1960s – Page 16 – Society for American Baseball Research

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

Jim Palmer (TRADING CARD DB)

September 22, 1966: Jim Palmer strikes out 8 as Orioles clinch American League pennant

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September 22, 1966: Smallest attendance ever at Yankee Stadium: 413 fans

September 25, 1966: Jim Kaat outduels Earl Wilson for 25th win

Ken Holtzman (Trading Card DB)

September 25, 1966: Ken Holtzman, Sandy Koufax meet on the mound just once for the ages

October 2, 1966: Sandy Koufax’s last regular-season hurrah

October 2, 1966: Pirates’ Matty Alou claims the 1966 NL batting title

October 8, 1966: Wally Bunker shuts out Dodgers in Game Three of World Series

Dave McNally (TRADING CARD DB)

October 9, 1966: Dave McNally fires Orioles’ third consecutive shutout as Baltimore sweeps Dodgers

April 11, 1967: Kansas City A’s shock baseball by unveiling new white shoes

Tom Seaver (TRADING CARD DB)

April 13, 1967: Mets win in Tom Seaver’s major-league debut

April 12, 1967: Red Sox begin magical season with Opening Day win

April 14, 1967: Red Sox’s Billy Rohr misses no-hitter by one out in MLB debut

April 20, 1967: Mets beat Cubs to give Tom Seaver his first major-league victory

Fergie Jenkins (Trading Card Database)

April 23, 1967: Say it ain’t snow! Cubs’ Fergie Jenkins whiffs 10 in cold weather