August 1, 1958: Robin Roberts wins 200th career game

Phillies pitcher Robin Roberts took the mound of Connie Mack…
Ted Williams (Trading Card DB)

August 3, 1958: Ted Williams ‘promises’ home run to Pete Runnels and delivers

The Cleveland Indians hosted the Boston Red Sox for a doubleheader…

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 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…
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September 21, 1958: Milwaukee Braves clinch second consecutive National League pennant

It was the start of a dynasty. Or so thought Milwaukee’s baseball…
Tom Borland (Trading Card DB)

September 29, 1958: Minneapolis Millers win their second Junior World Series

When the Shaughnessy playoffs began after the 1958 American Association…

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 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…
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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 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…