Bob Friend (Trading Card DB)

June 18, 1966: Mets, Yankees share an old Friend

Bob Friend’s place in baseball history is firmly linked to…

June 22, 1966: Koufax, Dodgers beat Astros as comedian Jerry Lewis gets key to Houston

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Except if you’re Jerry Lewis. In…
Charlie Hough (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 25, 1966: Charlie Hough gets a rough greeting in first professional game

For a pitcher who finished with a .500 record, Charlie Hough…

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…

July 17, 1966: Cubs’ Billy Williams hits for natural cycle against Cardinals

Buried midway down the front page in most of the country’s…

July 27, 1966: Sandy Koufax and Jim Bunning combine for 28 strikeouts over 11 innings

The Dodgers' Sandy Koufax bested the Phillies' Jim Bunning…

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…

August 28, 1966: White Sox sweep doubleheader with two extra-inning, walk-off wins

As August 1966 was about to turn into September, the chase for…
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.…