappointing loss. The National League jumped out 3-0, but the American League came back in the bottom of the third and, for the first time since 1964, actually took the lead. Luis Aparicio lead off with a single and Earl Weaver sent up Reggie Jackson, who was in only his fourth full season. Jackson made his at-bat debut with a homerun that struck a light tower on Tiger Stadium's roof some 520 feet from home plate. It was just a preview of what was to come from the future hall of famer. Two batters later, Frank Robinson (who, incidentally, became the first to home for both sides in the All-Star Game) stepped up to the plate and fired a rocket into the lower right-field seats putting the American League up, 4-3. Then they added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth. Roberto Clemente's homer in the eighth was the only action the National League could muster and it would not be enough. What made this game so exceptional was not only that the American League had finally won their first Midsummer Classic since 1962, but that all six home runs (Bench, Aaron, F.Robinson, Jackson, Killebrew, Clemente) were shots from future hall of fame players!  Some other players in game: Frank Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Lou Brock, Pete Rose, Earl Weaver, Luis Aparicio, Willie Stargell, etc.  17 Hall of Famers total would play (Quality 9.5)

(10-09-71) 1971 World Series Game 1 - Pittsburgh Pirates @ Baltimore Orioles - The Pirates scored three in the second thanks to some unusually sloppy defense by the Orioles. Bob Robertson lead off with a walk and went to second on a wild pitch by O's starter Dave McNally. Manny Sanguillen grounded to short, but Mark Belanger threw wildly to third in an attempt to retire Robertson. Robertson scored and Sanguillen pullead in at second. After Sanguillen was grounded to third by Jose Pagan, Jackie Hernandez laid down a suicide squeeze bunt to score Sanguillen and went to second when catcher Elrod Hendricks threw wildly to first. Dave Cash singlead home Hernandez with the only hit the Pirates got the whole inning among the three runs. To atone for the bad defense, the Orioles clawed back with their power hitting. Frank Robinson hit a solo homer in the second and Merv Rettenmund blasted a three-run homer in the third off Dock Ellis to give the Orioles the lead. Don Buford added a solo homer in the fifth as McNally settlead down and allowed only two more hits and no runs the rest of the way. - missing 1/2 inning

(10-11-71) 1971 World Series Game 2 - Pittsburgh Pirates @ Baltimore Orioles - missing 1/2 inning

(10-12-71) 1971 World Series Game 3 - Baltimore Orioles @ Pittsburgh Pirates - Highlights and then picks up with original broadcast during 6th inning and continous to end, color with post game interviews and highlights (Quality 8.5)

(10-13-71) 1971 World Series Game 4 - Baltimore Orioles @ Pittsburgh Pirates - First night game in World Series history!  This game started out looking like a long day for the Pirates. Starting pitcher Luke Walker gave up singles to the Orioles' first three batters, Paul Blair, Mark Belanger, and Merv Rettenmund, loading the bases. Blair scored and the others advanced on a Manny Sanguillen passed ball. Walker then intentionally walked Frank Robinson and gave up consecutive sacrifice flies to Brooks Robinson and Boog Powell, giving the Orioles a 3-0 lead. Manager Danny Murtaugh then pullead Walker in favor of skinny Bruce Kison. Kison proceeded to get the final out of the inning and then pitched shutout baseball for the next six innings, allowing only one hit. Kison's heroics allowed the Pirates to claw back. Willie Stargell and Al Oliver cut the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the first with back-to-back RBI doubles. Oliver tied the score at 3-3 in the third with an RBI single. In the seventh, Bob Robertson and Sanguillen stroked one-out singles off reliever Eddie Watt. Pinch-hitter Vic Davalillo then lofted a short fly to center that Paul Blair dropped. Robertson reached third and Davalillo first, but Sanguillen was caught in a rundown between second and third. Backup catcher Milt May then batted for Kison and delivered a clutch go-ahead RBI single, scoring Robertson. Dave Giusti pitched the final two innings of hitless ball for the Pirates and got the save. - 45 minutes of pre-game including complete World Series '71 report w/ Sandy Kolfax and pre-game player introductions, partial broadcast of game w/ Innings 1-4 and 8 (Quality 8.5)

(10-14-71) 1971 World Series Game 5 - Baltimore Orioles @ Pittsburgh Pirates - 30 minutes of pre-game including complete World Series '71 report w/ Sandy Kolfax and pre-game player introductions, partial original broadcast of game w/ Innings 1-5, ESPN classic rebroadcast of highlights from rest of game to finish (Quality 8.5)

(10-16-71) 1971 World Series Game 6 - Pittsburgh Pirates @ Baltimore Orioles - Roberto Clemente is marvelous!  The series shifted back to Baltimore with the Orioles facing elimination. With Steve Blass needing another day of rest and Dock Ellis nursing an injury, Danny Murtaugh had to go to the well once again, starting reliever Bob Moose—his sixth different starter in this Series. Moose responded well by pitching shutout ball for five innings, while his Pirate teammates got him a 2-0 lead. Al Oliver doublead in the second off Jim Palmer and scored on a Bob Robertson single. Roberto Clemente added a solo homer in the third. Moose started having trouble in the sixth, however. Don Buford belted a one-out solo homer and Moose allowed the next two batters to reach base before giving way to Bob Johnson, who ended the threat. The Orioles tied it off Johnson in the seventh when Mark Belanger singlead, stole second, and scored on a single by Davey Johnson. Both teams threatened late; the Orioles had runners on second and third in the bottom of the ninth with two out, but failead to score. The Pirates loaded the bases in the top of the tenth, but Dave McNally, pitching in relief, squelched the threat. The Orioles staved off a World Series defeat in their half of the tenth when Frank Robinson drew a one-out walk and went to third on a Merv Rettenmund single. Brooks Robinson lifted a short fly to center and Frank Robinson tagged and scored the winning run, barely beating Al Oliver's throw to the plate. - missing portions of 9th

(10-17-71) 1971 World Series Game 7 - Pittsburgh Pirates @ Baltimore Orioles - Blass vs Cuellar - With ace pitchers Steve Blass and Mike Cuellar on the mound for their respective teams, this Game 7 looked to be a pitcher's duel, and it didn't necessarily disappoint. Series MVP Roberto Clemente drew first blood for the Pirates by hitting a two-out solo homer in the fourth off Cuellar. The Pirates added another run in the eighth when Jose Pagan doubled in Willie Stargell. The only run the O's could muster off Blass was an RBI groundout by Don Buford in the eighth. Blass would get his second complete game win of the series. - original broadcast - 30 minutes of pre-game including complete World Series '71 report w/ Sandy Kolfax and pre-game player introductions and post-game with locker room celebration and trophy presentation (Quality 8.5)

1972

1972 MLB All-Star Game - merger from different sources - Radio then kinescope video for innings 4-7.  The color tv broadcast for innings 7-10 with commercials - some pic drop on the tv broadcast - Added May, 2016

(04-15-72) Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Mets - Opening day - First 3 innings – black and white with audio - 1 hour of footage - Added January, 2020

(06-10-72) Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco Giants - Cubs get great performance from Ace Ferguson Jenkins in 4-2 come from behind win over Giants - B&W

(06-30-72) Los Angeles Dodgers @ San Francisco Giants - partial and includes part of 07-02 game between these two teams - Added July, 2020

(07-01-72) Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers - A duel of 20 game winner's sees the Tigers Mickey Lolich out pitch the Orioles Dave McNally 1-0 on the strength of Detroit's Al Kaline's solo homer in the 6th! - first 7 innings only

(07-02-72) Los Angeles Dodgers @ San Francisco Giants - partial and includes part of 06-30 game between these two teams - Added July, 2020

(07-08-72) Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds - black and white (Quality 8) - Added March, 2016

(07-16-72) Milwaukee Brewers vs California Angels - 1st Game of a doubleheader matching the Angeles vs. the host Brewers is a pitchers duel between Cal’s Rudy May and Milwaukee’s Jim Colborn in 1-0 Angel win - black and white (Quality 8.5) - Upgraded to complete game January, 2016

