Ernie Banks (Trading Card DB)

September 19, 1955: Ernie Banks hits fifth grand slam to break single-season record

Twenty-four-year-old Ernie Banks exploded on the national baseball…

September 21, 1955: Red-hot Gus Bell has four hits, eight RBIs

The 1955 National League pennant race had already been decided…

September 24, 1955: Bob Friend clinches NL ERA title for last-place Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates suffered through a miserable 1955 season,…

September 25, 1955: Willie Mays ties Johnny Mize’s Giants record with 51st home run

The New York Giants fell to third place in 1955; even so,…
Tommy Byrne (TRADING CARD DB)

September 29, 1955: Tommy Byrne’s pitching gives Yankees 2-0 lead in World Series

Their 6-5 loss in Game One was disappointing for the Brooklyn…
Johnny Podres (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

September 30, 1955: Podres, Dodgers narrow Yankees’ lead in Game 3

After “two days of aimless wandering,”1 the Dodgers returned…
Duke Snider (Trading Card DB)

October 1, 1955: Snider’s bat, glove propel Dodgers to tie World Series in Game 4

“It was not a tidy game, but an exciting one,” declared…

October 2, 1955: Duke Snider’s blasts move Dodgers to precipice of first title

Duke Snider, Clem Labine, Roy Campanella, and Gil Hodges…
shown with Jersey City officials, announced that, in 1956 through 1958, the Dodgers would play seven games each season in Jersey City and would have the option to continue the agreement for three years beyond that.

April 19, 1956: Dodgers defeat Phillies in Jersey City opener

Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, shown with Jersey City…
Ernie Banks (Trading Card DB)

April 20, 1956: Banks, Irvin, Jones lead Cubs to home opener win

Two and a half years after Ernie Banks integrated the Chicago…

April 22, 1956: Orioles’ Fred Besana settles down to beat Senators

On the first Sunday of the 1956 season, the American League’s…
Don Drysdale

April 23, 1956: Don Drysdale beats Phillies in first major-league start

The shivering crowd got the message from the public address announcer…
Carl Erskine (SABR-Rucker Archive)

May 12, 1956: Carl Erskine’s second no-hitter is first to be broadcast on national TV

“Not bad for a junk pitcher, and for nine old men,” shouted…
Richie Ashburn (Trading Card DB)

June 3, 1956: Richie Ashburn’s only career 5-hit game lifts Phillies over Cardinals

On June 3, 1956, Richie Ashburn rapped two doubles and three…