
May 1, 1955: Feller and Score pitch brilliantly in doubleheader sweep
Like inbound and outbound trains, they were two pitchers headed…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

May 27, 1955: Rookie Luis Arroyo hospitalized after Cardinals’ fifth straight win
Despite his status as a budding star for the St. Louis Cardinals,…

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…

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…

June 1, 1955: Duke Snider smashes three homers in anticipated pitchers’ duel
Duke Snider, the Duke of Flatbush, had a phenomenal stretch,…

June 10, 1955: Ted Williams hits one home run to get things started and one to win the game
Ted Williams missed a couple of games in Cleveland as he was…

June 19, 1955: Ted Williams homers off both Herb Score and Bob Feller in the same game
On June 19, 1955, Ted Williams homered off both Herb Score and…

June 24, 1955: Sandy Koufax makes his major-league debut for Brooklyn Dodgers
Ten weeks into his rookie season, Sandy Koufax finally…

June 28, 1955: Cardinals coach Lou Kahn earns ‘permanent record’ with ejection
A person who coaches in major-league baseball but never plays…

June 30, 1955: George Shuba’s walk-off single wins it for Dodgers
The injury-plagued Dodgers played the Giants at Ebbets Field…

July 4, 1955: Clem Labine’s pitching and home run seal Dodgers’ sweep of Phillies
"Clem Labine was one of the main reasons the Dodgers won it all…

July 6, 1955: A wild beginning: Sandy Koufax loses in his first start for Dodgers
A two-outcome (walk or strikeout) pitcher in his first major-league…

July 12, 1955: Stan Musial seals Milwaukee’s first baseball All-Star celebration
Stan Musial approaches home plate after hitting the game-winning…

July 17, 1955: Dodgers’ Roger Craig pitches three-hitter to beat Redlegs in major-league debut
“Dodgers – Sold Bob Borkowski to St. Paul; optioned Pitcher…

July 17, 1955: Don Bessent completes Dodgers’ debut sweep of Redlegs
“Sometimes it doesn’t pay to get out of bed. The Reds found…

July 19, 1955: Vern Law’s emergency start lasts 18 innings before Frank Thomas seals win in 19th
Had Fred Haney not cared about maintaining his job as manager…

July 23, 1955: Del Ennis belts three homers for Phillies
On July 22, 1955, two different scenarios were playing out…

July 29, 1955: Reds’ Smoky Burgess blasts 3 homers with 9 RBIs in offensive outburst
The Cincinnati Redlegs were mired in seventh place during late…