1960s – Page 20 – Society for American Baseball Research

Bob Moose (Trading Card DB)

September 29, 1967: Bob Moose earns first major-league win as Pirates beat Astros

September 30, 1967: Yaz brings Red Sox to verge of AL pennant

October 1, 1967: Tigers drop season finale to give Red Sox the AL pennant

Roberto Clemente (Trading Card DB)

October 1, 1967: Roberto Clemente ‘manages’ Pirates in season finale and wins fourth NL batting crown

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

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

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

Jim Lonborg (Trading Card Database)

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

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

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

Jim Lonborg (Trading Card Database)

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

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

October 12, 1967: Gibson, Cardinals lift Cardinals to title over ‘Impossible Dream’ Red Sox

Mel Stottlemyre, Trading Card Database.

April 10, 1968: Yankees’ Mel Stottlemyre blanks Angels on Opening Day overshadowed by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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

Jerry Koosman, Trading Card Database

April 17, 1968: Jerry Koosman registers a pair of Mets’ firsts in home opener shutout

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

Bob Gibson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

May 6, 1968: Bob Gibson, Tom Seaver duel for first time as Cardinals win in 11 innings

Catfish Hunter (Trading Card Database)

May 8, 1968: Oakland’s emerging ace Catfish Hunter fires perfect game against Minnesota

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

WilliamsStan

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

Jim Fregosi (TRADING CARD DB)

May 20, 1968: Jim Fregosi’s walk-off single completes second career cycle

May 25, 1968: Minnesota Gophers sweep Spartans for Big Ten title (and how I helped them do it)

June 8, 1968: Don Drysdale surpasses the Big Train for consecutive scoreless innings mark