April 12, 1965: Cubs and Cardinals battle to 11-inning tie on Opening Day
“If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing…
April 12, 1965: Twins win in extra innings on Opening Day
A cold, wet winter is normally brightened by the approach of…
April 12, 1965: Phillies win first regular-season game in the Astrodome
On April 9, 1965, the former Houston Colt .45s took the field…
April 21, 1965: Rocky Colavito returns to Cleveland for home opener
The largest Opening Day crowd in 1965 poured into cavernous Municipal…
April 23, 1965: Rusty Staub sends the Astros home happy
The first one didn’t count.If you want to get technical about…
May 5, 1965: Mathews rips walk-off double in 14th; Blasingame goes the distance for Braves
The Milwaukee Braves expected a lot from 21-year-old Wade Blasingame,…
May 9, 1965: Yogi Berra hangs up his spikes as Mets lose again
Yogi Berra played in 2,120 major-league games. All but four of…
May 12, 1965: Killebrew belts two homers, including game-winner in eighth
When the Minnesota Twins headed to Metropolitan Stadium to play…
May 13, 1965: Small Massachusetts city gets rare glimpse at pro baseball
In the mid-1960s, noted artist Norman Rockwell lived and painted…
May 14, 1965: Yastrzemski hits for the cycle, but Detroit’s Willie Horton steals the show
Before a Fenway Park crowd of 10,271, Carl Yastrzemski hit for…
May 16, 1965: Orioles rookie Jim Palmer hits first career homer and earns first career win
The Baltimore Orioles “carried the big sticks, blasting four…
May 17, 1965: Sandy Koufax strikes out 13 in an epic pitching duel at Astrodome
Sandy Koufax dominated the Astros for 10 innings, then…
May 18, 1965: Tresh, Yankees tame Boston’s ‘Monster’ with extra-inning win
Time and time again over the decades, the New York Yankees and…
May 26, 1965: Jim Perry makes the most of his opportunity to beat Red Sox
Sometimes the best deal for a major-league team is the one it…
June 1, 1965: Pirates’ Bob Veale strikes out 16 in shutout of Phillies
In 1965, the Pirates made an impressive second-half run at the…
June 9, 1965: Tebbetts’s technicality turns tide from Twins to Tribe after Kaat’s wardrobe malfunction
A good manager, like a good magician, always has a trick up his…
June 12, 1965: Sandy Koufax remains undefeated against the Mets in 12th start
The ever-dominant Sandy Koufax owned a 10-0 career record in…
June 14, 1965: Reds’ Jim Maloney strikes out 18 in 10-inning no-hitter — then loses to Mets
From Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale to Sam McDowell, Bob Veale,…
June 15, 1965: Denny McLain sets Tigers record with 14 strikeouts in relief
On Tuesday, June 15, 1965, majestic Tiger Stadium held 9,624…
June 20, 1965: Sandy Koufax bests Warren Spahn, one-hits Mets
Sandy Koufax posted a career 57-15 won-loss record at Dodger…
July 2, 1965: Walt Bond’s walk-off single caps Astros’ comeback win against Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers were coming off a 6-3 loss to the struggling…
July 11, 1965: Harmon Killebrew clouts walkoff home run to beat Yankees
Harmon Killebrew clouted 573 home runs in his 22-year big-league…
July 13, 1965: Senior Circuit takes charge in Minnesota’s first All-Star Game
Several themes were evident for All-Star games played in the…
July 20, 1965: Yankees pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits inside-the-park grand slam
Thirteen years before Yankee Stadium opened, Pittsburgh Pirates…