1950s – Page 18 – Society for American Baseball Research

Aerial image of Maple City Park in the early 1950s (Courtesy of HornellHome.com)

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

July 18, 1957: Luis Arroyo’s final victory for Pittsburgh

Gil Hodges (TRADING CARD DB)

July 18, 1957: Dodgers survive wild ninth inning to win in 11

July 23, 1957: Mantle hits for cycle; homer nearly leaves Yankee Stadium

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July 30, 1957: In first game with Cleveland, Johnny Gray tosses 3-hit shutout against Baltimore

Sandy Koufax (Trading Card Database)

August 1, 1957: Sandy Koufax mows down Cubs while Gil Hodges belts NL-record 13th grand slam

August 3, 1957: Roy Sievers blasts Senators to win at end of long, hot afternoon

Jim Bunning (Trading Card DB)

August 5, 1957: A harbinger of things to come: Metropolitan Stadium hosts Reds-Tigers exhibition

August 7, 1957: Giants beat Dodgers in Jersey City on Hank Sauer’s pinch-hit homer

August 14, 1957: Ted Williams’ rare opposite-field homer

August 20, 1957: Bob Keegan uses new motion to toss no-hitter at Comiskey Park

August 27, 1957: Dick Drott’s meteoric rise and Don Newcombe’s sharp decline

September 1, 1957: Willie Mays homers in New York Giants’ last game at Ebbets Field

September 2, 1957: Braves’ Aaron, Cubs’ Banks shine in Labor Day shootout at Wrigley

September 8, 1957: The Last Game: Brooklyn Dodgers versus New York Giants

Humberto Robinson (Trading Card Database)

September 8, 1957: Toronto Maple Leafs clinch International League pennant on Humberto Robinson’s six-hitter

September 14, 1957: Ernie Banks blasts three home runs in win over Pirates

Eddie O'Brien (Trading Card DB)

September 14, 1957: ‘Startling performance’ earns lone victory for Pirates’ Eddie O’Brien

Don Drysdale (Trading Card Database)

September 22, 1957: Don Drysdale defeats Robin Roberts in Dodgers’ next-to-last game at Ebbets Field; Jim Gentile belts first home run

September 23, 1957: Hank Aaron’s walk-off home run gives Milwaukee Braves the flag

September 24, 1957: Henry Aaron smashes first career grand slam for Braves