In the throes of a nine-game losing streak, the Chicago Cubs…
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A Sunday afternoon doubleheader at Comiskey Park pitted the hometown…
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Willie Tasby hit a grand slam. Vic Wertz hit a three-run homer.…
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It sounds like the kind of far-fetched scenario you might hear…
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The Pittsburgh Pirates traveled to Milwaukee in 1960 for their…
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On Memorial Day 1960, the Pittsburgh Pirates had squeezed past…
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Not every pitcher starts his career on a high note, but Juan…
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The Cincinnati Reds were little more than a year from winning…
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“When you win that kind, you’ve got to win the pennant. You…
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By the end of the 1960s, future Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax and…
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Two months before the Pittsburgh Pirates made history by winning…
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It’s unlikely that any of the 16,936 fans attending a mid-August…
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His first time up on August 20, 1960, in the final season of…
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In early September 1960, the Green Bay Packers football dynasty…
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On a cool 1960 September evening in Bloomington, Minnesota, one…
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“It’s just a crazy game,” said 39-year-old Warren Spahn.…
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