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February 12, 1955: Clemente, Mays homers book-end Santurce’s 11-inning Caribbean Series win over Magallanes
Willie Mays (#24, leaping at right) celebrates as Roberto…
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April 12, 1955: Connie Mack, Harry Truman see Athletics win in Kansas City debut
“Getting the American league franchise formerly held by Philadelphia…
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April 13, 1955: Brooklyn Dodgers start championship season with win over Opening Day
The Brooklyn Dodgers opened their 1955 season against the Pittsburgh…
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April 13, 1955: Whitey Ford pitches and hits Yankees to lopsided Opening Day win
The “first-place Washington Senators” may seem like an oxymoron,…
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April 14, 1955: Elston Howard integrates the Yankees
By the dawn of the 1955 season, the New York Yankees were one…
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April 16, 1955: Cardinals outslugged by Cubs but finally win in 14th
On Saturday, April 16, 1955, pregame activity at Busch Stadium…
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April 17, 1955: Roberto Clemente records first hit and scores first run with Pirates
Roberto Clemente, the first great Latin American baseball star…
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April 18, 1955: Roberto Clemente hits first home run and records first outfield assist — in same inning
A day after dropping both ends of a Sunday doubleheader to…
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April 21, 1955: Dodgers flex their dominance in record-setting victory
Few Flatbushers made the effort to attend the game on a cloudy,…
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April 23, 1955: Giants, Al Dark confront Jackie Robinson at Ebbets Field
The Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants began a three-game…
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April 23, 1955: White Sox set scoring record, crush relocated Athletics 29-6
For the third consecutive season, major-league baseball had seen…
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April 24, 1955: Roberto Clemente notches first career game-winning RBI
The weather at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia was cold…
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April 29, 1955: Fort Worth edges Dallas after 17 innings of drama
The Sporting News’s headline for the April 29, 1955, game between…
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April 30, 1955: Burlington, Vermont, welcomes pro ball with a bang
Vermont is one of the least-represented states on Baseball-Reference’s…
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May 1, 1955: Feller and Score pitch brilliantly in doubleheader sweep
Like inbound and outbound trains, they were two pitchers headed…
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May 5, 1955: Dodgers overcome Lasorda’s wildness, injury to extend red-hot start
Tom Lasorda is lucky Dodgers fans were willing to give him…
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May 10, 1955: Don Newcombe faces the minimum and one-hits the Cubs
“He looms over the batter, brings his hands up over his head…
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May 11, 1955: Ernie Banks homer sets the stage to stop Dodgers’ road winning streak
The Brooklyn Dodgers were on a mission in 1955. The Boys of Summer…
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May 12, 1955: ‘Toothpick’ Sam Jones becomes first African American pitcher to toss MLB no-hitter
“There haven’t been many — if any — finer finishing touches…
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May 12, 1955: Crandall’s walk-off homer in 12th gives Conley complete-game victory
It was “my greatest thrill ever,” said carrot-topped Del…
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May 13, 1955: Mantle slams 3 homers against Tigers, including first career switch-hitting pair
Only 22 years old at the start of his fifth major-league season…
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May 27, 1955: Rookie Luis Arroyo hospitalized after Cardinals’ fifth straight win
Despite his status as a budding star for the St. Louis Cardinals,…
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May 29, 1955: Roberto Clemente’s five hits lead Pirates to curfew-interrupted win over Phillies
A freak ankle injury sidelined Roberto Clemente for four games…
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May 30, 1955: Don Newcombe blasts two homers and fires complete game for eighth straight win
The Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates were heading in…