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October 6, 1959: Bob Shaw’s 1-0 shutout beats Koufax, Dodgers to send World Series back to Chicago
The White Sox needed a win badly. After splitting the first two…
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October 8, 1959: Dodgers win their first World Series after moving west to Los Angeles
“I guess maybe I was a little hasty, but I had complete confidence…
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September 28, 1959: Dodgers win first game of 1959 NL playoff behind Larry Sherry’s strong relief
The last day of the regular season in the 1959 National League…
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April 14, 1960: Pirates’ Opening Day win foreshadows a championship
Roberto Clemente on Opening Day of the 1960 season. (Courtesy…
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April 17, 1960: Pirates score 6 in 9th to complete Easter Sunday doubleheader sweep
“He has that old stroke back and he’s swinging a fast bat…
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April 18, 1960: Camilo Pascual sets Opening Day record with 15 strikeouts
In late December 1959, it was widely published that Washington…
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April 19, 1960: Chicago welcomes home Minnie Miñoso after trade from Cleveland
Minnie Miñoso was coming home to Chicago after two seasons with…
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April 19, 1960: Rocky Colavito, Harvey Kuenn trade places as Tigers top Cleveland on Opening Day
The Indians and Tigers opened their 1960 campaigns on Tuesday,…
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April 19, 1960: Maris stars in Yankee debut; Williams passes Gehrig on all-time homer list
The 1959 New York Yankees (79-75) posted the franchise’s lowest…
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May 7, 1960: Dodgers’ Sherry brothers combine to defeat Phillies in 11 innings
Brothers Norm and Larry Sherry shared one of the highlights of…
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May 8, 1960: Millers score 10 in doubleheader nightcap, finally solve Colonels
If there was ever a game where one team had an advantage over…
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May 14, 1960: Score vs. Latman duel is short-lived
The Chicago White Sox won the 1959 American League pennant by…
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May 15, 1960: Don Cardwell tosses no-hitter in Cubs debut
Putting on his Chicago Cubs uniform for the first time, recently…
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May 27, 1960: Ed Bailey’s grand slam in ninth wins it for Reds
On a stormy Friday night in Cincinnati, the Reds won a dramatic…
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May 28, 1960: Don Zimmer’s game-winning hit in 14th overcomes dominant start by Sandy Koufax
On April 8, 1960, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded infielder Don…
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June 17, 1960: Ted Williams wallops 500th career home run in Cleveland
The 1960 season was the end of an era in the major leagues. It…
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June 25, 1960: Rookie Dick Stigman fans 10 Yankees in Tribe win
The 1959 Indians had finished in second place, five games behind…
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June 26, 1960: Ron Santo makes auspicious debut for last-place Cubs
In the throes of a nine-game losing streak, the Chicago Cubs…
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June 26, 1960: Early Wynn wins 275th career game as White Sox erupt for 21 runs
A Sunday afternoon doubleheader at Comiskey Park pitted the hometown…
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July 3, 1960: Ted Williams hits 14th home run in just 27th game of season
Willie Tasby hit a grand slam. Vic Wertz hit a three-run homer.…
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July 3, 1960: Rookie Pete Rose and Geneva Redlegs drop 21-17 slugfest
It sounds like the kind of far-fetched scenario you might hear…
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July 4, 1960: Braves’ rally supplies the fireworks on Independence Day
The Pittsburgh Pirates traveled to Milwaukee in 1960 for their…
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July 7, 1960: Musial celebrates last-minute All-Star selection
As the St. Louis Cardinals visited the San Francisco Giants in…
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July 11-13, 1960: Willie Mays hits for the cycle in All-Star doubleheader
In his second at-bat of the second All-Star Game in 1960,…