Yogi Berra (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

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…
SmithReggie

May 13, 1965: Small Massachusetts city gets rare glimpse at pro baseball

In the mid-1960s, noted artist Norman Rockwell lived and painted…

May 17, 1965: Sandy Koufax strikes out 13 in an epic pitching duel at Astrodome

Sandy Koufax dominated the Astros for 10 innings, then…
Tom Tresh (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

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 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 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 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…
Mel Stottlemyre (TRADING CARD DB)

July 20, 1965: Yankees pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits inside-the-park grand slam

Thirteen years before Yankee Stadium opened, Pittsburgh Pirates…

July 24, 1965: Big Astrodome crowd sees Joe Nuxhall one-hit the Astros

The 1965 baseball season was one of great excitement for fans…

July 24, 1965: Casey Stengel’s unexpected goodbye

The 36,921 fans who packed Shea Stadium on Saturday afternoon,…

August 8, 1965: Reds win 18-0 for most lopsided victory in modern franchise history

After they swept the Cincinnati Reds in a two-game, mid-July…