
July 17, 1959: Yankees’ Ralph Terry takes no-hitter into ninth but loses to White Sox
The New York Yankees had won the American League pennant each…

July 21, 1959: Pumpsie Green makes his debut with Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox had the opportunity to sign Jackie Robinson…

July 22, 1959: Bobby Ávila blasts thrilling walk-off homer in Milwaukee Braves debut
The underachieving Milwaukee Braves were on the verge of losing…

July 23, 1959: Bob Veale fans 14, overcomes 9 walks in Class B no-hitter
When one thinks of baseball’s hardest-throwing starting pitchers…

July 25, 1959: White Sox prevail over Orioles with walk-off win in 17th inning
In 1959, it had been 40 years since the Chicago White Sox had…

July 28, 1959: Billy Pierce shines on the mound and the plate; White Sox secure first place for keeps
As the 1950s drew to their conclusion, the American League had…

August 1, 1959: Curt Simmons’ hometown win draws big minor-league crowd
Many decades later, it’s still a well-known piece of Eastern…

August 6, 1959: Time runs out for Orioles, White Sox in 18-inning marathon
The Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox had a tendency to…

August 22, 1959: Frank Robinson blasts three consecutive homers as Reds bomb the Cardinals
On August 22, 1959, Cincinnati manager Fred Hutchinson finished…

August 30, 1959: White Sox sweep Cleveland to take commanding lead in AL standings
The August 28-30 four-game showdown between the Chicago White…

August 31, 1959: Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 Giants to tie major-league record
Sandy Koufax’s devastating mix of fastballs and curveballs…

September 5, 1959: Jim Lemon aids Senators’ 14-2 rout of Red Sox
Washington Senators outfielder Jim Lemon struggled offensively…

September 7, 1959: Johnny Podres masters the mound, strikes out 14 Cubs
When the Chicago Cubs faced the Los Angeles Dodgers on September…

September 11, 1959: Orioles’ Jerry Walker throws a masterpiece with 16-inning shutout
For 20-year-old Jerry Walker, only two years removed from high…

September 15-16, 1959: Yastrzemski’s debut doesn’t count; Millers still prevail over Omaha
Well aware of Carl Yastrzemski’s reputation as the best prospect…

September 22, 1959: White Sox clinch first American League pennant in 40 years
As the Chicago White Sox took the field at Cleveland Stadium…

September 22, 1959: Phillies’ Humberto Robinson offered $1,500 bribe
The game, rescheduled from an April 12 rainout, unremarkable.…

September 25, 1959: Millers win second consecutive American Association championship
In his first season managing the Minneapolis Millers, Gene Mauch…

September 28, 1959: Millers win final minor-league postseason game at Metropolitan Stadium
Ed Sadowski, one of three baseball-playing brothers, homered…

September 29, 1959: Surprising Dodgers win their first pennant on the West Coast
When the 1959 season opened, the Milwaukee Braves were favored…

September 29, 1958: Minneapolis Millers win their second Junior World Series
When the Shaughnessy playoffs began after the 1958 American Association…

October 1, 1959: White Sox clobber Dodgers in World Series opener
After a 40-year drought, the Chicago White Sox clinched the American…

October 2, 1959: Dodgers’ clutch homers sink White Sox in Game 2
A swarm of excited White Sox fans converged on the South Side…

October 6, 1959: Bob Shaw’s 1-0 shutout beats Koufax, Dodgers to send World Series back to Chicago
The White Sox needed a win badly. After splitting the first two…