Bob Malkmus (Trading Card DB)

May 26, 1957: Millers rally from 8 runs down to sweep Wichita

Hard-changing Minneapolis pulled to within a half-game game of…

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…

June 8, 1957: Billy Pierce’s gem extends White Sox lead

Mention the name of Billy Pierce and smiles cross the faces of…
Billy Martin with Kansas City A's (COURTESY OF KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS HISTORICAL SOCIETY)

June 16, 1957: Billy Martin switches uniforms and homers in Kansas City Athletics debut

New York Yankees infielder Billy Martin celebrated his 29th birthday…

June 21, 1957: Johnny Temple’s big hit occurred after the game

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Redlegs…

June 25, 1957: George ‘Babe’ Ruth wins minor-league game with homer

Of course they called him Babe. George Ernest Ruth had the fortune,…

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…

July 2, 1957: Cubs waste Lee Walls’ cycle

Only two months had passed since outfielder Lee Walls was traded…

July 18, 1957: Luis Arroyo’s final victory for Pittsburgh

Anyone old enough to recall the spectacular 1961 major-league…
Gil Hodges (TRADING CARD DB)

July 18, 1957: Dodgers survive wild ninth inning to win in 11

In reviewing the previous day’s game at Ebbets Field against…

July 23, 1957: Mantle hits for cycle; homer nearly leaves Yankee Stadium

Switch-hitter Mickey Mantle banged out a single, double, triple,…

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…

August 14, 1957: Ted Williams’ rare opposite-field homer

When Boston and New York met at Fenway Park on August 14, 1957,…

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…

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…

September 8, 1957: The Last Game: Brooklyn Dodgers versus New York Giants

“I don’t know how you feel about it at the other end of…