Detroit didn’t just sweep the Twins in August 1973 — they did it with an almost unbelievable flair for drama.
In all three games of the series, the Tigers blasted home runs in the 11th inning to steal victories and stun Metropolitan Stadium into silence. When the final blow was delivered it completed a bizarre trifecta that vaulted Detroit right back into the AL East race. The collapsing Twins were left wondering how the same nightmare had happened three straight times.
🕵️ Inside The Original Newspaper Coverage:
The almost impossible sequence of 11th-inning heroics game by game
One Tigers slugger delivered not once but twice
The sweep gave Detroit a big late-season boost in the standings
🕵️ Replay Today: May 9, 1976
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A National League contender finally saw its winning streak snapped — but the bizarre sequence that ended it is buried in the game story and box score.
One powerhouse franchise looked like it might be falling apart already in early May 1976. The standings and sweep story hint at just how fast expectations changed.
The Yankees lineup featured multiple future stars, and on this day two of them delivered in a way that had New York fans thinking big again.
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