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September 23, 1945: At 49, Jud Wilson becomes oldest player to hit a home run in the Negro Leagues

Bob Feller (Trading Card DB)

September 29, 1946: Bob Feller sets AL strikeout record in Hank Greenberg’s final game as a Tiger

July 25, 1947: Reds’ Ewell Blackwell sets modern NL record with 16th straight victory

Connie Mack (Trading Card DB)

September 14, 1947: For the 76th time, Connie Mack neither wins nor loses

July 6, 1949: Walker Cooper’s career day powers Reds over hapless Cubs

Ted Williams (Trading Card Database)

September 27, 1949: Ted Williams reaches base safely for a record 84th consecutive game

Warren Spahn (Trading Card DB)

June 14, 1952: Braves’ Warren Spahn strikes out 18 Cubs in 15-inning loss

MizeJohnny

September 7, 1952: Johnny Mize completes homer-in-every-ballpark with pinch-hit grand slam

May 25, 1953: Braves’ Max Surkont sets modern consecutive strikeout record

Carl Erskine

October 2, 1953: Dodgers’ Carl Erskine sets World Series record with 14 strikeouts

June 17, 1954: Roberts being Roberts: Robin goes the distance in 15-inning win

Karl Spooner (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

September 22, 1954: Karl Spooner strikes out 15 in Dodgers’ debut

Ernie Banks (Trading Card DB)

September 19, 1955: Ernie Banks hits fifth grand slam to break single-season record

July 25, 1956: Roberto Clemente hits an inside-the-park, walk-off grand slam to lift Pirates

Ted Williams (Trading Card Database)

September 24, 1957: After reaching base 16 times in a row, Ted Williams grounds out – and then hits game-deciding homer

April 23, 1961: Phillies’ Art Mahaffey fans franchise record 17 batters

National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

September 26, 1961: Roger Maris clubs 60th home run to tie Babe Ruth

October 1, 1961: Roger Maris surpasses Babe Ruth with 61st home run

April 24, 1962: ‘Human Strikeout Machine’ Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 in the Windy City

September 12, 1962: Tom Cheney strikes out a record 21 batters

Whitey Ford (Trading Card Database)

October 4, 1962: Whitey Ford wins record 10th World Series game as Yankees down Giants in opener

Bob Shaw (Trading Card DB)

May 4, 1963: Braves’ Bob Shaw sets NL/AL record with 5 balks

October 2, 1963: Sandy Koufax sets World Series strikeout record, fanning 15 Yankees

July 18, 1964: Pete Rose drives in six runs as Reds hammer first-place Phillies

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