(07-22-72) Oakland A's @ Boston Redsox - Eventual World Series Champs Oakland A’s beat Boston 5-3 at Fenway despite Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski’s HR and Luis Tiant’s fine pitching - B&W, NBC Game of the week - Bottom of 3rd thru top of 6th inning, 44 minutes long

(07-23-72) California Angels @ New York Yankees - Angels travel to Yankee Stadium and beat New York 6-3 behind Clyde Wright’s clutch pitching - missing first 2 innings plus end of game

(10-07-72) 1972 ALCS game 1 - Detroit Tigers vs Oakland A's - Added July, 2020

(10-08-72) 1972 ALCS game 2 - Detroit Tigers @ Oakland A's - Oakland gets 3 Hit Shutout from Blue Moon Odom in 5-0 whitewash of Detroit to take commanding two game lead in series - missing a few middle innings

(10-10-72) 1972 ALCS game 3 - Detroit Tigers vs Oakland A's - Added July, 2020

(10-11-72) 1972 ALCS game 4 - Detroit Tigers vs Oakland A's - 10 innings - Added July, 2020

(10-12-72) 1972 ALCS game 5 - Detroit Tigers @ Oakland A's - 4th - 9th inning.  Color.  Dead ball situations edited out (Quality 9) - Added January, 2020

(10-16-72) 1972 World Series Game 2 - Cincinnati Reds @ Oakland A's - Added July, 2020

(10-19-72) 1972 World Series Game 4 - Cincinnati Reds @ Oakland A's - The A's deal The Big Red Machine a stinging defeat when trailing 2-1 with one out in the bottom of the 9th Oakland batter's tear off four consecutive singles to pull of stunning 3-2 win - Fingers get the win - (Quality 9.5)

(10-20-72) 1972 World Series Game 5 - Cincinnati Reds @ Oakland A's - Down 3-1 in the Series the Reds take must win game in exciting fashion over A’s as 2B Joe Morgan catches foul pop down the line, stumbles, and then fires out tagging runner at home in the Bottom of the 9th to preserve crucial 5-4 win. Exciting back & forth game! - missing top of 5th thru bottom of 6th inning

(10-22-72) 1972 World Series Game 6 - Cincinnati Reds @ Oakland A's - NBC Radio on CD - Added July, 2020

1973

1973 Baseball All-star game - Highlights, color, 30 minutes (Quality 8.5) - Added May, 2015

1973 World Series Highlights - (Quality 8.5) - Added May, 2015

(09-06-73) Milwaukee Brewers @ New York Yankees - Radio Broadcast on CD - Added February, 2021

(10-06-73) - NLCS Game 1 - New York Mets @ Cincinnati Reds - Tom Seaver pitches and game is won in walk off fashion! - Added February, 2018

(10-13-73) - World Series Game 1 - New York Mets @ Oakland A’s - The Mets and A's opened the Series in Oakland with Jon Matlack and Ken Holtzman as the Game One starters (Matlack had a 14-16 record during the 1973 season and is one of only four pitchers in history to start Game 1 of a World Series after a regular season losing record). Willie Mays started in place of the injured Rusty Staub and batted third in what turned out to be his final big league start. The A's got two runs in the third when Holtzman doubled and scored when Bert Campaneris hit a routine grounder that inexplicably bounced between second baseman's Felix Millan's legs. Campaneris then stole second and scored on Rudi's single to right. The Mets came up with a run in the 4th on an RBI single by John Milner that scored Cleon Jones. Holtzman, Fingers, and Knowles then shut the door on the Mets offense; Darold Knowles earned the save. - Includes pregame, commercials, and post game (Quality 9)

(10-14-73) - World Series Game 2 - New York Mets @ Oakland A’s - 12 innings - Game 2 proved to be one of the wildest games in World Series history. Eventually won by the New York Mets 10-7 in 12 innings, it set a new record for the longest game in Series history at 4 hours and 13 minutes. Blue opposed Koosman on the mound, but neither pitched well. In the first inning, the A's jumped on Koosman for two runs on a Jesus Alou double and scored again in the second on Rudi's single scoring the ubiquitous Campaneris, who had tripled. The Mets got solo home runs from Cleon Jones and Wayne Garrett in the 2nd and 3rd innings, respectively. The A's were up 3-2 going into the sixth when things started to get strange. Four Mets runs scored, two of them when Darold Knowles fielded a comebacker to the mound and then threw home wildly in a vain attempt to start a 1-2-3 double play. The A's came back with a run in the 7th and two more in the ninth on RBI singles by Reggie Jackson and Sal Bando. That sent the game into extra innings. The game was knotted at 6-6, until the 12th, when Mays drove in Harrelson with a single up the middle that gave the Mets a one-run lead. Then two more runs scored when second baseman Mike Andrews let an easy grounder go through his legs with two outs. The very next batter hit a chopper to Andrews, who threw wildly to first to let a fourth run score. It was a strange sequence of events -- one that would get even stranger after the game's final out was recorded. The A's added a run in the bottom of the inning on a Jackson triple, but Andrews' errors proved too much to overcome. Stone earned the save and the Mets evened the series, winning by a score of 10-7. But that wasn't all this odd game had to offer. A's Owner Charlie Finley was furious at Andrews' twelfth-inning miscues; he proceeded to punish Andrews (and further alienate A's manager Dick Williams) by placing the infielder on the disabled list -- citing a fake injury that would have sidelined Andrews for the rest of the Series. Commissioner of Baseball Bowie Kuhn stepped in, reactivated Andrews, and disciplined Finley. - ESPN Classic rebroadcast (only has logo in corner and no ticker at bottom) has some original commercials and pregame also (Quality 8) (3 DVDs)

(10-16-73) World Series Game 3 - Oakland A’s @ New York Mets - Extra innings - innings 1-9 with highlights of game winner in 11th (Quality 8) - Added June, 2015

(10-17-73) World Series Game 4 - Oakland A’s @ New York Mets - Mets knot the Series at two games apiece with 6-1 win behind strong pitching from Jon Matlack. - pre game & innings 1 through 3 & partial 4th - (Quality 8.5)

(10-18-73) World Series Game 5 - Oakland A’s @ New York Mets - Mets jump ahead in the Series with big 2-0 win over A's. - 8 , 8th & 9th innings & post game - (Quality 8.5)

(10-20-73) World Series Game 6 - New York Mets @ Oakland A’s - innings 7-9 - Added July, 2020

(10-21-73) World Series Game 7 - New York Mets @ Oakland A’s - ESPN Classic rebroadcast (only has logo in corner and no ticker at bottome) has some original commercials and pregame also (quality 8) 3 discs

1974

(04-08-74) Los Angeles Dodgers @ Atlanta Braves - Hank Aaron break the home run record! 25 minutes of original footage with pre-game including a Henry Aaron interview and then game footage showing part of the game and the record breaking at bat.   Audio is crowd noise with no commentary beyond the stadium announcer and then post homerun interview when the game was paused after the homer (Quality 10) - Added November, 2020

(06-16-74) Milwaukee Brewers @ Texas Rangers - Jim Colborn vs David Clyde - Brewers Radio Broadcast on CD, 1st half of game only - Added February, 2021

(06-19-74) Kansas City Royals @ Milwaukee Brewers - Busby 2nd no hitter - Only broadcast of the bottom of the 9th inning, 6 minutes (Quality 8.5) - Added February, 2021

(07-23-74) 1974 MLB All Star Game - A Combination of the usual and the unusual in more ways than one, was the theme of 1974 Midsummer Classic. First, National League manager Yogi Berra stunned everyone by starting five pitchers who had absolutely no All-Star Game experience. They included Andy Messersmith, Ken Brett, Jon Matlack, Lynn McGlothlen and Mike Marshall. Berra also added two future All-Star perennials, Steve Garvey and Mike Schmidt to the mix. Garvey, who was not listed on the All-Star ballot, made the starting lineup by a write-in vote. American League President Lee Macphail took note that his league had just one victory over the last, eleven Midsummer Classics instructed Dick Williams to use only the best talent players available. But for the second straight year, the National League had an easy time of it and crushed the American League despite using five pitchers who had no All-Star Game experience.  Steve Garvey went two-for-four with a RBI, scored a run and was given the Most Valuable Player Award for his debut appearance and played brilliantly on the field. Garvey was the second players named to start an All-Star Game via an All-Star ballot write in. The first was Rico Carty during the 1970 All-Star Game. This was the first All-Star Game held at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Lou Brock came into the All-star Game with more steals [sixty] by the half way point of the 1974 regular season than most players have had during a career. When questioned about his unusual All-Star coaching that had resulted in the usual All-Star outcome, Yogi summed it up in his classic style: “how did we win? We had the better team

