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May 18, 1957: Orioles’ Dick Williams homers to tie game at curfew
On the morning of May 18, 1957, there were crowds of sports fans…
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May 18, 1957: Willie Mays steals four bases, homers against Cincinnati
Willie Mays stole four bases in a game twice in his career.…
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May 22, 1957: Bradford, Pennsylvania, bids farewell to professional baseball
Pro baseball in Bradford, Pennsylvania, began in 1887 in a league…
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May 26, 1957: Millers rally from 8 runs down to sweep Wichita
Hard-changing Minneapolis pulled to within a half-game game of…
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June 1, 1957: Redlegs outscore the scoreboard in 22-2 rout of Cubs
The morning of Sunday, June 2, 1957, was a great day to be a…
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June 8, 1957: Billy Pierce’s gem extends White Sox lead
Mention the name of Billy Pierce and smiles cross the faces of…
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June 8, 1957: Rube Walker’s three hits, Johnny Podres pitching lead Dodgers past Redlegs
“Dependable Al is Brooklyn’s second line of defense behind…
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June 14, 1957: Jim Gilliam’s steal of home stops pitchers’ duel, gifts Don Newcombe birthday win
Amid the stalemate over a new ballpark between Mayor Robert Wagner…
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June 16, 1957: Billy Martin switches uniforms and homers in Kansas City Athletics debut
New York Yankees infielder Billy Martin celebrated his 29th birthday…
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June 21, 1957: Johnny Temple’s big hit occurred after the game
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Redlegs…
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June 25, 1957: George ‘Babe’ Ruth wins minor-league game with homer
Of course they called him Babe.
George Ernest Ruth had the fortune,…
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June 30, 1957: Eddie Mathews’ walk-off blast leads Braves to sweep
When the gates opened at County Stadium on June 30, 1957, Milwaukee’s…
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July 2, 1957: Cubs waste Lee Walls’ cycle
Only two months had passed since outfielder Lee Walls was traded…
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July 9, 1957: Stengel’s ‘replacements’ do well to give AL a win in All-Star Game
In 1957, the fans, with some help from Commissioner Ford Frick,…
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July 18, 1957: Luis Arroyo’s final victory for Pittsburgh
Anyone old enough to recall the spectacular 1961 major-league…
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July 18, 1957: Dodgers survive wild ninth inning to win in 11
In reviewing the previous day’s game at Ebbets Field against…
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July 23, 1957: Mantle hits for cycle; homer nearly leaves Yankee Stadium
Switch-hitter Mickey Mantle banged out a single, double, triple,…
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July 30, 1957: In first game with Cleveland, Johnny Gray tosses 3-hit shutout against Baltimore
Johnny Gray, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound right-hander, pitched without…
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August 3, 1957: Roy Sievers blasts Senators to win at end of long, hot afternoon
Roy Sievers was the slugging star as the Washington Senators…
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August 5, 1957: A harbinger of things to come: Metropolitan Stadium hosts Reds-Tigers exhibition
Before the Minneapolis Millers’ inaugural game in Metropolitan…
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August 7, 1957: Giants beat Dodgers in Jersey City on Hank Sauer’s pinch-hit homer
As the New York Giants made the trek across the Hudson River…
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August 14, 1957: Ted Williams’ rare opposite-field homer
When Boston and New York met at Fenway Park on August 14, 1957,…
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August 20, 1957: Bob Keegan uses new motion to toss no-hitter at Comiskey Park
“It was a new pitching motion that did it for me,” explained…
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August 27, 1957: Dick Drott’s meteoric rise and Don Newcombe’s sharp decline
On August 27, 1957, in a game of little interest and with no…