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May 18, 1968: Cleveland’s Stan Williams tosses a gem in the Year of the Pitcher

The 1968 season is remembered as “the Year of the Pitcher,”…
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July 20, 1968: Eastern League game marks Thurman Munson’s Yankee Stadium debut

The record books will tell you that Thurman Munson played his…

July 13, 1968: Roberto Clemente records 5-hit game for the fourth time

Coming off a 1967 National League batting championship, his…

June 18, 1968: Twins-Senators game has almost everything

The Twins-Senators game on June 18, 1968, had many ebbs and flows…

May 17, 1968: Joe Horlen tosses extra-inning shutout

The 1968 Chicago White Sox opened the season with 10 straight…
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May 20, 1968: Jim Fregosi’s walk-off single completes second career cycle

It was the first trip of the season to California for the 1968…

July 14, 1968: Astros’ Don Wilson strikes out 18, ties two records

On July 14 the Cincinnati Reds hosted the Houston Astros for…

July 9, 1968: All-Star parade of pitchers in the ‘Year of the Pitcher’

It was expected to be a glittering night of firsts.The 1968 All-Star…

April 15, 1968: The Astrodome Marathon: Astros beat Mets 1-0 in 24-inning duel

“WE HOPE YOU’RE ENJOYING TONIGHT’S THIRD GAME AS MUCH AS…

October 1, 1967: Kansas City Athletics play their last game

The Kansas City Athletics donned their uniforms and white shoes…

October 11, 1967: Bucking the odds: rookie Waslewski leads Red Sox in Game 6

For the “Cardiac Kids,” there was no place like home. More…

October 9, 1967: Down but not out: Red Sox take Game 5 of World Series

The St. Louis Cardinals held a three games to one lead before…

October 8, 1967: A One-Inning Game: Cardinals take 3-1 lead in World Series

“The St. Louis Cardinals are as bush as the name of the beer…

October 7, 1967: World Series gets ‘a little warm’ as Cardinals win Game 3

The lineups remained unchanged for Game Three of the 1967 World…

October 5, 1967: Simply Lonborg: Red Sox ace shuts down Cardinals in Game 2

The St. Louis Cardinals' lineup remained the same, going with…

October 4, 1967: Awed and paralyzed: Cardinals take Game 1 of World Series

Ecstatic and anxious Red Sox fans participated in round-the-clock…

July 11, 1968: Earl Weaver wins his first game as Baltimore Orioles manager

The managerial move was finally made during the All-Star break.…

June 24, 1968: Detroit’s Jim Northrup hits two grand slams — and almost three

On June 24, 1968, the Detroit Tigers routed the Cleveland Indians,…

October 1, 1967: Red Sox complete ‘Impossible Dream’

Not since 1958 had the Boston Red Sox had a winning team, and…

April 27, 1968: Tom Phoebus throws Orioles’ 3rd no-hitter

Hometown boy makes good. This time-honored cliché certainly…