(09-06-73) California Angels vs Chicago WhiteSox - Nolan Ryan carries no hitter into the 9th and then the Angels unload on him - Harry Caray on the call, Only broadcast of the 9th inning, 21 minutes (Quality 8.5) - Added February, 2021

(10-12-74) - World Series Game 1 - Oakland A’s @ Los Angeles Dodgers - Reggie Jackson put the A's on the board first with a solo homer in the top of the second off 20-game winner Andy Messersmith. The A's added another run in the fifth when starting pitcher Ken Holtzman, batting for the first time all season because of the designated hitter rule, doublead to left, went to third on a Messersmith wild pitch, and scored on a Bert Campaneris suicide squeeze bunt. The Dodgers crept back with a run in their half of the fifth when Davey Lopes reached first on an error by shortstop Campaneris. Bill Buckner then bounced a single to right that Jackson misplayed, allowing Lopes to score. The A's scored their final run in the eighth when Campaneris walked, was sacrificed to second by Bill North, and scored when Dodger third baseman Ron Cey threw wildly to first on a grounder hit by Sal Bando. Bando reached third on the error, and attempted to score on a flyout to right by Jackson, but right fielder Joe Ferguson gunned him down at the plate. In the bottom of the ninth, with Rollie Fingers on the mound, Jimmy Wynn hit a solo homer that just escaped the reach of Joe Rudi and North in left center. Catfish Hunter relieved Fingers and made the final out by striking out Ferguson.- Rebroadcast (Quality 9)

(10-13-74) - World Series Game 2 - Oakland A’s @ Los Angeles Dodgers - Don Sutton vs. Vida Blue.

(10-15-74) - World Series Game 3 - Los Angeles Dodgers @ Oakland A’s - With the Series shifting back to Oakland, it was A's ace Catfish Hunter's turn to be brilliant. Hunter shut out the Dodgers on four hits through seven innings, and his teammates provided him with two runs in the third when Bill North scored on an error by outfielder Joe Ferguson and an RBI single by Joe Rudi. The A's added another run in the fourth on Bert Campaneris' RBI single. The Dodgers got their only runs on solo homers by Bill Buckner in the eighth and Willie Crawford in the ninth. Rollie Fingers pitched the eighth and ninth for the save.

(10-16-74) - World Series Game 4 - Los Angeles Dodgers @ Oakland A’s - Don Sutton vs Vida Blue - The A's struck first on a solo homer by the surprising Ken Holtzman in the third. The Dodgers came right back in their half of the fourth on a two-run triple by Bill Russell. Holtzman settlead into a groove after that, surrendering no runs before yielding to Rollie Fingers in the eighth. The A's took control of the game with four runs in the sixth off Andy Messersmith, the big hit coming on a two-run pinch-hit single by Jim Holt. Fingers pitched the final 1 2/3 innings for his second straight save.  Other players included Reggie Jackson, Bill Buckner, Steve Garvey, Steve Yeager, etc - includes commercials (Quality 8.5) - upgraded February, 2021

(10-17-74) - World Series Game 5 - Los Angeles Dodgers @ Oakland A’s - Joined in progress in the bottom of the 3rd inning - footage ends in 9th inning - Added May, 2016

1975

(04-11-75) Cleveland Indians vs Milwaukee Brewers - radio broadcast on 2 CDs - Added January, 2016

(07-15-75) - 1975 MLB All Star Game from Milwaukee - 15 Hall of Famers in this game - This was the first and only year two Major League Players shared the All-Star Most Valuable Player Award. Bill Madlock and Jon Matlack shared the award. The 1975 Midsummer Classic was played on July 15, 1975 at County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Midsummer Classic Game was attended by 51,480 fans. Once again, the American League got too close to win the game, but the National League took it away in a dramatic fashion. In the sixth inning, Carl Yastrzemski hit a three run home run served up by Tom Seaver and tied the game. Things looked pretty even as a tense eight innings passed and the teams were tied, 3-3, going into the ninth. Then it happened, Reggie Smith opened the inning with a single that Claudell Washington dropped after a long run. Al Oliver, pinch-hitting for Jon Matlack, doubled to left. Goose Gossage replace Catfish Hunter to face Larry Bowa and promptly plucked him with a pitch, loading the bases. That brought Gossage eye-to-eye with Bill Madlock, who singled to left, scoring two runs.  A third scored on Pete Rose’s sacrifice fly. National League All Stars Steve Garvey and Jimmy Wynn led off the second inning with back to back homers. Major League Baseball started a new tradition during this particular All-Star Game, as it marked the first one where each league had Honorary Captains. Mickey Mantle was the Honorary Captain for the American League and Stan Musial was the Honorary Captain for the National League. This the final All-Star appearance for Hank Aaron, twenty-four Midsummer Classics tying him with Willie Mays and Stan Musial for most All Star Games played during a career. Much like in past decades when one side dominated the other, the sports press began to speculate about the future of the All Star Game. The event was becoming a routine and America’s Passion for baseball began to sway as professional Football took center stage. America‘s Favorite Past-time was no longer the favorite, and many felt that it would never fully recover. - Includes commercials and pre-game (Quality 8.5) - Upgraded March, 2016

(10-11-75) - World series Game 1 - Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Redsox - Luis Tiant and Don Gullett were locked in a scoreless pitching duel until the seventh. Tiant, batting in this game for the first time all season (pitchers didn't bat in the American League due to the designated hitter rule), led off with a single. He later scored the Red Sox' first run on a single by Carl Yastrzemski. From then on in the seventh, the floodgates opened. Reds reliever Clay Carroll walked Carlton Fisk to force in a run, Rico Petrocelli slapped a 2-run single, Rick Burleson had an RBI single, and Cecil Cooper ended the carnage with a sacrifice fly.

(10-12-75) - World Series Game 2 - Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Redsox - Jack Billingham vs Bill Lee - In another stellar pitching performance for the Sox, Bill Lee held the Reds to four hits and a run through eight innings, the Reds' run scoring in the fourth when Joe Morgan walked, went to third on a Johnny Bench single, and scored on a Tony Perez forceout. The Red Sox sandwiched the Reds' run with single tallies of their own in the first on an RBI single by Carlton Fisk and in the seventh on an RBI single by Petrocelli. The Reds, however, rallied in the ninth to tie the series. Bench led off the inning with a double down the right field line. Dave Concepcion tied the game by singling in Bench and then stole second. With two outs, Ken Griffey doubled in Concepcion with the go-ahead run. Rawly Eastwick retired the Sox in the ninth to get the victory and close the win.

