Baseball season ends today.
Let the post-season games begin. At the end of 1973 baseball season Snoopy was trying to beat a home run record.
He was challenging Hank Aaron for Babe Ruth’s then-record of 714 home runs.
Snoopy was in the batter’s box.
It was the ninth inning of the season’s last game.
But, Charlie Brown was picked off second base, thus ending the game.

The story line ran from August 8 to August 22, 1973.
You can read all the comic strips here.

Despite Snoopy’s failed attempt to beat Ruth or Aaron, he still remains a home run hero.
This mug depicts one successful slug at the plate.