September 22, 1966: Smallest attendance ever at Yankee Stadium: 413 fans
The 1966 New York Yankees were two seasons removed from a seven-game…
April 24, 1967: Dodgers finally knock out Cardinals’ Jaster; Dick Egan gets his only big-league win
“Oh, no, not Larry Jaster.” Many Dodgers players probably…
September 3, 1966: Braves’ 18-year-old Charles Vaughan masters Astros in first major-league start
Despite a roster featuring Hall of Fame-bound Henry Aaron, Eddie…
May 10, 1967: Henry Aaron hits his only inside-the-park home run, but Braves lose on passed ball
Of the 755 home runs that Henry Aaron hit from 1954 through 1976…
May 13, 1967: Tigers’ George Korince earns first major-league win
May 13 was still early in the 1967 season. A sparse crowd of…
September 2, 1966: Pirates’ Roberto Clemente reaches 2,000 career hits
Roberto Clemente stepped into the batter’s box in the fifth…
April 25, 1967: Tom Seaver pitches first complete game, drives in winning run in 10th
In 1966 the New York Mets lost fewer than 100 games and finished…
September 25, 1966: Jim Kaat outduels Earl Wilson for 25th win
On September 27, 1966, Jim Kaat was honored in front of 300 businessmen…
October 9, 1966: Dave McNally fires Orioles’ third consecutive shutout as Baltimore sweeps Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers entered Game One of the 1966 World Series…
August 29, 1966: Pitching for the Cubs, Robin Roberts records his 286th and final victory
To tell the story of Robin Roberts’s 286th and final major-league…
April 25, 1967: Robin Roberts launches bid to return to majors with Reading Phillies
It’s a storyline practically as old as baseball itself: An…
April 23, 1967: Say it ain’t snow! Cubs’ Fergie Jenkins whiffs 10 in cold weather
It felt like the middle of football season rather than springtime.
Ferguson…
April 13, 1967: Mets win in Tom Seaver’s major-league debut
After starting their 1967 season with a loss, just as they had…
April 20, 1967: Mets beat Cubs to give Tom Seaver his first major-league victory
After four years in the National League cellar, the New York…
August 26, 1966: Scipio Spinks, Gary Nolan combine for 37 whiffs in minor-league duel
Scipio Spinks and Gary Nolan never faced off as starting pitchers…
September 22, 1966: Jim Palmer strikes out 8 as Orioles clinch American League pennant
Baltimore is a city of heroes. Johns Hopkins. Francis Scott Key.…
August 28, 1966: White Sox sweep doubleheader with two extra-inning, walk-off wins
As August 1966 was about to turn into September, the chase for…
May 14, 1967: Mickey Mantle smacks his 500th home run
After winning five straight pennants, and two world championships…
October 2, 1966: Pirates’ Matty Alou claims the 1966 NL batting title
After the 1965 season Bill Virdon retired from the Pirates. Virdon…
April 12, 1967: Red Sox begin magical season with Opening Day win
“In other years, the cynics expected the Red Sox to go nowhere.…
April 14, 1967: Red Sox’s Billy Rohr misses no-hitter by one out in MLB debut
“It’s a big place and I was nervous,” said Boston’s 21-year-old…
April 11, 1967: Kansas City A’s shock baseball by unveiling new white shoes
The Kansas City Athletics made history in…
October 8, 1966: Wally Bunker shuts out Dodgers in Game Three of World Series
It was anybody’s game heading into the bottom of the fifth…
April 30, 1967: Steve Barber and Stu Miller combine for no-hitter in a loss
In late April of 1967, the Detroit Tigers traveled to Baltimore…