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

June 3, 1955: At age 18, Brooks Robinson makes professional baseball debut at second base
With four home runs, 11 extra-base hits, and an argument that…

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 21, 1955: ‘Never take a chance on Ted Williams, regardless of the count’
The Cleveland Indians had left Boston, and the Detroit Tigers…

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: Ted Williams’s solo home run in the first inning proves a game-winner for Red Sox
Not often does a solo home run in the first inning turn out to…

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…

August 4, 1955: Ernie Banks bashes three home runs to power Cubs in comeback victory
“He’s been hotter than the weather, and in the Midwest, that’s…

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 21, 1955: A’s prospect Bob Davis treats Vermont fans to minor-league no-hitter
Most fans dream of seeing a no-hitter in person, but decades…

August 27, 1955: Ted Williams’s 9th-inning grand slam wrecks a shutout and gives Boston a win
The Red Sox were still hopeful, even in the final days of August…

August 27, 1955: Teenage Sandy Koufax strikes out 14 in first big-league win
Brooklyn Dodgers skipper Walter “Smoky” Alston was on…

September 3, 1955: Bonus baby Sandy Koufax pitches 5-hit shutout against Pirates for second win
“Only twice in my life has my spine actually tingled. Once…

September 11, 1955: Crandall’s two-out walk-off grand slam wins it for Braves
“One swing of Del Crandall’s bat,” wrote Bob Wolf of the…