(10-14-75) - World Series Game 3 - Boston Red Sox @ Cincinnati Reds - Rick Wise vs Gary Nolan - One of baseball's all time most controversial plays on Ed Armbrister’s sac bunt! Back at home, the Reds prevailed in another squeaker that showed just how much this Series was destined to become a classic. For nine innings, the game was a homer-fest. Carlton Fisk put the Sox on the board in the second with a solo homer off Reds starter Gary Nolan. The Reds countered by taking a 2-1 lead in the fourth when Tony Perez walked and Johnny Bench hit a 2-run shot off Sox starter Rick Wise. The Reds then chased Wise in the fifth when Dave Concepcion and Cesar Geronimo hit back-to-back solo shots. Pete Rose followed with a one-out triple and scored on Joe Morgan's sacrifice fly to give the Reds a 5-1 lead. The Sox scratched back in the sixth when Reds reliever Pat Darcy issued consecutive walks to Carl Yastrzemski and Fisk, wild-pitched Fisk to third, and then gave up a sacrifice fly to Fred Lynn. In the seventh, Bernie Carbo closed the gap to 5-3 with a pinch-hit solo homer off Will McEnaney. In the ninth, with ace reliever Rawly Eastwick on the mound, the Reds looked poised to close the game out and take a 2-1 Series lead. But, Eastwick gave up a single to Rico Petrocelli and a tying 2-run homer to Dwight Evans, sending the game into extra innings. Eastwick retired the Sox in the top of the tenth, setting the stage for a wild and controversial finish. Geronimo led off the Reds' half of the tenth with a single off Jim Willoughby. Manager Sparky Anderson then sent Ed Armbrister up to bat for Eastwick. Armbrister attempted a bunt that bounced high near the plate toward the first-base line. Armbrister hesitated before running, apparently thinking the ball would go foul, and Carlton Fisk appeared to collide with him as he was retrieving the ball. Fisk attempted to fire to second to force out Geronimo, but his throw sailed high over shortstop Rick Burleson. As Geronimo went to third and Armbrister pulled into second, a brouhaha ensued, with Fisk and Sox manager Darrell Johnson arguing that Armbrister should have been ruled out for interference. Umpire Larry Barnett ruled otherwise, however. Now, the Reds had the winning run on third with no outs. Willoughby then intentionally walked Pete Rose to load the bases and set up a force play situation. Johnson then brought in left-hander Roger Moret, and Anderson countered by pinch-hitting Merv Rettenmund for Ken Griffey. Rettenmund popped out, but Joe Morgan knocked in Geronimo with the winning run by hitting a deep fly to center over a drawn in outfield.

(10-15-75) - World series Game 4 - Boston Red Sox @ Cincinnati Reds - Luis Tiant vs Fred Norman - Luis Tiant tosses an incredible gut checking complete game! Tiant would pitch his second win by going all nine innings and throwing an ungodly 163 pitches. More importantly, this win would force the Reds to have to win at least one of two games at Fenway Park to win the Series.The Reds struck first off Tiant in the first on RBI doubles by Ken Griffey and Johnny Bench. The Sox, however, would get all the runs they needed in the fourth. Dwight Evans tied the game with a two-run triple, then Rick Burleson put the Sox ahead by doubling in Evans off Reds starter Fred Norman. Tiant, continuing his surprising hitting, singled Burleson to third. Burleson then scored on a Tony Perez error on a ball hit by Juan Beniquez, while Tiant went to second. Carl Yastrzemski drove in Tiant with a single for what would turn out to be the winning run. The Reds were able to counter with two runs in their half of the fourth on an RBI double by Dave Concepcion and an RBI triple by Cesar Geronimo, but that was it as Tiant gutted it out the rest of the game. The Reds had a shot at winning the game in the bottom of the ninth when, with two on and one out, Ken Griffey sent a deep drive into left-center that Fred Lynn made a spectacular sprawling catch on, saving the two runs. Joe Morgan then popped out to first on Tiant's 163rd pitch of the game. (Quality 7.5)

(10-16-75) - World series Game 5 - Boston Red Sox @ Cincinnati Reds - Reggie Cleveland vs Don Gullett - The Reds salvaged their home stand by winning Game 5 as Tony Perez picked the right time to shake a batting slump. Perez, who had no RBI's in the Series up to this point, rectified that by slamming two home runs and driving in four runs of Sox starter Reggie Cleveland. Pete Rose contributed an RBI double and Dave Concepcion a sacrifice fly for the other Reds runs as Don Gullett pitched eight strong innings and won with relief help from Rawly Eastwick in the ninth.

(10-21-75) - World series Game 6 - Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Redsox - Gary Nolan vs Luis Tiant - Carlton Fisk's dramatic 12th inning HR!!! This game would go down as one of the greatest games not only in World Series and post-season history, but baseball history as well. Thanks to three days of rain in Boston, Sox manager Darrell Johnson now had the luxury of both of his best starters, Luis Tiant and Bill Lee, available for Games 6 and 7 at home to try to stave off the Reds. Fred Lynn opened the scoring in the first with a two-out, three-run homer off Reds starter Gary Nolan. Meanwhile, the fresh Tiant breezed through the first four innings, holding the Reds to all zeros. The Reds finally broke through in the fifth. With two on, Ken Griffey sent a drive to deep center that Lynn almost made a spectacular leaping catch on against the wall. Lynn would suffer a rib injury, but would continue the game. Both runs scored as Griffey ended up with a triple. Johnny Bench singled Griffey home to tie the game at 3-3. In the seventh, George Foster put the Reds ahead with a two-run double and, in the top of the eighth, Cesar Geronimo hit a solo homer to chase Tiant and give the Reds a 6-3 lead. In the bottom of the eighth, the Reds would have ace reliever Rawly Eastwick on the mound to hopefully close out the game and give the Reds their world championship. But it was not to be. Eastwick put the first two batters he faced on, Lynn with a single and Rico Petrocelli with a walk. After fanning Dwight Evans and retiring Rick Burleson on a line-out to left, Eastwick looked on his way out of the inning. But, Bernie Carbo, batting for Roger Moret (who had relieved Tiant in the top of the inning), tied the game with his second pinch-hit homer of the Series. The Sox looked poised to win the game in the bottom of the ninth. With lefthander Will McEnaney, the Reds' seventh pitcher, on the mound, the Sox loaded the bases with no outs. Denny Doyle walked and went to third on a Carl Yastrzemski single. McEnaney then intentionally walked Carlton Fisk to load the bases to face the left-handed hitting Lynn. Lynn flied out on a short fly ball to Foster in left, and Foster gunned down Doyle, who tagged up and attempted to score. McEnaney then retired Petrocelli, ending the jam. Doyle would later admit that, when he tagged at third, he thought he heard Sox third-base coach Don Zimmer yelling "Go, go, go!", when, in reality, Zimmer was screaming, "No! No! No!". In the top of the 11th, with Griffey on first, Joe Morgan hit a deep drive to right off Dick Drago that looked to be headed over the fence. Evans, however, made a spectacular catch near Pesky's Pole in right to rob Morgan and doubled Griffey off first. In a fitting end to such an exciting game, Fisk took Pat Darcy's second pitch and hit it off the left field foul pole over the "Green Monster." Darcy was the eighth pitcher that Reds manager Sparky Anderson used.

(10-22-75) - World Series Game 7 - Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Redsox - Don Gullett vs Bill Lee - After an exciting Game 6, there was no worry about Game 7 being anti-climactic. Reds starter Don Gullett started having control problems in the third inning. After giving up an RBI single to Carl Yastrzemski, Gullett walked Carlton Fisk to load the bases. He then walked Rico Petrocelli and Dwight Evans to force in two more runs. However, that would be it for the Sox scoring.  Bill Lee shut out the Reds through five innings, but, in the sixth with a man on, he tried to throw a slow lob pitch (his famous "Leephus pitch or Space Ball") to Tony Perez. Perez hung back, waited for it perfectly, and blasted it for a two-run homer, his third in three Series games. Now, the score was 3-2. The Reds tied it in the seventh when Ken Griffey walked, stole second, and scored on a two-out single by Pete Rose.  In the ninth, Griffey led off with a walk, was sacrificed to second by Cesar Geronimo, and went to third on a groundout. Sox pitcher Jim Burton then walked Rose to set up a forceout, but then gave up a bloop single to Joe Morgan to score Griffey with the go-ahead run. Will McEnaney retired the Sox in the ninth, closing out an unbelievable World Series. (Quality 9.5)

1976

1976 MLB All Star Game - As America celebrated its 200th anniversary, the league held a fitting tribute to baseball as America's game, appropriately holding the All-Star event at Veterans Stadium. Many felt that it had lost it's magic and that the days of glory, where anyone can be a hero, were fading memories in the past.  The United State's Bicentennial provided a perfect opportunity to showcase the history of a game that had started it's roots during the Civil War and had helped, many times as a deterrent, to heal a nation during times of crisis. Unfortunately, the patriotic festivities and red, white and blue banners were not enough to change the play on the field.  The '76 edition was reminiscent of the '73 and '74 games, won 7-1 and 7-2 by the Nationals. This time, it was 7-1 National League again. Despite another loss, the Americans did have the most colorful and talked-about performer in losing pitcher Mark Fidrych. A rookie from the Tigers, he had charmed his way into fans' hearts with his antics on the mound, which included talking to himself and sometimes to the ball.  This game also marked the 100th anniversary of the National League and the team responded by hitting two home runs and scoring seven runs on ten hits.   Players include Carlton Fisk, Carl Yastrzemski, Rollie Fingers, “Catfish” Hunter, Rod Carew, George Brett (1st all star game), Thurman Munson, Fred Lynn, Ken Griffey Sr., Tony Perez, Tom Seaver, Mike Schmidt, Pete Rose, Steve Garvey, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, etc. (Quality 8.5)

