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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,…
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July 15, 1960: ‘Fielding genius’ Brooks Robinson hits for cycle
Brooks Robinson, the Baltimore Orioles’ Hall of Fame/Gold Glove…
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July 17, 1960: Murtaugh, Pirates use rules to thwart Big Newk; Tom Cheney shines
On Memorial Day 1960, the Pittsburgh Pirates had squeezed past…
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July 19, 1960: Juan Marichal shines in Giants debut with one-hit shutout and 12 strikeouts
Not every pitcher starts his career on a high note, but Juan…
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August 4, 1960: Billy Martin ends Jim Brewer’s season in on-field brawl
The Cincinnati Reds were little more than a year from winning…
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August 6, 1960: ‘We Had ’em All The Way’: Vern Law tosses 10 innings en route to emotional Pirates victory
“When you win that kind, you’ve got to win the pennant. You…
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August 11, 1960: Reds’ Jim Maloney goes route for first time while Sandy Koufax fans 13
By the end of the 1960s, future Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax and…
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August 13, 1960: Clemente, Haddix, Groat lead Pirates over Cardinals
“There are many things we only see clearly in retrospect.”1
The…
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August 14, 1960: Bill White’s cycle a bright spot for Cardinals in Pirates’ sweep
Two months before the Pittsburgh Pirates made history by winning…
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August 16, 1960: Juan Marichal gets best of Bob Gibson in first matchup of future Hall of Famers
It’s unlikely that any of the 16,936 fans attending a mid-August…
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August 18, 1960: Lew Burdette tosses a no-hitter for Braves
Lew Burdette had been close twice before. He had hurled two one-hitters…
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August 28, 1960: Umpire’s timeout call nullifies Ted Kluszewski’s apparent 3-run home run
In late August of the seventh season since the St. Louis Browns’…
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September 3, 1960: Baseball bids farewell to Allentown — for 47 years
Upon their debut in 2008, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs quickly…
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September 7, 1960: Lombardi 1, Baseball 0: Green Bay says goodbye to minor leagues
In early September 1960, the Green Bay Packers football dynasty…
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September 8, 1960: Minneapolis Millers face St. Paul Saints for final time at Metropolitan Stadium
On a cool 1960 September evening in Bloomington, Minnesota, one…
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September 15, 1960: Giants top Phillies behind three triples by Willie Mays
Willie Mays recorded 141 career triples and led the National…
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September 16, 1960: Warren Spahn no-hits Phillies, wins 20th game of season
“It’s just a crazy game,” said 39-year-old Warren Spahn.…
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September 17, 1960: Ted Williams’ 2-run homer beats a solo shot by Jim Lemon
This was the next-to-last home run Ted Williams ever hit. It…
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September 25, 1960: Eddie Mathews’ walk-off homer wins battle vs. Pirates, though war is lost
For the first time since 1955, the Milwaukee Braves entered the…
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September 28, 1960: Ted Williams bids adieu to Boston fans with 521st home run
It was meant to happen. At least, it seemed that way.Triggering…
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October 1, 1960: Billy Williams launches first homer of Hall of Fame career
Chicago Cubs rookie Billy Williams helped his team avoid a dubious…
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October 2, 1960: Original Senators play last game at Griffith Stadium without realizing it
When the Washington Senators suited up for the final game of…
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October 5, 1960: Bill Virdon saves the day as Pirates get jump on Yankees in Game 1
Like muddy urchins tromping through Buckingham Palace and into…
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October 13, 1960: Bill Mazeroski’s heroic homer brings World Series championship to Pittsburgh
Bottom of the ninth. Game tied. Series tied. Only one team can…