Only 22 years old at the start of his fifth major-league season…
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A freak ankle injury sidelined Roberto Clemente for four games…
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The Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates were heading in…
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Ted Williams missed a couple of games in Cleveland as he was…
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On June 19, 1955, Ted Williams homered off both Herb Score and…
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Ten weeks into his rookie season, Sandy Koufax finally…
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The injury-plagued Dodgers played the Giants at Ebbets Field…
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"Clem Labine was one of the main reasons the Dodgers won it all…
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A two-outcome (walk or strikeout) pitcher in his first major-league…
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On July 22, 1955, two different scenarios were playing out…
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“He’s been hotter than the weather, and in the Midwest, that’s…
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It was a matchup of the NL’s two best pitchers: the Philadelphia…
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The Red Sox were still hopeful, even in the final days of August…
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Brooklyn Dodgers skipper Walter “Smoky” Alston was on…
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