(04-10-76) New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers - Radio Broadcast

(05-02-76) Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco Giants -12th - 14th Innings.  Includes commercials and post-game (Quality 8.5) - Added January, 2020

(06-28-76) New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers - On Monday Night Baseball Detroit's Mark "The Bird" Fidrych beats the eventual AL Champion Yankees 5-1 using all his pitches and antics - Mark "The Bird" Fidrych! Fidrych was in the spotlight, as the Tigers faced the Yankees on Monday Night Baseball. In front of a crowd of 47,855 at Tiger Stadium and a national television audience, "The Bird" talked to the ball and groomed the mound, as the Tigers beats the eventual AL Champion Yankees 5-1, in a game that lasted only 1 hour and 51 minutes. After the game, the crowd would not leave the park until Fidrych came out of the dugout to tip his cap. - Includes commercials and post-game (Quality 8.5)

(08-09-76) Los Angeles Dodgers @ Pittsburgh Pirates - ABC Monday Night baseball - John Candelaria's no-hitter - Includes commercials (Quality 7.5)

(08-30-76) Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles - ABC Monday Night baseball - Reggie Jackson on Orioles - includes commercials (Quality 8)

(10-12-76) 1976 ALCS game 3 - Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees - Added May, 2016

(10-12-76) 1976 NLCS game 3 - Philadelphia Phillies @ Cincinnati Reds

(10-14-76)  1976 ALCS Game 5 - Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees - Chris Chambliss' historic homer in the bottom of the 9th! The deciding game was a fitting ending to a thrilling series as both teams fought tooth and nail to bring home the AL flag. It culminated in a moment of sheer, unbridled joy for the winners and stunned disbelief for the losers. The Yankees started Ed Figueroa on three days rest, as the Royals did likewise, starting Dennis Leonard. The Royals jumped out on top in the 1st as Brett doubled and scored on John Mayberry's two-run homer. The Yankees quickly countered in their half as Mickey Rivers tripled and scored on Roy White's infield single. White went to third after Thurman Munson singled. Herzog removed Leonard and brought in Game 2 winner Paul Splittorff, who limited the damage by allowing only Chambliss' sacrifice fly. The Royals countered with one in the second but the Yanks jumped ahead in the third as they tacked on two, one on a Munson single and the other on a Chambliss' ground out. The Yanks added on in the sixth scoring twice, once on a Munson single and a second time on a Brett throwing error. Figueroa held that lead going into the eighth. After Al Cowens led off with a single, Billy Martin brought in lefty Grant Jackson. He allowed a single to pinch hitter Jim Wohlford. Brett then stunned the sell-out crowd of 56,821 by planting Jackson's second pitch just over the short right-field wall tying the game at 6. All this was a prelude to the bottom of the ninth inning, when at 11:13 pm, Chris Chambliss hit KC reliever Mark Littell's first pitch over the right center field wall, winning the Bronx Bombers' first pennant in 12 years and touching off bedlam at the Stadium. Thousands of fans vaulted over the dugouts and walls and celebrated. Chambliss reached second, then dodged hordes of spectators in trying to reach third, then proceeded to make a beeline towards the safety of the clubhouse as the area around home plate and much of the field was covered by a mass of humanity. Some time later Chambliss was escorted back out onto the field to touch home, or at least the area where it had been. The game and series were over and the Yankees had reached the top of the AL once again.

(10-16-76) 1976 World Series game 1 - New York Yankees @ Cincinnati Reds - Joe Morgan got the Reds off to a booming start with a solo home run off Doyle Alexander that leads to eventual 5-1 Cincinnati win (Alexander had to start because Catfish Hunter had a sore arm and needed another day of rest). Tony Perez had RBIs in the third and sixth innings and Johnny Bench had an RBI triple and then scored on a Sparky Lyle wild pitch in the seventh. The only bad news for the Reds was an injury to starting pitcher Don Gullett, who pullead a calf muscle in the eighth and would be unavailable for the remainder of the Series.

(10-17-76) 1976 World Series game 2 - New York Yankees @ Cincinnati Reds - Added February, 2018

(10-19-76) 1976 World Series game 3 - Cincinnati Reds @ New York Yankees - Added February, 2018

(10-21-76) 1976 World Series game 4 - Cincinnati Reds @ New York Yankees - The Big Red Machine makes it's mark on History! The Yankees got on the board in the first (which would be their only lead in this Series) on a Thurman Munson single and a Chris Chambliss double. Munson would collect four hits in the game. In the fourth, Joe Morgan singled, stole second, and came home on a George Foster single. Johnny Bench followed with his first home run to give the Reds a 3-1 lead that they never relinquished. Bench would later add to his heroics with a three-run shot in the ninth, followed by consecutive doubles by Cesar Geronimo and Dave Concepcion. Bench's performance earned him the Series MVP, while fellow catcher Munson had a fine Series himself with nine hits and a .529 average.

1977

1977 California Angels @ Cleveland Indians - Radio Broadcast on 3 CDs

(04-07-77) Chicago White Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays - Toronto’s first game - Rebroadcast (Quality 8.5)

(07-19-77) 1977 MLB All Star Game - @ Yankee Stadium - This was the sixth time in All-Star history, where the National League hit at least three home runs during the same game. The Midsummer Classic was played at Yankee Stadium in New York. The First All-Star Game held at Yankee Stadium was 1939 and the attendance then was larger than this game in 1977. 56,683 fans attended the 1977 Midsummer Classic Game. Held on the hallowed grounds in” The House that Ruth built”, the ’77 All-Star Game may have appeared to be a more even contest in the box score, but unfortunately for the American League, the numbers were deceiving. This time, the Americans threw Jim Palmer at the Nationals. And the result was ugly. Jim Palmer took the mound, but his performance would leave much to be desired. He only lasted two innings, gave up five runs on five hits, walked one and was the losing pitcher. Joe Morgan led off with a home run. Dave Parker singled and then scored on a George Foster double. Then Greg Luzinski homered for a 4-0 lead before fans had sat down. The American League fought their way back and score few runs, but the National League continued its winning momentum for the rest of the game. The most interesting thing about this game was before the match spat between Billy Martin and Nolan Ryan. When Frank Tanana was unable to play because of injuries, Martin asked Ryan to fill in. Ryan, irked at not being selected in the first place, refused. Martin fumed and announced he would never select Ryan for any future games. Sparky Anderson put the game’s one sided trend in perspective: “The only reason we’re here is to kick the living hell out of those guys.” This was National League consecutive victory number six which runs from the 1972 Midsummer Classic through the 1983 Midsummer Classic. Don Sutton received the Most Valuable Player Award at the All-Star Game 1977. National League won 7-5 against the American League.

(09-27-77) Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs - Footage ends in top of 9th Inning (Quality 8.5)

(10-07-77) 1977 NLCS Game 3 - Los Angeles Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies - (Quality 8)

(10-08-77) 1977 NLCS Game 4 - Los Angeles Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies - Footage ends top of 9th Inning (Quality 8)

(10-09-77) 1977 ALCS Game 5 - New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals - Both teams used everything they could throw at their opponent, with the Yankees starting Guidry, and using Mike Torrez and Sparky Lyle, while the Royals even used the Game 3's starter, Leonard. Once again, Martin made a controversial move, this time benching star outfielder Reggie Jackson in favor of backup outfielder Paul Blair. At the time, Jackson was mired in a 1 for 15 slump. The Royals broke first and held a 3-1 lead into the 8th inning, when it looked liked Royals day of salvation had finally come. But in the top-of-the-8th, the Yankees made it scary, scoring only once. The RBI went to pinch hitter, Reggie Jackson, on a single that scored Willie Randolph. Randolph was on third base after a Lou Piniella single sent him there. The Royals had a chance to score in the bottom-of-the-8th. Some Yankee fans believe Lyle was the hero of this series, relieving Torrez, after he began to struggle, and striking out Cookie Rojas, who was playing in his final season. But the Royals were still up 1, and sent Leonard out for the 9th. The Yankees ninth inning was as painful an inning as any the Royals' franchise had ever faced. After a few hits, the game was tied, and there was 1st-and-3rd with no one out. Right-hander Mark Littell came into the game, and on no hits, the Yankees scored two more. A sacrifice fly by Randolph and an error by Brett made it 5-3 going to the bottom of the ninth. Fittingly, the Royals ended their season on a double play by Patek after second basemen Frank White singled.

