It was billed as the “Eighth Wonder of the World.” Originally known as the Harris County Domed Stadium, what would soon be called the Houston Astrodome opened for business in 1965. Mickey Mantle is credited with having the first indoor home run, which occurred in an exhibition game on April 9 as his New York […]
Category: 1970s Baseball History
Editor’s note: How good were the 1975 Cincinnati Reds? The best way to end the speculation is to challenge the team with a 162-game season against some great teams. This is a series that will include each game played with the Strat-o-Matic cards and dice, while hoping to reach the 108-54 record that the Reds […]
Editor’s note: How good were the 1975 Cincinnati Reds? The best way to end the speculation is to challenge the team with a 162-game season against some great teams. This is a series that will include each game played with the Strat-o-Matic cards and dice, while hoping to reach the 108-54 record that the Reds […]
Snow was the first highlight for the Toronto Blue Jays as they came to life on April 7, 1977. The second wasn’t very good either from a baseball perspective for the Blue Jays as they faced the Chicago White Sox in the first game for the franchise. Chicago’s Jorge Orta had a sacrifice fly off […]
Editor’s note: How good were the 1975 Cincinnati Reds? The best way to end the speculation is to challenge the team with a 162-game season against some great teams. This is a series that will include each game played with the Strat-o-Matic cards and dice, while hoping to reach the 108-54 record that the Reds […]
Editor’s note: How good were the 1975 Cincinnati Reds? The best way to end the speculation is to challenge the team with a 162-game season against some great teams. This is a series that will include each game played with the Strat-o-Matic cards and dice, while hoping to reach the 108-54 record that the Reds […]
My favorite quote attributed to Hank Aaron is listed on baseball-almanac.com. “I don’t want them to forget (Babe) Ruth, I just want them to remember me.” It’s pretty easy to assume that statement was made during Aaron’s date with destiny and 715 career home runs. It was 45 years ago today that Aaron of the […]
Editor’s note: How good were the 1975 Cincinnati Reds? The best way to end the speculation is to challenge the team with a 162-game season against some great teams. This is a series that will include each game played with the Strat-o-Matic cards and dice, while hoping to reach the 108-54 record that the Reds […]
Editor’s note: Throughout this year Press Room Pass will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1969 baseball season with a variety of stories from the covering personal accomplishments, unique moments, major league expansion and the amazing New York Mets. This is the latest installment of that series. Swapping lesser known players is always a gamble. […]
Editor’s note: How good were the 1975 Cincinnati Reds? The best way to end the speculation is to challenge the team with a 162-game season against some great teams. This is a series that will include each game played with the Strat-o-Matic cards and dice, while hoping to reach the 108-54 record that the Reds […]