1950s – Page 15 – Society for American Baseball Research

October 10, 1956: Johnny Kucks’ 3-hitter and home runs give Yankees the title

April 13, 1957: Braves and Millers put on a cold-weather exhibition in Minneapolis

Gino Cimoli

April 16, 1957: Gino Cimoli homers in 12th inning, Dodgers edge Phillies on Opening Day

Andy Carey (Trading Card DB)

April 16, 1957: Yankees start off season right with Opening Day win over Senators

John Kennedy (PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES)

April 22, 1957: John Kennedy becomes first African American to play for Philadelphia Phillies

Jim Brosnan (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 24, 1957: Three Cubs pitchers set NL record with 9-walk inning in loss to Redlegs

April 30, 1957: Baby ‘Baby Bull’ Cepeda wows Minneapolis fans

May 7, 1957: Gil McDougald’s batted ball knocks out Herb Score

May 8, 1957: Ted Williams smashes three home runs in the Windy City

May 16, 1957: Koufax strikes out 13, combines with Cubs pitchers to tie NL strikeout record

Dick Williams (COURTESY OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES)

May 18, 1957: Orioles’ Dick Williams homers to tie game at curfew

May 18, 1957: Willie Mays steals four bases, homers against Cincinnati

May 22, 1957: Bradford, Pennsylvania, bids farewell to professional baseball

Bob Malkmus (Trading Card DB)

May 26, 1957: Millers rally from 8 runs down to sweep Wichita

June 1, 1957: Redlegs outscore the scoreboard in 22-2 rout of Cubs

June 8, 1957: Billy Pierce’s gem extends White Sox lead

Rube Walker (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 8, 1957: Rube Walker’s three hits, Johnny Podres pitching lead Dodgers past Redlegs

Jim Gilliam, Trading Card Database

June 14, 1957: Jim Gilliam’s steal of home stops pitchers’ duel, gifts Don Newcombe birthday win

Billy Martin with Kansas City A's (COURTESY OF KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS HISTORICAL SOCIETY)

June 16, 1957: Billy Martin switches uniforms and homers in Kansas City Athletics debut

June 21, 1957: Johnny Temple’s big hit occurred after the game

June 25, 1957: George ‘Babe’ Ruth wins minor-league game with homer

June 30, 1957: Eddie Mathews’ walk-off blast leads Braves to sweep

July 2, 1957: Cubs waste Lee Walls’ cycle

July 9, 1957: Stengel’s ‘replacements’ do well to give AL a win in All-Star Game