1960s – Page 15 – Society for American Baseball Research

Bob Friend (Trading Card DB)

June 18, 1966: Mets, Yankees share an old Friend

June 22, 1966: Koufax, Dodgers beat Astros as comedian Jerry Lewis gets key to Houston

Charlie Hough (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 25, 1966: Charlie Hough gets a rough greeting in first professional game

Woodie Fryman (Trading Card DB)

July 1, 1966: Pirates rookie Woodie Fryman faces only 27 batters in 1-hit shutout of Mets

July 3, 1966: Braves pitcher Tony Cloninger clouts two grand slams

Barney Lutz (Elmira Star-Gazette, July 12, 1966, via Newspapers.com)

July 11, 1966: Scout Barney Lutz’s lifetime in baseball ends at NY-Penn League game

Tony Gonzalez (Trading Card DB)

July 16, 1966: Fox, González lead Phillies to thrilling 15-inning win over first-place Giants

July 17, 1966: Cubs’ Billy Williams hits for natural cycle against Cardinals

July 27, 1966: Sandy Koufax and Jim Bunning combine for 28 strikeouts over 11 innings

August 7, 1966: Yaz’s moment of pinch-hit glory

August 11, 1966: Cubs’ Randy Hundley hits for the cycle

August 12, 1966: Art Shamsky socks three consecutive homers as Reds, Pirates combine for 11 clouts

August 15, 1966: Boog Powell smashes 3 homers in Orioles’ 11-inning victory

Ed Connolly (TRADING CARD DB)

August 15, 1966: Pittsfield’s Ed Connolly dominates in unique ‘cross-state’ shutout at Fenway Park

Willie Mays (The Rucker Archive)

August 17, 1966: ‘The one that kind of sang itself out of the park’: Mays passes Foxx with 535th career homer

Mickey Scott (Trading Card DB)

August 20, 1966: Yankees, Mets minor-leaguers battle at The House That Ruth Built

August 26, 1966: Bob Aspromonte’s walk-off slam lights up the sky for Astros

August 26, 1966: Scipio Spinks, Gary Nolan combine for 37 whiffs in minor-league duel

August 28, 1966: White Sox sweep doubleheader with two extra-inning, walk-off wins

Robin Roberts (TRADING CARD DB)

August 29, 1966: Pitching for the Cubs, Robin Roberts records his 286th and final victory

Roberto Clemente (Trading Card DB)

September 2, 1966: Pirates’ Roberto Clemente reaches 2,000 career hits

Charles Vaughan (Trading Card DB)

September 3, 1966: Braves’ 18-year-old Charles Vaughan masters Astros in first major-league start

September 11, 1966: Sandy Koufax throws his final career shutout to beat Astros

Don Kessinger (Trading Card DB)

September 21, 1966: Cubs beat Reds before lowest attendance ever at Wrigley Field