
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 3, 1965: Teammates Dick Allen, Frank Thomas trade blows before Phillies’ loss to Reds
An ugly incident on July 3, 1965, between budding superstar Dick…
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…

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 7, 1965: Willie Mays homers twice, drives in 5 runs to spark Giants over Cardinals
Engulfed in a 1965 National League pennant race with less than…

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…