September 16, 1960: Warren Spahn no-hits Phillies, wins 20th game of season

“It’s just a crazy game,” said 39-year-old Warren Spahn.…
Ted Williams (Trading Card DB)

September 17, 1960: Ted Williams’ 2-run homer beats a solo shot by Jim Lemon

This was the next-to-last home run Ted Williams ever hit. It…

September 28, 1960: Ted Williams bids adieu to Boston fans with 521st home run

It was meant to happen. At least, it seemed that way.Triggering…
Billy Williams (Trading Card DB)

October 1, 1960: Billy Williams launches first homer of Hall of Fame career

Chicago Cubs rookie Billy Williams helped his team avoid a dubious…

October 5, 1960: Bill Virdon saves the day as Pirates get jump on Yankees in Game 1

Like muddy urchins tromping through Buckingham Palace and into…
Coot Veal (TRADING CARD DB)

April 10, 1961: Washington Senators defeated in first game of expansion era

When the 1960 season ended, Washington Senators fans had good…

April 11, 1961: Eli Grba wins first game in Angels franchise history

As 1960 rolled into 1961 and baseball fans began looking forward…

April 15, 1961: Bob Friend bests Don Drysdale in a record-setting game

Possibly the most intriguing thing about baseball is its unpredictability.…

April 20, 1961: Milwaukee Braves make dramatic comeback in 9th, win in 11

The Phillies' home opener on April 20, 1961, was a cool spring…

April 21, 1961: Twins lose first home opener at Metropolitan Stadium

In their first home opener, before 24,606 fans at yet-to-be-completed…

April 23, 1961: Phillies’ Art Mahaffey fans franchise record 17 batters

Part of the beauty of baseball is just how unpredictable the…

April 28, 1961: Braves’ Warren Spahn pitches second career no-hitter

It was barely the third week of the 1961 season. A meager crowd…

April 30, 1961: The Say Hey Kid’s four-homer game

The 1961 major-league season was barely three weeks old the…

May 4, 1961: Joe Adcock’s walk-off grand slam wins it for Braves

From the time he arrived in Milwaukee with the rest of his Braves…

May 9, 1961: Orioles’ Jim Gentile blasts two grand slams on consecutive pitches

On Tuesday, May 9, 1961, before a crowd of 4,514 fans at Minnesota’s…

May 12, 1961: Boston’s Bill Monbouquette whiffs 17 Senators

It was early in the 1961 season; the Red Sox were 9-12 and the…
Roberto Clemente (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

May 24, 1961: Roberto Clemente, the ‘College’ Cubs, and an incident in Mississippi

The Pittsburgh Pirates were still enjoying the aura of their…

May 25, 1961: Sandy Koufax outduels Bob Gibson in Dodgers’ 1-0 victory

On May 25, 1961, the same day President John F. Kennedy set…

June 8, 1961: Milwaukee Braves belt a record four consecutive home runs in one inning

Six teams were within six games of one another in a wild scramble…
Lew Krausse Jr. (Trading Card DB)

June 16, 1961: Lew Krausse Jr. twirls debut shutout 10 days after high-school graduation

On the Saturday before graduating from high school in June 1961,…