1950s – Page 13 – Society for American Baseball Research

July 29, 1955: Reds’ Smoky Burgess blasts 3 homers with 9 RBIs in offensive outburst

August 4, 1955: Ernie Banks bashes three home runs to power Cubs in comeback victory

August 19, 1955: Robin Roberts wins 20th game for sixth straight season

Bob Davis (Trading Card Database)

August 21, 1955: A’s prospect Bob Davis treats Vermont fans to minor-league no-hitter

Ted Williams (TRADING CARD DB)

August 27, 1955: Ted Williams’s 9th-inning grand slam wrecks a shutout and gives Boston a win

August 27, 1955: Teenage Sandy Koufax strikes out 14 in first big-league win

September 3, 1955: Bonus baby Sandy Koufax pitches 5-hit shutout against Pirates for second win

September 11, 1955: Crandall’s two-out walk-off grand slam wins it for Braves

Brooks Robinson (TRADING CARD DB)

September 17, 1955: Brooks Robinson makes his major-league debut with Orioles

Bob Lennon (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

September 17, 1955: Millers’ Bob Lennon breaks up no-hitter – twice in same game

Ernie Banks (Trading Card DB)

September 19, 1955: Ernie Banks hits fifth grand slam to break single-season record

September 21, 1955: Red-hot Gus Bell has four hits, eight RBIs

September 24, 1955: Bob Friend clinches NL ERA title for last-place Pirates

September 25, 1955: Willie Mays ties Johnny Mize’s Giants record with 51st home run

September 28, 1955: Jackie Robinson steals home for Dodgers in Game 1 of World Series

Nicollet Park, circa 1954 (STEW THORNLEY)

September 28, 1955: Minneapolis Millers win first Junior World Series in final game at Nicollet Park

Tommy Byrne (TRADING CARD DB)

September 29, 1955: Tommy Byrne’s pitching gives Yankees 2-0 lead in World Series

Johnny Podres (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

September 30, 1955: Podres, Dodgers narrow Yankees’ lead in Game 3

Duke Snider (Trading Card DB)

October 1, 1955: Snider’s bat, glove propel Dodgers to tie World Series in Game 4

October 2, 1955: Duke Snider’s blasts move Dodgers to precipice of first title

October 3, 1955: Yankees’ Whitey Ford shuts down Dodgers to send World Series to deciding game

October 4, 1955: Brooklyn Dodgers win first World Series as ‘Next Year’ finally arrives

April 17, 1956: Phillies, Robin Roberts beat World Series champion Dodgers on Opening Day

shown with Jersey City officials, announced that, in 1956 through 1958, the Dodgers would play seven games each season in Jersey City and would have the option to continue the agreement for three years beyond that.

April 19, 1956: Dodgers defeat Phillies in Jersey City opener