
May 26, 1964: Despite Jim King’s cycle, Senators score just two runs and Red Sox rally for walk-off win
In 1964 Johnny Pesky, longtime Boston Red Sox star, was in his…

May 28, 1964: Jim Maloney’s double-double not enough as Reds settle for 17-inning tie with Dodgers
More than one football coach has used the adage “A tie is just…

May 31, 1964: Baseball’s longest doubleheader
Clouds hung overhead as the first remnants of the crowd entered…

June 4, 1964: Sandy Koufax ‘puts everything together’ in third career no-hitter
The Los Angeles Dodgers (21-25, and in eighth place) came to…

June 8, 1964: Orioles go down on the farm in Aberdeen
The 1964 Aberdeen (South Dakota) Pheasants dominated the Class…

June 15, 1964: Maine knocks defending champ Southern Cal out of College World Series
In June of 1964, the College World Series was rocked by the unexpected…

June 16, 1964: Ken Boyer breaks out of slump and hits for a natural cycle
On June 2, 1964, the St. Louis Cardinals began a 16-game road…

June 21, 1964: Jim Bunning is perfect on Father’s Day
Fathers’ Day in 1964 was a beautiful, hot summer day in New…

June 21, 1964: Phillies’ Rick Wise wins first major-league game at age 18
Most Phillies fans have Father’s Day 1964 etched in their hearts…

June 26, 1964: Red Sox ‘Rookie Star’ Jerry Vezendy whiffs 16 in minor leagues
How hard did Jerry Vezendy throw?
Hard enough to strike out…

July 17, 1964: Lou Clinton’s arm helps Angels shut out Twins
Twins manager Sam Mele was not happy. His team had lost four…

July 18, 1964: Pete Rose drives in six runs as Reds hammer first-place Phillies
A “sticky wicket” of summer heat1 shrouded Crosley Field…

July 22, 1964: Mazeroski, Lynch, and Stargell lead Pirates’ rout of Cardinals
The Pittsburgh Pirates bombed the St. Louis Cardinals before…

July 23, 1964: Bert Campaneris homers twice, steals a base, and shines on defense in winning debut
A headache put Wally Pipp on the New York Yankees bench in June…

July 28, 1964: Dean Chance, Angels defeat Yankees as Jim Fregosi hits for the cycle
A couple of the Los Angeles Angels’ young stars put on a display…

July 30, 1964: Snakebitten Dick Voss puts it all together for minor-league one-hitter
Pitcher Dick Voss1 had a horrible year in 1964. In fact, he struggled…

August 16, 1964: Sandy Koufax blanks Cardinals but receives ominous medical diagnosis
“On August 8 I won a tough game in Milwaukee,” Sandy…

September 3, 1964: Houston’s Don Larsen tosses four-hit shutout, Philly boo birds target Dick Allen
On September 3, 1964, Don Larsen of the lowly Houston Colt .45s…

September 6, 1964: Pitching propels White Sox into first place
“There’s more of a feeling on this club that we’re going…

September 6, 1964: Umpire assault mars pennant-deciding game in NY-Penn League
While the expansion New York Mets were wallowing in the National…

September 10, 1964: Phillies get the best of Cardinals on a September afternoon with so much at stake
Arm's length. The Philadelphia Phillies had held the rest of…

September 19, 1964: Yankees grab the lead for good in AL pennant race
Chasing their fifth consecutive American League pennant and 14th…

September 21, 1964: Chico Ruiz steals home to begin Phillies’ collapse
The 1964 Philadelphia Phillies were a formidable team. As the…

September 25, 1964: Phillies suffer 5th straight defeat despite late homers by Johnny Callison, Dick Allen
The Philadelphia Phillies returned home on September 21, 1964,…