September 25, 1955: Willie Mays ties Johnny Mize’s Giants record with 51st home run
The New York Giants fell to third place in 1955; even so,…
May 13, 1955: Mantle slams 3 homers against Tigers, including first career switch-hitting pair
Only 22 years old at the start of his fifth major-league season…
August 19, 1955: Robin Roberts wins 20th game for sixth straight season
It was a matchup of the NL’s two best pitchers: the Philadelphia…
July 23, 1955: Del Ennis belts three homers for Phillies
On July 22, 1955, two different scenarios were playing out…
May 27, 1955: Rookie Luis Arroyo hospitalized after Cardinals’ fifth straight win
Despite his status as a budding star for the St. Louis Cardinals,…
September 19, 1955: Ernie Banks hits fifth grand slam to break single-season record
Twenty-four-year-old Ernie Banks exploded on the national baseball…
September 17, 1955: Brooks Robinson makes his major-league debut with Orioles
It was an inauspicious game. Both the Orioles and the Washington…
September 28, 1955: Jackie Robinson steals home for Dodgers in Game 1 of World Series
“I saw Robinson coming in. I didn’t move because I had to…
July 19, 1955: Vern Law’s emergency start lasts 18 innings before Frank Thomas seals win in 19th
Had Fred Haney not cared about maintaining his job as manager…
July 17, 1955: Dodgers’ Roger Craig pitches three-hitter to beat Redlegs in major-league debut
“Dodgers – Sold Bob Borkowski to St. Paul; optioned Pitcher…
July 17, 1955: Don Bessent completes Dodgers’ debut sweep of Redlegs
“Sometimes it doesn’t pay to get out of bed. The Reds found…
August 27, 1955: Ted Williams’s 9th-inning grand slam wrecks a shutout and gives Boston a win
The Red Sox were still hopeful, even in the final days of August…
June 10, 1955: Ted Williams hits one home run to get things started and one to win the game
Ted Williams missed a couple of games in Cleveland as he was…
May 29, 1955: Roberto Clemente’s five hits lead Pirates to curfew-interrupted win over Phillies
A freak ankle injury sidelined Roberto Clemente for four games…
July 4, 1955: Clem Labine’s pitching and home run seal Dodgers’ sweep of Phillies
"Clem Labine was one of the main reasons the Dodgers won it all…
September 17, 1955: Millers’ Bob Lennon breaks up no-hitter – twice in same game
The Minneapolis Millers produced a rich history in the American…
September 28, 1955: Minneapolis Millers win first Junior World Series in final game at Nicollet Park
For 60 seasons, the Minneapolis Millers made their home at a…
August 4, 1955: Ernie Banks bashes three home runs to power Cubs in comeback victory
“He’s been hotter than the weather, and in the Midwest, that’s…
July 29, 1955: Reds’ Smoky Burgess blasts 3 homers with 9 RBIs in offensive outburst
The Cincinnati Redlegs were mired in seventh place during late…
September 21, 1955: Red-hot Gus Bell has four hits, eight RBIs
The 1955 National League pennant race had already been decided…
September 24, 1955: Bob Friend clinches NL ERA title for last-place Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates suffered through a miserable 1955 season,…
August 27, 1955: Teenage Sandy Koufax strikes out 14 in first big-league win
Brooklyn Dodgers skipper Walter “Smoky” Alston was on…
September 11, 1955: Crandall’s two-out walk-off grand slam wins it for Braves
“One swing of Del Crandall’s bat,” wrote Bob Wolf of the…
July 12, 1955: Stan Musial seals Milwaukee’s first baseball All-Star celebration
From the day in 1953 when the National League’s Braves arrived…