July 23, 1968: Bill Virdon pinch-hits game-tying homer in return from retirement, Reds outlast Pirates in 12 innings
Three years after announcing his retirement, Bill Virdon returned…
July 29, 1968: 27 outs, 7 baserunners, and 1 run: George Culver labors through no-hitter
George Culver was feeling sick. “I had an upset stomach,”…
July 30, 1968: Washington Senators shortstop Ron Hansen makes first unassisted triple play in 41 years
Sportswriter Charles Dryden’s famous quote “Washington—First…
August 23, 1968: Astros reach the heady heights of seventh place
Baseball fans in Houston had never had it so good in the short…
August 28, 1968: During Chicago convention turmoil, Jerry Nyman shuts out Yankees in first career start
White Sox fan Dennis Zweifel decided to leave Comiskey Park early…
August 28, 1968: Bob Gibson fans 14 in shutout vs. Pirates for 19th win of season
It was an explosive night in Pittsburgh: St. Louis Cardinals…
September 2, 1968: Bob Gibson tosses 10-inning shutout for 20th win, lowers ERA to 0.99
The high-powered Cincinnati Reds “collided head-on with [an]…
September 10, 1968: The Billy Williams Show
Billy Williams was on fire, the 30-year-old hammering the ball…
September 14, 1968: Denny McLain’s 30th victory
Denny McLain began the morning the same as he always did. His…
September 17, 1968: Unlikely heroes Sparma, Wert clinch AL pennant for Tigers
In the aftermath of the 1967 Detroit riots, Detroiters desperately…
September 17, 1968: Gaylord Perry no-hits Cardinals, outduels Bob Gibson
The 1968 season in the major leagues is commonly referred to…
September 18, 1968: Cardinals’ Ray Washburn no-hits the Giants
Folks by the Bay were still buzzing about the previous evening.…
September 19, 1968: Denny McLain wins 31st game, serves up milestone homer to Mickey Mantle
Either a Detroit Tigers win or a Baltimore Orioles loss would…
September 20, 1968: Mickey Mantle’s 536th and final home run marks end of an era
Mickey Mantle had done it 535 times before, so his solo clout…
September 22, 1968: César Tovar plays all nine positions, leads Twins to victory
Since the beginning of professional baseball, players were assigned…
September 25, 1968: Santo’s walkoff grand slam accounts for all Cubs’ runs
Had anyone asked the Chicago Cubs’ Ron Santo what he expected…
October 2, 1968: Bob Gibson strikes out 17 to set World Series record
Press previews of the opening game of the 1968 World Series understandably…
October 7, 1968: Jose Feliciano lights Tigers’ fire
The St. Louis Cardinals could almost taste it. Up three games…
October 10, 1968: Lolich outduels Gibson in dramatic Game Seven victory
Game Seven of the 1968 World Series between the Detroit Tigers…
April 7, 1969: Dodgers’ Bill Singer credited with first official save
A sellout crowd of 30,111 watched their hometown Cincinnati Reds…
April 8, 1969: Tony Conigliaro returns to Red Sox after near-fatal beaning
Greater Boston native son Tony Conigliaro was a star for the…
April 8, 1969: Cubs’ Willie Smith hits dramatic 2-run, 11th-inning home run to sink Phillies
Ironically, the Chicago Cubs got off to an auspicious start in…
April 8, 1969: Baseball returns to Kansas City as Royals win debut
Senator William Stuart Symington of Missouri was a fighter.…
April 8, 1969: Bienvenue to MLB: Montreal Expos win inaugural game
Montreal mayor Jean Drepeau with (from left) John Bateman, Jim…