(10-11-77) 1977 World Series Game 1 - Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Yankees - Historic Series starts off with a 12 inning gem that sees the Yankees pull off dramatic 4 3 win over the LA Dodgers. The Dodgers drew first blood off Don Gullett in the first when Davey Lopes walked and scored on a Bill Russell triple. Ron Cey made it 2-0 on a sacrifice fly. The Yankees answered back on consecutive two-out singles by Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson, and Chris Chambliss, scoring Munson. In the top of the sixth, the Dodgers looked to extend their lead. Steve Garvey beat out a bunt and, with one out, attempted to score from first on a hit-and-run single by Glenn Burke. Centerfielder Mickey Rivers threw Garvey out at the plate, although replays clearly showed that Garvey slid safely under Munson's tag. The Yankees tied it in their half of the sixth when Willie Randolph belted a solo homer off Don Sutton. The Yankees took the lead in the eighth when Munson doubled home Randolph. Later in the inning, the Yankees loaded the bases with one out, but Dodger reliever Elias Sosa struck out Lou Piniella and retired Bucky Dent on a forceout to end the threat. The Dodgers tied it at 3-3 in the ninth. Dusty Baker led off with a single and was almost picked off first when pinch-hitter Manny Mota failed on a bunt attempt. Mota flied out, but Steve Yeager walked and pinch-hitter Lee Lacy drove Baker home with a single. In extra innings, the Yankees got their leadoff hitters on in both the 10th and 11th innings, but couldn't score due to failure to lay down sacrifice bunts. Finally, in the 12th, Randolph led off and doubled and Munson was walked intentionally. Yankee manager Billy Martin at first wanted Paul Blair, the next hitter, to try to sacrifice again, but after two failed attempts, Martin had Blair hit away and Blair singled home Randolph with the game-winner.

(10-12-77) 1977 World Series Game 2 - Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Yankees - With aces Ron Guidry and Mike Torrez having both pitched in Game 5 of the ALCS, Billy Martin was forced to use a sore-shouldered Catfish Hunter in Game 2. The Dodgers hit three homers in the first three innings off Hunter. Ron Cey hit a two-run home run in the first, Steve Yeager a one-run home run in the second, and Reggie Smith a two-run home run in the third. Steve Garvey hit home run in the ninth. Burt Hooton pitched a five-hit complete game, making amends for his meltdown in Game 3 of the NLCS

(10-14-77) 1977 World Series Game 3 - New York Yankees @ Los Angeles Dodgers - With the Series tied and the next three games at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers had to like their chances. However, the Yanks put a damper on those feelings by striking for three runs in the first off Tommy John. Knowing that John was a control pitcher that liked to keep the ball down, the Yankee hitters' strategy was to go the opposite way. And, in the first, it paid off. Mickey Rivers led off with a double to right and scored on a Thurman Munson double to right. Reggie Jackson singled to left to score Munson and went to second when Dodger left fielder Dusty Baker fumbled the ball bare-handed. Lou Piniella then scored Jackson on an opposite-field RBI single to make it 3-0. Baker would atone for his first-inning error by connecting for a three-run homer in the third off Yankee starter Mike Torrez. The Yankees came back with single runs in the fourth and fifth on an RBI groundout by Rivers, who would finish the game with three hits (including two doubles), and an RBI single by Chris Chambliss. Torrez settled into a groove after Baker's home run, shutting out the Dodgers for the rest of the way. Torrez would finish with nine strikeouts in the complete-game win.

(10-15-77) 1977 World Series Game 4 - New York Yankees @ Los Angeles Dodgers - With Don Sutton needing another day of rest, Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda started left-hander Doug Rau to combat the Yankees' left-handed power. Rau was rusty, having only pitched in relief in one game of the 1977 NLCS, and it showed. After a relatively easy first inning, Reggie Jackson greeted Rau with a leadoff double in the second. Lou Piniella singled Jackson home with the first run and was doubled to third by Chris Chambliss. Lasorda then pulled Rau in favor of Rick Rhoden, resulting in a heated argument between the two on the mound. The Yankees would score two more runs in the inning on an RBI groundout by Graig Nettles and an RBI single by Bucky Dent. The Dodgers pushed across two in the third. Rhoden, a good hitting pitcher, hit a ground-rule double to left and Davey Lopes followed with a two-run homer off Yankee starter Ron Guidry. The Dodgers would get nothing else off Guidry, as he settled down and pitched a four-hit complete game. The Dodgers almost tied the game in the fourth when Ron Cey sent a drive to deep left that Lou Piniella leaped up and caught, robbing him of a home run. Jackson would end the scoring with an opposite-field solo homer off Rhoden in the sixth

(10-16-77) 1977 World Series Game 5 - New York Yankees @ Los Angeles Dodgers - Needing a win to stave off the embarrassment of losing the World Series at home, the Dodgers took out their frustrations in Game 5 off Don Gullett. Davey Lopes led off the first with a triple and came home when Bill Russell singled. In the fourth, the Dodgers broke the game open on an RBI single by Dusty Baker and a three-run homer by Steve Yeager. Baker added another RBI single in the fifth, Lee Lacy singled home a run, and Yeager batted in another run with a sacrifice fly. Reggie Smith completed the rout with a two-run homer in the sixth. The Yankees pushed across two runs each in the seventh and eighth; the two runs in the eighth coming on back-to-back homers by Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson. Nevertheless, Dodger starting pitcher Don Sutton pitched a complete game for the win. Jackson's solo shot in the eighth came on the first pitch from Sutton, setting the stage for a memorable finale.

(10-18-77) 1977 World Series Game 6 - Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Yankees - Reggie Jackson's Historic Three Home Runs!!! 56,407 fans packed Yankee Stadium hoping to see the Yanks close out the Series, and they got a show for the ages. The Dodgers didn't go down without a fight, however. Steve Garvey put the Dodgers on the board first with a two-out, two-run triple in the first off Mike Torrez. The Yankees came back and tied it in the second on a Chris Chambliss two-run homer after Reggie Jackson walked on four pitches. Reggie Smith put the Dodgers up 3-2 with his third homer of the Series, a solo shot in the third. Jackson hit a two-run homer in the fourth on the first pitch he saw from starter Burt Hooton to give the Yankees the lead. Lou Piniella made it 5-3 by adding a sacrifice fly. Once again, in the fifth with a man on, Jackson connected on the first pitch off Elias Sosa to make the score 7-3. Finally, in the eighth, Jackson strode to the plate, amid the chants of "REG-GIE, REG-GIE, REG-GIE!", and drove the first Charlie Hough knuckleball he saw into the unused centerfield seats, 475 feet away. The score was now 8-3, and Jackson and the Yankees would be on top of the baseball world. With his Game 5 first-pitch homer and his four-pitch walk in the second inning of Game 6, Jackson would homer on his last four swings of the bat in the Series, each off a different Dodger pitcher.

