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July 25, 1956: Dodgers win on Snider walkoff home run in Jersey City
Major-league baseball came to Jersey City, New Jersey, for the…
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July 25, 1956: Roberto Clemente hits an inside-the-park, walk-off grand slam to lift Pirates
The headline writer for the front page of a daily newspaper is…
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August 15, 1956: Giants’ Antonelli outduels Dodgers’ Newcombe in Jersey City
Probably the greatest rivalry in the history of baseball was…
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August 18, 1956: Redlegs, Braves combine for record 10 “taters” on a Saturday evening
On Saturday, August 18, 1956, the Cincinnati Redlegs and Milwaukee…
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August 27, 1956: ‘Grate’ throw highlights Millers’ win over Omaha
As the first season of play at Metropolitan Stadium neared…
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August 31, 1956: Jim Lemon becomes first Senator to hit 3 homers in a game at Griffith Stadium
For most of its 51-year history (1911-1961), Washington’s Griffith…
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September 9, 1956: Don Drysdale’s homer, three-hitter beat Giants for the fourth time
“Sooner or later you have to say, it’s my ball and half the…
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September 18, 1956: Mickey Mantle belts 50th homer as Yankees clinch AL pennant
When the Yankees took the field at Comiskey Park on Chicago’s…
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September 25, 1956: Dodgers’ Sal Maglie no-hits Phillies in dominating performance
“Sal Maglie sat in the Dodger clubhouse and performed the ritual…
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September 29, 1956: Dodgers take over NL lead after sweep of Pirates
The Brooklyn Dodgers and Milwaukee Braves were battling down…
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September 30, 1956: Brooklyn Dodgers win NL pennant on final day of season
The reigning World Series champion Brooklyn Dodgers finally…
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October 3, 1956: Sal Maglie fans 10, bests Whitey Ford in World Series opener
The Dodgers purchased 39-year-old Sal Maglie from the Cleveland…
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October 5, 1956: Dodgers win Game 2 with slugging on the diamond and in parking lot
In 1956 the Dodgers won their fourth pennant in five seasons…
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October 8, 1956: Don Larsen throws a perfect game in the World Series
It was a perfect day for a perfect game. Under a clear blue…
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October 9, 1956: Clem Labine’s extra-inning shutout, Jackie Robinson’s walk-off single force Game 7
The Brooklyn Dodgers had fallen behind in the 1956 World…
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October 10, 1956: Johnny Kucks’ 3-hitter and home runs give Yankees the title
It was the “best pitching in my career,” exclaimed an elated…
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April 13, 1957: Braves and Millers put on a cold-weather exhibition in Minneapolis
The Milwaukee Braves and the Minneapolis Millers were both…
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April 16, 1957: Gino Cimoli homers in 12th inning, Dodgers edge Phillies on Opening Day
“Was just telling you that boy could hit that long ball this…
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April 16, 1957: Yankees start off season right with Opening Day win over Senators
Opening Day 1957 was a celebration for the New York Yankees.…
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April 22, 1957: John Kennedy becomes first African American to play for Philadelphia Phillies
In the top of the eighth inning of a game between the Philadelphia…
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April 24, 1957: Three Cubs pitchers set NL record with 9-walk inning in loss to Redlegs
SABR’s Mark Armour gets little argument to his claim, “[Jim…
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April 30, 1957: Baby ‘Baby Bull’ Cepeda wows Minneapolis fans
Polled in the April 30, 1957, issue of the Minneapolis Tribune1…
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May 7, 1957: Gil McDougald’s batted ball knocks out Herb Score
Herb Score was on his way to stardom in the major leagues. He…
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May 8, 1957: Ted Williams smashes three home runs in the Windy City
After Ted Williams belted three home runs in a game for the first…