May 17, 1968: Joe Horlen tosses extra-inning shutout

The 1968 Chicago White Sox opened the season with 10 straight…
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May 18, 1968: Cleveland’s Stan Williams tosses a gem in the Year of the Pitcher

The 1968 season is remembered as “the Year of the Pitcher,”…
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May 20, 1968: Jim Fregosi’s walk-off single completes second career cycle

It was the first trip of the season to California for the 1968…

June 18, 1968: Twins-Senators game has almost everything

The Twins-Senators game on June 18, 1968, had many ebbs and flows…

June 24, 1968: Detroit’s Jim Northrup hits two grand slams — and almost three

On June 24, 1968, the Detroit Tigers routed the Cleveland Indians,…

July 9, 1968: All-Star parade of pitchers in the ‘Year of the Pitcher’

It was expected to be a glittering night of firsts.The 1968 All-Star…

July 11, 1968: Earl Weaver wins his first game as Baltimore Orioles manager

The managerial move was finally made during the All-Star break.…

July 13, 1968: Roberto Clemente records 5-hit game for the fourth time

Coming off a 1967 National League batting championship, his…

July 14, 1968: Astros’ Don Wilson strikes out 18, ties two records

On July 14 the Cincinnati Reds hosted the Houston Astros for…
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July 20, 1968: Eastern League game marks Thurman Munson’s Yankee Stadium debut

The record books will tell you that Thurman Munson played his…

August 23, 1968: Astros reach the heady heights of seventh place

Baseball fans in Houston had never had it so good in the short…

September 10, 1968: The Billy Williams Show

Billy Williams was on fire, the 30-year-old hammering the ball…

September 14, 1968: Denny McLain’s 30th victory

Denny McLain began the morning the same as he always did. His…

September 17, 1968: Unlikely heroes Sparma, Wert clinch AL pennant for Tigers

In the aftermath of the 1967 Detroit riots, Detroiters desperately…

September 17, 1968: Gaylord Perry no-hits Cardinals, outduels Bob Gibson

The 1968 season in the major leagues is commonly referred to…

September 18, 1968: Cardinals’ Ray Washburn no-hits the Giants

Folks by the Bay were still buzzing about the previous evening.…