1978

(04-15-78) Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals

(05-01-78) Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies - Added May, 2016

(06-16-78) St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds - Seaver no-hitter - Tom Seaver had thrown five complete game one-hitter's prior to this no hitter

(06-20-78) Detroit Tigers @ Toronto Blue Jays - 13 innings - Dynamic young double play combo of SS Alan Trammell and 2B Lou Whitaker, along with a young catcher by the name of Lance Parrish headline this game retrospectively speaking for a Detroit team beginning to put the pieces of the puzzle together for the 1984 Series Winner. But in the 13 inning duel against the Toronto Blue Jays the Tigers win 4-3 by getting awesome 4-2/3 inning relief from their star fireman John Hiller who shuts down the youngster laden second year team that was lead by veterans Rico Carty & John Mayberry - (3 DVDs) (Quality 9) - Added September, 2015

(07-11-78) 1978 MLB All Star Game - Once again the American League started off with solid hitting that gave them the lead early in the game. Rod Carew started the rally with a triple and George Brett followed with a double. Brett then scored on a Carlton Fisk sacrifice fly putting the American League up 3-0.  The American League was on a roll, but all that would change in the bottom of the third. Larry Bowa opened with a single. Then, Jim Palmer uncharacteristically walked Joe Morgan, George Foster and Greg Luzinski, forcing in a run. He found the plate against Steve Garvey, who tied it with a single.  The National League closed it out with four runs in the bottom of the eighth. Manager, Billy Martin brought in Goose Gossage, who ran into a nightmare inning. He gave up four runs on four hits for the American League's seventh straight loss. Garvey lead off with a triple and scored on Gossage's wild pitch. Dave Concepcion walked and Dave Winfield followed with a single. Chet Lemon misplayed Winfield's ball, with Concepcion and Winfield moving up. Bob Boone then single up the middle, driving in two runs and later scored on a bloop hit by Davey Lopes.

(08-08-78) Seattle Mariners @ Minnesota Twins - Rod Carew 4-5 and 2 RBI - Metropolitan Stadium in color (3 DVDs) (Quality 8.5)

(10-02-78) AL Eastern Division Playoff - New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox - Bucky Dent's famous 3 run HR! Though Dent was not known as a home-run hitter — he hit a grand total of 40 in 12 years in the major leagues — his place in the annals of baseball has been secured by his three-run homer that gave the Yankees a 3-2 lead in the 1978 AL East division playoff game with their archrivals, the Red Sox. With a fierce wind blowing out to left field, Dent connected with a badly hanging breaking ball thrown by Mike Torrez (who had pitched for the Yankees only the previous season), and hit a fly ball to left that just cleared Fenway Park's Green Monster (310 feet from home plate), giving the Yankees a one-run lead. The Yankees went on to win the game 5-4 and the division title. Since the event, Red Sox fans have held a great deal of animosity toward Dent, and gave Dent a profane nickname usually printed for public consumption as "Bucky (Bleeping) Dent".

(10-06-78) 1978 ALCS Game 3 - Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees - Exciting back & forth pivotal game sees the Royals George Brett crank out 3 HR's, but Yankees Reggie Jackson & Thurman Munson each have big games

(10-07-78) 1978 ALCS Game 4 - Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees - Yankees advance to the WS as Ron Guidry out duels Royals ace Dennis Leonard 2-1 in a game where both pitchers tossed jewels

(10-07-78) 1978 NLCS Game 4 - Philadelphia Phillies @ Los Angeles Dodgers - 10 innings - One of the more exciting championship series games in history sees the Dodgers and Phillies go back and forth before extra inning's are necessary. When Philly star CF Garry Maddox drops a liner in the 10th it opens the door for LA's game winning single for 4-3 series deciding victory.

(10-10-78) World Series Game 1 - New York Yankees @ LA Dodgers - With Yankee ace Ron Guidry unavailable at least until Game 3, the Dodgers pounded twenty-game winner Ed Figueroa. Figueroa left after two innings, allowing home runs to Dusty Baker and Davey Lopes. Lopes would add a three-run shot in the fourth off Ken Clay to make it 6–0. Another Dodger run crossed the plate in the fifth; Ron Cey scoring on a Clay wild pitch. The Yankees tried to claw back in the seventh as Reggie Jackson homered and Bucky Dent singlead in two runs, but the Dodgers bounced back with three of their own, two coming on a Bill North double. The Dodgers would cruise to an easy 11-5 Game 1 win from there

(10-11-78) World Series Game 2 - New York Yankees @ LA Dodgers - Bob Welch K’s Yankees Superstar Reggie Jackson!!! Ron Cey drove in all the Dodgers' runs with an RBI single in the fourth and a three-run homer in the sixth off Yankee starter Catfish Hunter. Reggie Jackson would try to keep pace by batting in all three of the Yankee runs with a 2-run double and RBI groundout, but this game would be remembered for one memorable Jackson at-bat. Rookie Bob Welch was brought in to pitch the ninth to save the game for Burt Hooton. He allowed Bucky Dent and Willie Randolph to reach base between outs, bringing up Jackson. Welch ran the count to 3-2. Jackson fouled off several pitches before Welch finally got a fastball by him on his ninth pitch, sending the Dodger Stadium crowd into a frenzy.

(10-13-78) World Series Game 3 - LA Dodgers @ New York Yankees - Yankee 3B Craig Nettles puts on historic fielding show! With the Yankees desperately needing a win, ace Ron Guidry showed that a pitcher can win without his best stuff, especially when he has a third baseman like Graig Nettles. Guidry gutted out a complete game, even though he allowed eight hits, walked seven, and struck out only four. Nettles' defense saved at least four runs. The Yankees got on the board in the first off Don Sutton on a Roy White solo homer and added a run in the second on an RBI forceout by Bucky Dent. In the third, the Dodgers began to claw back against an apparently-tired Guidry. However, this third inning was when the Graig Nettles show began. With runners on first and third, Davey Lopes lined hard to Nettles, saving a run. Bill Russell followed with a single to drive in the Dodgers only run. The next batter, Reggie Smith, hit a hard ground ball that Nettles spearedand threw to second for a force play to end the inning. In the fifth, the Dodgers had runners on first and second with two outs when Smith once again was victimized. Nettles made a diving stop of his liner down the third base line. Smith reached first, but no runs scored. The next batter hit into a force to Nettles to end the inning. The Dodgers loaded the bases again with two outs in the sixth, but Nettles made a great stop on a ball hit by Davey Lopes to again complete a force play. With all the Dodgers' scoring opportunities squandered, the Yankees made them pay in the seventh with three runs. Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson had RBI singles in the rally that put the game out of reach.

(10-14-78) World Series Game 4 - LA Dodgers @ New York Yankees - Reggie Jackson's famous "hip check" Starters Ed Figueroa and Tommy John were locked in a scoreless duel before Reggie Smith struck with a three-run homer in the top of the fifth. John continued his shutout through the fifth, but, in the Yankees' half of the sixth, things got a little crazy. Reggie Jackson finally got the Yankees on the board with an one-out RBI single. With Thurman Munson on second and Jackson on first, Lou Piniella hit a low, soft liner that shortstop Bill Russell fumbled (some claim intentionally). Russell recovered the ball and stepped on second to force Jackson, but his attempted throw to first to complete the double play struck a confused Jackson in the right hip and caromed into foul territory. Munson scored, partially because first baseman Steve Garvey stopped to yell at the first-base umpire over the non-inteference call before retrieving the ball. The Dodgers' protests went for naught. The Yankees tied it in the eighth when Munson doubled home Paul Blair. The score remained tied until the bottom of the tenth. Dodger rookie and Game 2 hero Bob Welch walked Roy White with one out. After Welch retired Munson, Jackson strode to the plate for his first confrontation with Welch since Game 2. This time, Reggie got the better end by singling White to second. Lou Piniella then lined a single to center, scoring White and tying the Series.

