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July 9, 1969: Tom Seaver’s near-perfect game
The atmosphere was positively electric at Shea Stadium on the…
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July 11, 1969: Royals come back three times to defeat White Sox
Two teams with losing records and subpar pitching staffs slugged…
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July 14, 1969: Private First Class Bill Stoneman shuts out Pirates at Jarry Park
At 6:30 A.M. on July 14, 1969, Bill Stoneman was a private first…
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July 14, 1969: ‘What a Baseball Manager Does’: Nats’ Joe Coleman shuts out Tigers
The summer of 1969 was a loud summer, but the loudest blast was…
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July 15, 1969: May Day: Lee May hits four home runs in doubleheader
There was bad blood between the second-place Atlanta Braves (51-39)…
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July 16, 1969: Willie Stargell’s 495-foot blast triggers Pirates’ comeback, christens ‘La Piscine de Willie’
On the morning of July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 spacecraft was…
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July 19, 1969: Ain’t no mountain high enough: Reds overcome 9-run deficit to beat Astros
Of the Cincinnati Reds’ 18 extra-inning games in 1969, none…
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July 19, 1969: Jim Bouton ‘creamed’ in only start for the Seattle Pilots, as Minnesota Twins win in 18 innings
As the saying goes, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Jim Bouton…
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July 20, 1969: Yankees win an ordinary game on an ordinary day on Planet Earth
Astronaut Neil Armstrong sets foot on the surface of the moon…
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July 23, 1969: Willie McCovey’s two homers power National League to All-Star win
“But the first time Howard came to bat … he hit a ball that…
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July 25, 1969: Maine gets a glimpse of Mets’ ‘miracle’
It was an unusual news story in a summer full of them. In the…
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July 27, 1969: Orioles blast White Sox, setting team hits, total bases, and runs records
Frank Robinson’s solo home run in the first inning was all…
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July 27, 1969: Eighteen pitchers see duty during 20-inning Red Sox-Pilots battle
In their one-season history (1969) as an American League expansion…
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July 28, 1969: Cubs earn improbable victory over Juan Marichal and Giants
A small crowd headed to Wrigley Field in Chicago on Monday, July…
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July 30, 1969: Astros’ Menke, Wynn hit grand slams in same inning
A paid crowd1 of 28,922 settled in to watch a scheduled doubleheader…
August 3, 1969: Reese pinch-hit slam ends McNally’s streak
Rich Reese had a .322 batting average in 1969 for the Minnesota…
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August 3, 1969: The birth of the Big Red Machine
The Philadelphia Phillies could not have picked a better day…
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August 3, 1969: Fan favorite Chico Fernandez survives near-fatal beaning in minors
Ray Chapman, Tony Conigliaro, Dickie Thon, Adam Greenberg: We…
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August 4, 1969: When Waterbury and Elmira played a minor-league game by mistake
This is a true baseball story. In 1969 two minor-league teams…
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August 7, 1969: ‘Miracle’ finish lifts Red Sox above Pilots on Nun’s Day
When the Boston Red Sox scored three ninth-inning runs to walk…
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August 12, 1969: Elmira’s Mike Corkins throws no-hitter before call-up to Padres
Mike Corkins is one of many ballplayers with reason to dislike…
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August 13, 1969: Jim Palmer no-hits the Athletics
Jim Palmer gained national acclaim early in his major-league…
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August 18, 1969: Offensive juggernaut Mark Belanger powers Baltimore win
Eight-time Gold Glove winner Mark Belanger was celebrated for…
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August 18, 1969: Phenom Balor Moore shines as Class A teams combine for one hit
Exciting, well-played baseball action was in limited supply for…