July 3, 1966: Braves pitcher Tony Cloninger clouts two grand slams

The 1966 baseball season was the first for the Braves in Atlanta.…
Barney Lutz (Elmira Star-Gazette, July 12, 1966, via Newspapers.com)

July 11, 1966: Scout Barney Lutz’s lifetime in baseball ends at NY-Penn League game

Barney Lutz’s 30-year career as an outfielder, manager, and…

August 11, 1966: Cubs’ Randy Hundley hits for the cycle

During the peak years of his 14 major-league seasons, before…

August 15, 1966: Boog Powell smashes 3 homers in Orioles’ 11-inning victory

On August 15, 1966, Boog Powell of the Baltimore Orioles delighted…
Willie Mays (The Rucker Archive)

August 17, 1966: ‘The one that kind of sang itself out of the park’: Mays passes Foxx with 535th career homer

Willie Mays took over second place on the all-time home run…
Mickey Scott (Trading Card DB)

August 20, 1966: Yankees, Mets minor-leaguers battle at The House That Ruth Built

The 1966 Binghamton (New York) Triplets of the Class A New York-Penn…

August 26, 1966: Bob Aspromonte’s walk-off slam lights up the sky for Astros

You’ve heard it before. A batter steps up to the plate in a…

August 26, 1966: Scipio Spinks, Gary Nolan combine for 37 whiffs in minor-league duel

Scipio Spinks and Gary Nolan never faced off as starting pitchers…
Robin Roberts (TRADING CARD DB)

August 29, 1966: Pitching for the Cubs, Robin Roberts records his 286th and final victory

To tell the story of Robin Roberts’s 286th and final major-league…
Roberto Clemente (Trading Card DB)

September 2, 1966: Pirates’ Roberto Clemente reaches 2,000 career hits

Roberto Clemente stepped into the batter’s box in the fifth…

September 11, 1966: Sandy Koufax throws his final career shutout to beat Astros

Sandy Koufax’s final shutout was the 40th of his career…
Don Kessinger (Trading Card DB)

September 21, 1966: Cubs beat Reds before lowest attendance ever at Wrigley Field

The sky was overcast for the Wednesday afternoon matchup between…
Jim Palmer (TRADING CARD DB)

September 22, 1966: Jim Palmer strikes out 8 as Orioles clinch American League pennant

Baltimore is a city of heroes. Johns Hopkins. Francis Scott Key.…
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September 22, 1966: Smallest attendance ever at Yankee Stadium: 413 fans

The 1966 New York Yankees were two seasons removed from a seven-game…

September 25, 1966: Jim Kaat outduels Earl Wilson for 25th win

On September 27, 1966, Jim Kaat was honored in front of 300 businessmen…
Ken Holtzman (Trading Card DB)

September 25, 1966: Ken Holtzman, Sandy Koufax meet on the mound just once for the ages

It was a sunny afternoon on the North Side of Chicago with seasonal…