Reading Baseball 1970-1980 By dc22ockanderl Period: Sep 30, 1970 to Sep 30, 1980 Baseball Oct 8, 1971 Topps Bert Blyleven He was the number 1 most valubule rookie card in the 1970s Sep 30, 1972 Jackie Robinson died Sep 30, 1973 Gerorge Stienbrenner bought the New York Yankies Sep 30, 1974 Hank Aaron beat Babe Ruth's home run record. Sep 30, 1977 Reggie Jackson hit 3 home runs in the World Series game.