
September 24, 1957: Dodgers win final game at Ebbets Field
“On a cool, clear, September night, only 6,702…

September 29, 1957: End of an era as Giants play final home game in New York
The New York Giants played their first game on May 1, 1883, and…

October 5, 1957: Yankees’ Tony Kubek comes home, hits two World Series home runs in Milwaukee
The Braves had last hosted a World Series game in 1948, and that…

October 6, 1957: Spahn goes the distance; Mathews belts two-run homer in 10th to tie Series
When Warren Spahn took the hill for Game Four of the 1957 World…

October 7, 1957: Fidgety Lew Burdette befuddles Yankees in World Series shutout
Game Five of the 1957 World Series had everything a fan wanted…

April 10, 1958: Rutgers edges St. John’s on Paul Tootleman’s three-hitter at empty Ebbets Field
“Ebbets Field just isn’t the same.” – Roscoe McGowen1
Brooklyn’s…

April 15, 1958: Indians’ Herb Score returns for Opening Day start but falls to A’s, Ned Garver
Opening Day is often celebrated with significant pageantry and…

April 15, 1958: Giants, Dodgers meet on the West Coast for the first time
Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants and Duke Snider of…

April 18, 1958: Dodgers make Los Angeles debut in win over rival Giants
“Los Angeles really did it yesterday. It gave its Dodgers the…

April 22, 1958: Pumpsie Green survives parade to lead Millers to Opening Day win
Pumpsie Green’s successful Millers debut was nearly set back…

April 26, 1958: Willie Mays ‘seals’ Giants’ win with first homer in San Francisco
For Willie Mays, the April 26, 1958, game between his San Francisco…

May 1, 1958: Frank Thomas has a big day for Pirates
The game on Thursday, May 1, 1958, pitting the Pirates against…

May 8, 1958: Smoky Burgess homer caps 8-run ninth for Cincinnati Redlegs
On a clear and cool day, the Cincinnati Redlegs and Chicago Cubs…

May 13, 1958: Willie Mays completes torrid stretch against rival Dodgers
Willie Mays batted .309 lifetime against the Dodgers and…

May 13, 1958: Stan Musial delivers in the pinch for his 3,000th hit
Stan Musial didn’t expect to play when his St. Louis Cardinals…

May 25, 1958: Diarist Jim Brosnan begins Cardinals career with a bang
Manager Fred Hutchinson of the St. Louis Cardinals had useful…

May 27, 1958: Braves win on Adcock’s walk-off pinch homer
Joe Adcock was a slugger. On July 31, 1954, the Milwaukee Braves…

May 28, 1958: Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax tosses 6-hitter to beat Pirates
“[He] was tough in the clutch and deserved a shutout,” opined…

May 30, 1958: Walt Moryn’s third home run caps Cubs’ comeback in style
The 1958 Chicago Cubs started spring training with relatively…

June 6, 1958: Ozzie Virgil breaks Detroit Tigers’ color line as first Dominican player in AL
Entering the 1958 season, only two major-league teams – the…

June 15, 1958: Indianapolis goes on homer binge to split doubleheader with Millers
The 1958 season was one of change in minor-league baseball, especially…

June 16, 1958: Ted Williams, Pumpsie Green star in Red Sox exhibition at Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Millers of the American Association were the…

June 27, 1958: Billy Pierce’s near-perfect game
BackgroundIt was the summer of 1958 and Chicago White Sox fans…

July 3, 1958: Phillies’ Ed Bouchee returns to baseball after arrest
When has a criminal paid his or her debt to society? When has…