The Pennant Races Begin in 1973
August 1 is the traditional date when pennant races kick into high gear and fairy tale finishes are dreamed about
It’s August 1st. This is the traditional date that pennant races start in baseball.
There have been some rare cases in which a team has come from way back on August 1st.
The Giants were in 2nd place, 9.5 games behind the Dodgers, in 1951 and we all know what happened. Russ Hodges repeated screams of, “The Giants Win the Pennant!” became the greatest …