#1970s baseball

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[retropopcult]

On April 8, 1974, more than 50,000 fans were on hand at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium to watch Hank Aaron pass Babe Ruth by hitting his 715th home run, knocking off a record that had stood for nearly 40 years.

[mypastnow]

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[todaysdocument]

Vietnam....Members of the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile), join the children of Ap Uu Thoung hamlet in a game of baseball.

Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal OfficerSeries: Photographs of American Military Activities

This black and white photograph shows an American soldier standing behind a Vietnamese boy poised to hit a baseball flying towards him.  They are playing on a dirt road lined with vegetation.  The pitcher is partially visible on the left side of the picture.

[forever70s]

Jackie Robinson in 1970; he was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball

[gameraboy2]

1970s US Navy Recruiting Posters

[goshyesvintageads]

Interwoven Stocking Co, 1973

[312cards]

Steve Garvey, 1980 Topps (via PSA Auctions).

[yodaprod]

1979

[usualgangofidiots]

The Mad Game of Basebrawl (MAD #167, June 1974)

Artist & Writer: Al Jaffee

[thingsmk1120sayz]

Old school 70s 80s scoreboards at night

[retropopcult]

Eagles, 1979

[traderrock]

KISS Donruss Bubble Gum Cards display box, made in 1978.

Via Ebay: Kenyon's Cards.

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[vintageadsmakemehappy]

1979 AJD Sports Caps