
August 14, 1958: Vic Power steals home twice in Cleveland’s extra-inning win over Detroit
The Detroit Tigers headed to Cleveland for a three-game, two-day…

August 16, 1958: Thomas Terror: Pirates slugger blasts last-place Redlegs
The Pittsburgh Pirates visited Crosley Field for a weekend series…

September 8, 1958: Roberto Clemente triples three times in Pirates’ win over Reds
The Pittsburgh Pirates went 21-12 in August and upped their…

September 14, 1958: Mazeroski breaks team home run mark; Friend wins 21st as Pirates double their pleasure over Cubs
Seven games back with 10 to play, the Pittsburgh Pirates had…

September 19, 1958: Dodgers rookies take center stage
“[I]t certainly was a fine day for the Dodgers’ No. 1 farmhand…

September 20, 1958: Orioles knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits Yankees
The game took only 1 hour and 48 minutes. Before a crowd of 10,941…

September 21, 1958: Milwaukee Braves clinch second consecutive National League pennant
It was the start of a dynasty. Or so thought Milwaukee’s baseball…

September 25, 1958: Al Kaline beaned by former teammate but saved by helmet as Tigers defeat White Sox
“The greatest invention since the cotton gin”?1 Television…

September 28, 1958: Willie Mays vies for an improbable batting title on season’s final day
San Francisco adopted Willie Mays like a stepson. He was fine…

October 1, 1958: Spahn’s 10-inning complete game beats Yankees
The 1958 World Series featured a rematch from 1957, the defending…

October 2, 1958: Braves hammer Yankees in Game 2 of World Series
With the Milwaukee Braves having won the opening game of the…

October 8, 1958: Yankees score two in 10th to send World Series to Game 7
Having beaten the New York Yankees in the 1957 World Series,…

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…

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 —…

April 10, 1959: Sparky Anderson debuts, delivers key hit as Robin Roberts outduels Don Newcombe
On December 23, 1958, the Philadelphia Phillies, after finishing…

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…

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…

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…

April 26, 1959: Redlegs win seesaw contest with walk-off over Braves’ Spahn
On a late-April Sunday afternoon at Crosley Field, the Cincinnati…

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…

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…

May 2, 1959: Frank Robinson’s cycle leads Reds’ bombardment
Before a Saturday Ladies Day crowd of 5,247 at Crosley Field,…

May 7, 1959: Roy Campanella Night
They numbered more than 90,000. To be precise, 93,103 people…

May 12, 1959: Harmon Killebrew’s 2 homers, 5 RBIs crush Tigers
The surprising Senators, riding a three-game losing streak, entered…