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October 9, 1958: Yankees rally late to beat Braves in Game 7 of World Series
The New York Yankees broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the eighth…
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April 10, 1959: Frigid temps, flying fists; White Sox take first step toward a pennant
The 1959 Chicago White Sox won the American League pennant —…
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April 10, 1959: Sparky Anderson debuts, delivers key hit as Robin Roberts outduels Don Newcombe
On December 23, 1958, the Philadelphia Phillies, after finishing…
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April 22, 1959: Miracle on Brooklyn Avenue: White Sox score 11 runs in seventh inning on one hit
The 1959 White Sox were noteworthy for getting maximum results…
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April 22, 1959: Whitey Ford pitches 14 shutout innings in 1-0 win
I guess it was the best game I ever pitched — Whitey Ford1 During…
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April 22, 1959: Carl Yastrzemski contributes to win in first pro game for Raleigh
On his first day as a pro, he was listed in the box score as…
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April 26, 1959: Redlegs win seesaw contest with walk-off over Braves’ Spahn
On a late-April Sunday afternoon at Crosley Field, the Cincinnati…
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April 26, 1959: Jim Bouton’s pro career gets off to a losing start with Auburn Yankees
Jim Bouton led the nomadic life of a baseball maverick, with…
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April 29, 1959: Art Schult hits for the cycle in Minneapolis Millers’ win over Houston
“This could be Art’s best year. I expect it to be. He does…
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May 2, 1959: Frank Robinson’s cycle leads Reds’ bombardment
Before a Saturday Ladies Day crowd of 5,247 at Crosley Field,…
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May 7, 1959: Roy Campanella Night
They numbered more than 90,000. To be precise, 93,103 people…
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May 12, 1959: Harmon Killebrew’s 2 homers, 5 RBIs crush Tigers
The surprising Senators, riding a three-game losing streak, entered…
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May 20, 1959: Mild-mannered Wally Moses gets only ejection of 34-year major-league career
In a distinguished career as a player, coach, and scout – a…
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May 25, 1959: Dodgers’ Johnny Podres blanks Giants 8-0 with two-hitter
Nothing gives a Dodgers fan more joy than defeating the Giants.…
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May 26, 1959: Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, loses in 13th
Marcia Haddix was at home — on a Clark County, Ohio, farm —…
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May 30, 1959: Ted Williams hits game-winning home run, briefly nudges batting average over .200
The year 1959 was one Ted Williams may have wished he could forget.…
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May 1, 1959: Early Wynn homers late, throws one-hitter for White Sox
In December 1957 the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians…
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June 10, 1959: Rocky Colavito hits four consecutive home runs for Indians
“He was everything a ballplayer should be: dark, handsome eyes,…
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June 11, 1959: Dodgers dominate Phillies 11-0 as Johnny Podres throws 2-hitter
19 hits, 11 runs.
That’s the firepower provided by the Dodgers…
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June 12, 1959: Mike McCormick yields single in sixth, settles for rain-shortened no-hitter
The Philadelphia Phillies were finally mounting a rally against…
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June 13, 1959: Pitcher Murray Wall’s stay in Washington: three days, one game, one defeat
Only two of Murray Wall’s 91 major-league games were played…
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June 14, 1959: Carl Erskine hangs ’em up with Dodgers
By 1959, after the Dodgers had been spirited off to Los Angeles,…
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June 15, 1959: Minneapolis Millers win exhibition against Giants despite Willie Mays’ home run
The 1959 season marked 57 years since the Minneapolis Millers…
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June 21, 1959: Braves’ Henry Aaron crushes three home runs at Seals Stadium
Facing the Milwaukee Braves in the late 1950s was a proposition…