September 29, 1959: Surprising Dodgers win their first pennant on the West Coast

When the 1959 season opened, the Milwaukee Braves were favored…
Tom Borland (Trading Card DB)

September 29, 1958: Minneapolis Millers win their second Junior World Series

When the Shaughnessy playoffs began after the 1958 American Association…
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October 1, 1959: White Sox clobber Dodgers in World Series opener

After a 40-year drought, the Chicago White Sox clinched the American…
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October 2, 1959: Dodgers’ clutch homers sink White Sox in Game 2

A swarm of excited White Sox fans converged on the South Side…
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April 12, 1960: Chuck Essegian repeats World Series magic for Dodgers on Opening Day

The saying “Lightning never strikes twice in the same place”…

April 14, 1960: Pirates’ Opening Day win foreshadows a championship

Roberto Clemente on Opening Day of the 1960 season. (Courtesy…
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April 17, 1960: Pirates score 6 in 9th to complete Easter Sunday doubleheader sweep

“He has that old stroke back and he’s swinging a fast bat…

April 18, 1960: Camilo Pascual sets Opening Day record with 15 strikeouts

In late December 1959, it was widely published that Washington…
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April 19, 1960: Chicago welcomes home Minnie Miñoso after trade from Cleveland

Minnie Miñoso was coming home to Chicago after two seasons with…
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May 7, 1960: Dodgers’ Sherry brothers combine to defeat Phillies in 11 innings

Brothers Norm and Larry Sherry shared one of the highlights of…

May 8, 1960: Millers score 10 in doubleheader nightcap, finally solve Colonels

If there was ever a game where one team had an advantage over…

May 14, 1960: Score vs. Latman duel is short-lived

The Chicago White Sox won the 1959 American League pennant by…

May 15, 1960: Don Cardwell tosses no-hitter in Cubs debut

Putting on his Chicago Cubs uniform for the first time, recently…

May 23, 1960: Sandy Koufax stops first-place Pirates with one-hitter

Sandy Koufax was on the fringes of the Los Angeles Dodgers’…

May 27, 1960: Ed Bailey’s grand slam in ninth wins it for Reds

On a stormy Friday night in Cincinnati, the Reds won a dramatic…

June 17, 1960: Ted Williams wallops 500th career home run in Cleveland

The 1960 season was the end of an era in the major leagues. It…

June 25, 1960: Rookie Dick Stigman fans 10 Yankees in Tribe win

The 1959 Indians had finished in second place, five games behind…
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June 26, 1960: Ron Santo makes auspicious debut for last-place Cubs

In the throes of a nine-game losing streak, the Chicago Cubs…