
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…

July 11, 1968: Earl Weaver wins his first game as Baltimore Orioles manager
The managerial move was finally made during the All-Star break.…

July 13, 1968: Roberto Clemente records 5-hit game for the fourth time
Coming off a 1967 National League batting championship, his…
July 14, 1968: Astros’ Don Wilson strikes out 18, ties two records
On July 14 the Cincinnati Reds hosted the Houston Astros for…

July 20, 1968: Eastern League game marks Thurman Munson’s Yankee Stadium debut
The record books will tell you that Thurman Munson played his…

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…