July 14, 1968: Astros’ Don Wilson strikes out 18, ties two records

On July 14 the Cincinnati Reds hosted the Houston Astros for…
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July 20, 1968: Eastern League game marks Thurman Munson’s Yankee Stadium debut

The record books will tell you that Thurman Munson played his…

August 23, 1968: Astros reach the heady heights of seventh place

Baseball fans in Houston had never had it so good in the short…
Bob Gibson (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

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…
Denny McLain (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

September 14, 1968: Denny McLain’s 30th victory

Denny McLain began the morning the same as he always did. His…
Joe Sparma (Trading Card Database)

September 17, 1968: Unlikely heroes Sparma, Wert clinch AL pennant for Tigers

In the aftermath of the 1967 Detroit riots, Detroiters desperately…
Gaylord Perry with the San Francisco Giants (SABR-Rucker Archive)

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.…
Cesár Tovar (Trading Card DB)

September 22, 1968: César Tovar plays all nine positions, leads Twins to victory

Since the beginning of professional baseball, players were assigned…
Ron Santo (Trading Card Database)

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…