June 28th, 1976 - Bird Mania-
Mark ‘The Bird’ Fidrych mows down the 1st place New York Yankees during an electrifying 5-1 complete game shut out victory. The game was featured on ABC’s Monday Night Baseball and lasted only 1 hour & 51 minutes. Fidrych went on to win AL Rookie of the Year honors with a 19-9 record and a 2.34 era. He also led the AL with 24 complete games that season. He’s the only baseball player to ever be featured on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine. R.I.P Bird