May 4, 1963: Braves’ Bob Shaw sets NL/AL record with 5 balks
The National League’s ill-advised crackdown on balks had reached…
September 26, 1961: Roger Maris clubs 60th home run to tie Babe Ruth
Roger Maris connects for his 60th home run of the season in…
April 23, 1961: Phillies’ Art Mahaffey fans franchise record 17 batters
Part of the beauty of baseball is just how unpredictable the…
June 17, 1954: Roberts being Roberts: Robin goes the distance in 15-inning win
In June of 1954, Phillies fans had a good idea of what they…
August 29, 1965: Willie Mays breaks Ralph Kiner’s home run record with Kiner on the call
“That’s Mays’s 41st home run of the season,” New York…
September 22, 1968: César Tovar plays all nine positions, leads Twins to victory
Since the beginning of professional baseball, players were assigned…
June 21, 1970: Detroit’s César Gutiérrez becomes first AL/NL batter to go 7-for-7 in 20th century
It’s a trivia question that most baseball fans would struggle…
May 4, 1966: Willie Mays passes Mel Ott for NL career lead with 512th homer
“I’m glad it’s all over with. Now I can go back to my regular…
September 19, 1955: Ernie Banks hits fifth grand slam to break single-season record
Twenty-four-year-old Ernie Banks exploded on the national baseball…
September 18, 1970: Billy Williams, Ferguson Jenkins reach milestones in win over Expos
On a pheasant-hunting trip during the offseason, Fergie Jenkins…
October 2, 1963: Sandy Koufax sets World Series strikeout record, fanning 15 Yankees
For the first time in seven years, the Yankees and the Dodgers…
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 24, 1962: ‘Human Strikeout Machine’ Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 in the Windy City
“I lost track,” replied Sandy Koufax when asked if he knew…
September 12, 1962: Tom Cheney strikes out a record 21 batters
In 2019 a record 42,823 batters struck out1 — more than 17…
September 15, 1969: Cardinals’ Steve Carlton sets record with 19 strikeouts, but Mets, Swoboda prove to be Achilles’ heel
The National League’s 1969 season was one of the most memorable…
July 18, 1964: Pete Rose drives in six runs as Reds hammer first-place Phillies
A “sticky wicket” of summer heat1 shrouded Crosley Field…
July 25, 1956: Roberto Clemente hits an inside-the-park, walk-off grand slam to lift Pirates
The headline writer for the front page of a daily newspaper is…
May 25, 1953: Braves’ Max Surkont sets modern consecutive strikeout record
Many pitchers in baseball history have been associated with strikeouts.…
April 22, 1970: Mets’ Tom Seaver strikes out 19 Padres batters
The day started well for Tom Seaver on April 22, 1970. He received…
September 8, 1965: Bert Campaneris plays all nine positions for Athletics
On Campy Campaneris Night1 at Kansas City’s Municipal Stadium,…
October 1, 1961: Roger Maris surpasses Babe Ruth with 61st home run
On October 1, 1961, ending a quest that had enthralled both the…
September 9, 1965: ‘A million butterflies’ and one perfect game for Sandy Koufax
On September 9, 1965, Sandy Koufax became the “no-hittingest…
July 3, 1966: Braves pitcher Tony Cloninger clouts two grand slams
The 1966 baseball season was the first for the Braves in Atlanta.…
September 14, 1968: Denny McLain’s 30th victory
Denny McLain began the morning the same as he always did. His…