August 19, 1955: Robin Roberts wins 20th game for sixth straight season

It was a matchup of the NL’s two best pitchers: the Philadelphia…

August 27, 1955: Teenage Sandy Koufax strikes out 14 in first big-league win

Brooklyn Dodgers skipper Walter “Smoky” Alston was on…
Brooks Robinson (TRADING CARD DB)

September 17, 1955: Brooks Robinson makes his major-league debut with Orioles

It was an inauspicious game. Both the Orioles and the Washington…
Bob Lennon (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

September 17, 1955: Millers’ Bob Lennon breaks up no-hitter – twice in same game

The Minneapolis Millers produced a rich history in the American…
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…