Joan Payson (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

July 25, 1969: Maine gets a glimpse of Mets’ ‘miracle’

It was an unusual news story in a summer full of them. In the…
Fergie Jenkins (Trading Card DB)

July 4, 1969: Fergie Jenkins tosses extra-inning gem to beat Bob Gibson, Cardinals

“You won’t see two better pitchers in your whole life than…

July 11, 1969: Royals come back three times to defeat White Sox

Two teams with losing records and subpar pitching staffs slugged…
Bill Stoneman

July 14, 1969: Private First Class Bill Stoneman shuts out Pirates at Jarry Park

At 6:30 A.M. on July 14, 1969, Bill Stoneman was a private first…

July 27, 1969: Eighteen pitchers see duty during 20-inning Red Sox-Pilots battle

In their one-season history (1969) as an American League expansion…

July 4, 1969: Early fireworks doom A’s in big series opener vs. Twins

It was a hot, humid Independence Day in Bloomington, Minnesota.…

July 6, 1969: Harmon Killebrew does it again with game-winning homer to defeat A’s, 7-6

Harmon “Killer” Killebrew lived up to his name on this Fourth…
Reggie Jackson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 14, 1969: Reggie Jackson’s 10 RBIs lead A’s rout at Fenway Park

Oakland’s Reggie Jackson entered the 1969 season as one of…
Don Drysdale (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 28, 1969: Dodgers teach Padres pitcher that spring training does matter

It was June 28, 1969. The San Diego Padres were about halfway…
Neil Armstrong sets foot on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969 (NASA)

July 20, 1969: Yankees win an ordinary game on an ordinary day on Planet Earth

Astronaut Neil Armstrong sets foot on the surface of the moon…

July 9, 1969: Tom Seaver’s near-perfect game

The atmosphere was positively electric at Shea Stadium on the…

June 16, 1969: Chicago White Sox defeat Seattle Pilots in Milwaukee

A seldom remembered and mostly unknown era for Milwaukee County…

July 15, 1969: May Day: Lee May hits four home runs in doubleheader

There was bad blood between the second-place Atlanta Braves (51-39)…

June 22, 1969: Len Boehmer’s first hit wins it for Yanks

Len Boehmer spent most of this Sunday afternoon in the New York…