Bob Veale (Trading Card DB)

July 23, 1959: Bob Veale fans 14, overcomes 9 walks in Class B no-hitter

When one thinks of baseball’s hardest-throwing starting pitchers…
Curt Simmons (Trading Card DB)

August 1, 1959: Curt Simmons’ hometown win draws big minor-league crowd

Many decades later, it’s still a well-known piece of Eastern…
Hoyt Wilhelm (COURTESY OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES)

August 6, 1959: Time runs out for Orioles, White Sox in 18-inning marathon

The Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox had a tendency to…

August 31, 1959: Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 Giants to tie major-league record

Sandy Koufax’s devastating mix of fastballs and curveballs…

September 5, 1959: Jim Lemon aids Senators’ 14-2 rout of Red Sox

Washington Senators outfielder Jim Lemon struggled offensively…
Johnny Podres (TRADING CARD DB)

September 7, 1959: Johnny Podres masters the mound, strikes out 14 Cubs

When the Chicago Cubs faced the Los Angeles Dodgers on September…
Jerry Walker (COURTESY OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES)

September 11, 1959: Orioles’ Jerry Walker throws a masterpiece with 16-inning shutout

For 20-year-old Jerry Walker, only two years removed from high…

September 22, 1959: White Sox clinch first American League pennant in 40 years

As the Chicago White Sox took the field at Cleveland Stadium…

September 22, 1959: Phillies’ Humberto Robinson offered $1,500 bribe

The game, rescheduled from an April 12 rainout, unremarkable.…

September 25, 1959: Millers win second consecutive American Association championship

In his first season managing the Minneapolis Millers, Gene Mauch…

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

When the 1959 season opened, the Milwaukee Braves were favored…
Early Wynn (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

October 1, 1959: White Sox clobber Dodgers in World Series opener

After a 40-year drought, the Chicago White Sox clinched the American…
Charlie Neal (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

October 2, 1959: Dodgers’ clutch homers sink White Sox in Game 2

A swarm of excited White Sox fans converged on the South Side…
Chuck Essegian, Trading Card Database

April 12, 1960: Chuck Essegian repeats World Series magic for Dodgers on Opening Day

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