October 1, 1967: Red Sox complete ‘Impossible Dream’
Not since 1958 had the Boston Red Sox had a winning team, and…
October 1, 1967: Kansas City Athletics play their last game
The Kansas City Athletics donned their uniforms and white shoes…
October 4, 1967: Awed and paralyzed: Cardinals take Game 1 of World Series
Ecstatic and anxious Red Sox fans participated in round-the-clock…
October 5, 1967: Simply Lonborg: Red Sox ace shuts down Cardinals in Game 2
The St. Louis Cardinals' lineup remained the same, going with…
October 7, 1967: World Series gets ‘a little warm’ as Cardinals win Game 3
The lineups remained unchanged for Game Three of the 1967 World…
October 8, 1967: A One-Inning Game: Cardinals take 3-1 lead in World Series
“The St. Louis Cardinals are as bush as the name of the beer…
October 9, 1967: Down but not out: Red Sox take Game 5 of World Series
The St. Louis Cardinals held a three games to one lead before…
October 11, 1967: Bucking the odds: rookie Waslewski leads Red Sox in Game 6
For the “Cardiac Kids,” there was no place like home. More…
October 12, 1967: Gibson, Cardinals lift Cardinals to title over ‘Impossible Dream’ Red Sox
It all boiled down to one game. The Boston unbelievables had…
April 15, 1968: The Astrodome Marathon: Astros beat Mets 1-0 in 24-inning duel
“WE HOPE YOU’RE ENJOYING TONIGHT’S THIRD GAME AS MUCH AS…
April 17, 1968: Jerry Koosman registers a pair of Mets’ firsts in home opener shutout
Asked if he thought New York Mets rookie southpaw Jerry Koosman…
April 27, 1968: Tom Phoebus throws Orioles’ 3rd no-hitter
Hometown boy makes good. This time-honored cliché certainly…
May 6, 1968: Bob Gibson, Tom Seaver duel for first time as Cardinals win in 11 innings
“Gibson and Seaver are magnificent,” exclaimed New York sportswriter…
May 8, 1968: Oakland’s emerging ace Catfish Hunter fires perfect game against Minnesota
If Catfish Hunter was going to pitch a perfect game, Minnesota…
May 17, 1968: Joe Horlen tosses extra-inning shutout
The 1968 Chicago White Sox opened the season with 10 straight…
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,”…
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…
May 25, 1968: Minnesota Gophers sweep Spartans for Big Ten title (and how I helped them do it)
Superstitious? Not me. Although there was a time in my life when…
June 8, 1968: Don Drysdale surpasses the Big Train for consecutive scoreless innings mark
Hall of Famer Don Drysdale won 209 games and hit 154 batters.…
June 13, 1968: Ken Harrelson’s grand slam for Red Sox wins game started 52 days earlier
Though Ken Harrelson of the Boston Red Sox got the game-winning…
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 7, 1968: Tom Seaver records a save for Mets after manager Hodges gets the boot
The New York Mets came into existence in 1962 as the National…
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…