Cesár Tovar (Trading Card DB)

September 22, 1968: César Tovar plays all nine positions, leads Twins to victory

Since the beginning of professional baseball, players were assigned…

April 8, 1969: Tony Conigliaro returns to Red Sox after near-fatal beaning

Greater Boston native son Tony Conigliaro was a star for the…

October 2, 1968: Bob Gibson strikes out 17 to set World Series record

Press previews of the opening game of the 1968 World Series understandably…

April 8, 1969: San Diego Padres win inaugural major-league game

The 1969 Padres coaches gather around manager Preston Gomez…

April 8, 1969: Baseball returns to Kansas City as Royals win debut

Senator William Stuart Symington of Missouri was a fighter.…

September 10, 1968: The Billy Williams Show

Billy Williams was on fire, the 30-year-old hammering the ball…

September 18, 1968: Cardinals’ Ray Washburn no-hits the Giants

Folks by the Bay were still buzzing about the previous evening.…

August 23, 1968: Astros reach the heady heights of seventh place

Baseball fans in Houston had never had it so good in the short…

September 17, 1968: Gaylord Perry no-hits Cardinals, outduels Bob Gibson

The 1968 season in the major leagues is commonly referred to…

September 17, 1968: Unlikely heroes Sparma, Wert clinch AL pennant for Tigers

In the aftermath of the 1967 Detroit riots, Detroiters desperately…

April 8, 1969: Bienvenue to MLB: Montreal Expos win inaugural game

Montreal mayor Jean Drepeau with (from left) John Bateman, Jim…

October 10, 1968: Lolich outduels Gibson in dramatic Game Seven victory

Game Seven of the 1968 World Series between the Detroit Tigers…

April 7, 1969: Dodgers’ Bill Singer credited with first official save

A sellout crowd of 30,111 watched their hometown Cincinnati Reds…

September 14, 1968: Denny McLain’s 30th victory

Denny McLain began the morning the same as he always did. His…

October 7, 1968: Jose Feliciano lights Tigers’ fire

The St. Louis Cardinals could almost taste it. Up three games…