1976 Major League Baseball season

Common card · No. 473556

The 1976 major league baseball season began on April 8 while the regular season ended on October 3. The postseason began on October 9. In the third iteration of this World Series matchup, the 73rd World Series then began on October 16 and concluded on October 21 with the Cincinnati Reds of the National League sweeping the New York Yankees of the American League in four games, to win their fourth title in franchise history, their second consecutive title from the previous year. The Reds remain the only team to go undefeated in the postseason since the advent of the divisional era in 1969. This was the second time that the Yankees were swept in a World Series, the first having been by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1963 World Series. The 47th All-Star Game was held on July 13 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home of the Philadelphia Phillies. The National League won, 7–1, and was the fifth win in what would be an 11-game win streak that lasted until 1983. This was the last...

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