(10-15-78) 1978 World Series Game 5 - LA Dodgers @ New York Yankees - The Yankees took one step closer to a repeat World Series championship on the strength of an unexpected complete game victory by young Jim Beattie who lead his team in this 12-2 victory. Beattie scattered nine Dodger hits and was buoyed by an eighteen-hit Yankee performance, including a World Series-record sixteen singles. Early on, the Dodgers tried to run to take advantage of a sore-shouldered Thurman Munson behind the plate. Davey Lopes lead the game off with a single, stole second, and scored on a Reggie Smith single. The Dodgers stretched their lead to 2–0 in the third when Lopes scored again on a double by Bill Russell. But, that would be it as Beattie settlead down. The Yankees countered with a four-run third on a two-run single by Munson and RBI singles by Roy White and Lou Piniella. They added three in the fourth, four in the seventh, and one in the eighth to complete the blowout. Munson was the star Yankee hitter with five RBIs, while White had three. - (Quality 8.5)

(10-17-78) 1978 World Series Game 6 - New York Yankees @ Los Angeles Dodgers - The Bucky Dent–Brian Doyle show   Davey Lopes gave the Dodger home crowd a ray of hope with a leadoff home run off Catfish Hunter. Dent and Doyle put the Yankees ahead in the second; Doyle with a two-run double, Dent with an RBI single. Lopes had an RBI single in the third to cut it to 3–2, but that would be it for the Dodgers as the Yankess would go on to take 7-2 Series clinching win in LA.  Dent and Doyle pushed the score to 5–2 in the sixth with RBI singles and Reggie Jackson put the final nail in the coffin with a tremendous two-run blast in the seventh off his Game 2 nemesis, Bob Welch.  Dent would be named World Series MVP, batting .417 with 10 hits, 7 RBI, and 3 runs scored. Doyle would make a claim for the MVP himself with a .438 average, 7 hits, 2 RBI, and 4 runs.  While Lopes had a monster series with three homers and seven RBIs and Bill Russell had eleven hits, the Dodgers' power hitters and their lack of production was their downfall. Steve Garvey (5-for-24, no RBIs) was no factor, and neither were Dusty Baker (5 for 21, one RBI) or Ron Cey (no RBIs after Game 2).  Thurman Munson caught the final out of the game on a foul pop by Ron Cey. Sadly, this would be the final post-season game of Munson's career before his death during the 1979 season

1979

1979 Milwaukee Brewers Highlights - "A Record Year" - 26 minutes (Quality 8.5)

(04-05-79) New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs - Stan Hack throws out first pitch - Includes commercials, pregame (Quality 8)

(05-05-79) New York Mets @ San Francisco Giants

(05-07-79) Pittsburgh Pirates @ Atlanta Braves - Added January, 2020

(05-09-79) Pittsburgh Pirates @ Atlanta Braves - Atlanta telecast, 6 ejections in the game

(05-17-79) Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs - Phillies win 23-22 in 10 Innings!!! Among many things this amazing game had 50 hits, 23 extra base hits, 11 home runs (including 3 by Dave Kigman the last of which was measured at 600 feet, and 2 by Mike Schmidt, the last being the game winner) 11 players with 3 or more hits, 11 pitchers. You have to see it to believe it!!! and Starting pitcher Randy Lerch also homered although he only lasted 1/3 of an inning on the mound.

(05-26-79) Oakland Athletics vs Milwaukee Brewers - Radio Broadcast

(05-28-79) New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers - Radio Broadcast

(06-09-79) New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals - NBC telecast, 13 innings, Willie Wilson's inside the park HR wins game

(06-15-79) Kansas City Royals vs Milwaukee Brewers - Radio Broadcast

(07-09-79) Los Angeles Dodgers @ Montreal Expos - Added January, 2020

(07-11-79) San Francisco Giants vs Montreal Expos - 3 DVDs - Includes pre-game and commercials (Quality 9)

(07-13-79) New York Yankees @ California Angels - Nolan Ryan carries a no hitter into the 9th inning - players included in game are Reggie Jackson, Thurman Munson, Bucky Dent, Willie Randolph, Rod Carew, Lou Pinella, etc. (Quality 8)

(07-11-79) Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros - Added January, 2020

(07-15-79) Pittsburgh Pirates @ Atlanta Braves - Added January, 2020

(07-17-79) 1979 MLB All-Star game

(07-19-79) Toronto Blue Jays vs Milwaukee Brewers - WTMJ Radio Broadcast on CD - Added January, 2016

(08-01-79) New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox - Munson's last home game - MSG Rebroadcast

(08-03-79) New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles - Day after Munson's death - (Original Radio Broadcast)

(08-05-79) St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

(08-06-79) New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles - Munson's Tribute game – rebroadcast

(08-11-79) Pittsburgh Pirates @ Philadelphia Phillies - Has pre-game Stargell interview and national anthem.  Includes commercials (Quality 8.5) - Added March, 2019

(08-13-79) Pittsburgh Pirates @ Philadelphia Phillies - Added January, 2020

(09-01-79) Pittsburgh Pirates @ San Francisco Giants - Added September, 2020

(09-17-79) Pittsburgh Pirates @ Montreal Expos - Added January, 2020

(09-22-79) Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs - Added January, 2020

(09-29-79) Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs - 7th inning thru the 13th Inning (about four innings worth in total with a cutaway to expos-phillies game)

(09-30-79) Philadelpha Phillies vs Montreal Expos - top of 9 to end of game

(09-30-79) Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates - last inning - Pirates win the pennant

(10-03-79) ALCS Game 1 - California Angels @ Baltimore Orioles - Nolan Ryan and Jim Palmer dual it out in a classic game that goes into the 10th.  Al Bumbry of the Orioles gets intentionally walked to put runners on 1st and 2nd.  John Lowenstein then comes up and hits a game winning walk off home run to put the Orioles up 1-0 in the series.  Other players in this game include Don Bayler, Eddie Murray, Rod Carew, Rick Dempsey, Cal Ripken Jr., Carney Lansford, etc. (Quality 9)

(10-04-79) ALCS Game 2 - California Angels @ Baltimore Orioles - The Orioles lead 9-6 going into the 9th and the Angels make it a game by scoring 2 runs before finally going down 9-8.  Includes commercials (3 discs) (Quality 8.5)

(10-06-79) ALCS Game 4 - Baltimore Orioles @ California Angels - The Orioles complete the sweep - Includes post-game interviews from the locker room (Quality 8.5)

(10-10-79) 1979 World Series game 1 - Pittsburgh Pirates @ Baltimore Orioles - Added January, 2020

(10-11-79) 1979 World Series game 2 - Pittsburgh Pirates @ Baltimore Orioles - This time, the Pirates struck first with two in the second on an RBI single by Bill Madlock and a sacrifice fly by catcher Ed Ott. The Orioles countered in the bottom half of the inning with an Eddie Murray solo homer. Murray would also tie the game in the sixth by doubling in Ken Singleton. Murray tried to put the Orioles ahead in the same inning by tagging and attempting to score on a line-out to right by John Lowenstein, but Dave Parker threw him out easily. Murray also made a questionable base running decision in the eighth. With Murray on second with no outs, Lowenstein grounded into the hole between short and third and Tim Foli made a sensational stop. Murray inexplicably stopped between second and third, and Foli threw to Madlock to force him out, and then Madlock threw to Phil Garner at second to force Doug DeCinces and complete an unusual double play. Murray would not collect another hit or RBI for the rest of the Series. The Pirates went ahead in the top of the ninth on a two-out single by Ott, a walk to Garner, and a clutch single by pinch-hitter Manny Sanguillen. Ott barely slid past the outstretched arms of catcher Rick Dempsey to score the winning run. Kent Tekulve retired the side in the ninth for the save

(10-12-79) 1979 World Series game 3 - Baltimore Orioles @ Pittsburgh Pirates - Added January, 2020

(10-13-79) 1979 World Series game 4 - Baltimore Orioles @ Pittsburgh Pirates

(10-14-79) 1979 World Series game 5 - Baltimore Orioles @ Pittsburgh Pirates

(10-16-79) 1979 World Series game 6 - Pittsburgh Pirates @ Baltimore Orioles - Added January, 2020

(10-17-79) 1979 World Series game 7 - Pittsburgh Pirates @ Baltimore Orioles - The Pirates capped an amazing comeback on the strength of Willie Stargell, who went 4 for 4 with a single, two doubles, and a towering two-run homer in the sixth off Scott McGregor. For insurance in the ninth, Omar Moreno collected an RBI single, while another run scored when Dave Parker and Bill Robinson were hit by pitches back-to-back, scoring Moreno. The O's only run came on a Rich Dauer solo homer in the third, the team's only RBI in the last three games. Significantly, Eddie Murray, the Orioles' main offensive threat, was 0 for 21 in the final five games of the Series. Following their six run outburst in the eighth inning of Game 4, the Birds scored only twice more over the series' final 28 innings.