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April 25, 1969: Fergie Jenkins smashes home run in complete-game win over Tom Seaver, Mets
Hall of Fame right-handers Tom Seaver and Fergie Jenkins combined…
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April 25, 1969: Ted Simmons drives in four runs as ‘designated pinch-hitter’ for Tulsa Oilers
In April 1969, with its Opening Day imminent, the Triple-A American…
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April 30, 1969: Reds’ Jim Maloney fires his second no-hitter
When the 1969 baseball season got underway, the Cincinnati Reds’…
May 1, 1969: Don Wilson’s no-hitter is Astros’ revenge one day later
Revenge may be a dish best served cold, but when Don Wilson avenged…
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May 9, 1969: What’s French for ‘ejected’? Dave Bristol gets MLB’s first thumbing in Canada
When Cincinnati Reds manager Dave Bristol got in the face of…
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May 13, 1969: Cubs give expansion Padres a rude welcome to the National League
Baseball looked different in 1969 from previous years. The pitching…
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May 18, 1969: Cesár Tovar, Rod Carew steal home in the same inning
The Minnesota Twins had grabbed first place in their division…
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May 19, 1969: White Sox hold off Class A Appleton in spirited exhibition
The 1969 Chicago White Sox didn’t fare well in other teams’…
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May 27, 1969: Doug Rader’s walk-off slam sinks Phillies
Houston Astros third baseman Doug Rader had hit two home runs…
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May 30, 1969: Clay Carroll’s only home run defeats Bob Gibson, Cardinals
Coming off their National League championship season of 1968,…
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June 8, 1969: On leave from Army Reserve, Larry Dierker hits walk-off single in 11th inning
The commute for Larry Dierker on Sunday, June 8, 1969, was longer…
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June 8, 1969: Rusty Staub helps Expos end 20-game losing skid, becomes ‘Le Grand Orange’
The buzz from the wildly successful start to their inaugural…
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June 9, 1969: Williams’s inspiration, Epstein’s power help Senators win exhibition in Buffalo
Baseball card number 539 in the 1969 Topps set, titled “Ted…
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June 10, 1969: Expos’ first player, Dave Hartman, tosses 2-hit shutout for West Palm Beach
Manny Mota is frequently considered to be the Montreal Expos’…
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June 14, 1969: Reggie Jackson’s 10 RBIs lead A’s rout at Fenway Park
Oakland’s Reggie Jackson entered the 1969 season as one of…
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June 15, 1969: ‘One big wet blanket’ for Seattle’s Pilots on Bat Day at Yankee Stadium
Amid the rain and slop, they hopped, slid, and swung their complimentary…
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June 16, 1969: Chicago White Sox defeat Seattle Pilots in Milwaukee
A seldom remembered and mostly unknown era for Milwaukee County…
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June 22, 1969: Len Boehmer’s first hit wins it for Yanks
Len Boehmer spent most of this Sunday afternoon in the New York…
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June 26, 1969: ‘Gentleman’ Jim Hickman breaks out the tape measure and broom to keep Cubs in first place
The Chicago Cubs “maintained … their strange mastery,”…
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June 28, 1969: Dodgers teach Padres pitcher that spring training does matter
It was June 28, 1969. The San Diego Padres were about halfway…
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June 29, 1969: Tony Oliva’s 5-for-5 and two home runs lead Twins to doubleheader split
“There is no prettier sight in baseball than watching Oliva,…
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July 4, 1969: Fergie Jenkins tosses extra-inning gem to beat Bob Gibson, Cardinals
“You won’t see two better pitchers in your whole life than…
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July 4, 1969: Early fireworks doom A’s in big series opener vs. Twins
It was a hot, humid Independence Day in Bloomington, Minnesota.…
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July 6, 1969: Harmon Killebrew does it again with game-winning homer to defeat A’s, 7-6
Harmon “Killer” Killebrew lived up to his name on this Fourth…