June 16, 1969: Chicago White Sox defeat Seattle Pilots in Milwaukee

A seldom remembered and mostly unknown era for Milwaukee County…

June 22, 1969: Len Boehmer’s first hit wins it for Yanks

Len Boehmer spent most of this Sunday afternoon in the New York…
Don Drysdale (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 28, 1969: Dodgers teach Padres pitcher that spring training does matter

It was June 28, 1969. The San Diego Padres were about halfway…

July 4, 1969: Early fireworks doom A’s in big series opener vs. Twins

It was a hot, humid Independence Day in Bloomington, Minnesota.…

July 6, 1969: Harmon Killebrew does it again with game-winning homer to defeat A’s, 7-6

Harmon “Killer” Killebrew lived up to his name on this Fourth…

July 9, 1969: Tom Seaver’s near-perfect game

The atmosphere was positively electric at Shea Stadium on the…
Bill Stoneman

July 14, 1969: Private First Class Bill Stoneman shuts out Pirates at Jarry Park

At 6:30 A.M. on July 14, 1969, Bill Stoneman was a private first…

July 15, 1969: May Day: Lee May hits four home runs in doubleheader

There was bad blood between the second-place Atlanta Braves (51-39)…
Neil Armstrong sets foot on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969 (NASA)

July 20, 1969: Yankees win an ordinary game on an ordinary day on Planet Earth

Astronaut Neil Armstrong sets foot on the surface of the moon…

July 27, 1969: Eighteen pitchers see duty during 20-inning Red Sox-Pilots battle

In their one-season history (1969) as an American League expansion…

July 28, 1969: Cubs earn improbable victory over Juan Marichal and Giants

A small crowd headed to Wrigley Field in Chicago on Monday, July…

July 30, 1969: Astros’ Menke, Wynn hit grand slams in same inning

A paid crowd1 of 28,922 settled in to watch a scheduled doubleheader…

August 3, 1969: Reese pinch-hit slam ends McNally’s streak

Rich Reese had a .322 batting average in 1969 for the Minnesota…

August 3, 1969: The birth of the Big Red Machine

The Philadelphia Phillies could not have picked a better day…