
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…

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…

May 25, 1959: Dodgers’ Johnny Podres blanks Giants 8-0 with two-hitter
Nothing gives a Dodgers fan more joy than defeating the Giants.…

May 26, 1959: Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, loses in 13th
Marcia Haddix was at home — on a Clark County, Ohio, farm —…

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.…

May 1, 1959: Early Wynn homers late, throws one-hitter for White Sox
In December 1957 the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians…

June 10, 1959: Rocky Colavito hits four consecutive home runs for Indians
“He was everything a ballplayer should be: dark, handsome eyes,…

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…

June 12, 1959: Mike McCormick yields single in sixth, settles for rain-shortened no-hitter
The Philadelphia Phillies were finally mounting a rally against…

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…

June 14, 1959: Carl Erskine hangs ’em up with Dodgers
By 1959, after the Dodgers had been spirited off to Los Angeles,…

June 15, 1959: Minneapolis Millers win exhibition against Giants despite Willie Mays’ home run
The 1959 season marked 57 years since the Minneapolis Millers…

June 21, 1959: Braves’ Henry Aaron crushes three home runs at Seals Stadium
Facing the Milwaukee Braves in the late 1950s was a proposition…

June 22, 1959: Sandy Koufax sets a night-game strikeout record and meets Saint Benny
Sandy Koufax was a 23-year-old hurler in his fifth season…

June 27, 1959: As Cleveland infielders switch positions 16 times, Ted Williams homers over their heads
It was a Saturday afternoon game at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland…

June 27, 1959: Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax tosses first shutout in nearly four years
“Another dazzler,” raved Los Angeles Dodgers beat writer…

June 30, 1959: Two balls in play lead to Cardinals’ protest at Wrigley Field
The Chicago Cubs-St. Louis Cardinals rivalry has provided many…

July 4, 1959: Twin Cities fireworks: Millers, Saints split holiday twin bill
The minor league American Association was formed in 1902, mainly…