Curt Simmons (Trading Card DB)

August 1, 1959: Curt Simmons’ hometown win draws big minor-league crowd

Many decades later, it’s still a well-known piece of Eastern…
Dan Napoleon (Trading Card DB)

September 6, 1964: Umpire assault mars pennant-deciding game in NY-Penn League

While the expansion New York Mets were wallowing in the National…
Bob Veale (Trading Card DB)

July 23, 1959: Bob Veale fans 14, overcomes 9 walks in Class B no-hitter

When one thinks of baseball’s hardest-throwing starting pitchers…
Evans Killeen (Trading Card DB)

July 9, 1958: Relief pitcher carries the load in Eastern League no-hitter

The official list of no-hitters thrown in the Eastern League…
Pumpsie Green (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

April 22, 1958: Pumpsie Green survives parade to lead Millers to Opening Day win

Pumpsie Green’s successful Millers debut was nearly set back…

June 15, 1958: Indianapolis goes on homer binge to split doubleheader with Millers

The 1958 season was one of change in minor-league baseball, especially…

May 8, 1960: Millers score 10 in doubleheader nightcap, finally solve Colonels

If there was ever a game where one team had an advantage over…

September 25, 1959: Millers win second consecutive American Association championship

In his first season managing the Minneapolis Millers, Gene Mauch…

April 29, 1959: Art Schult hits for the cycle in Minneapolis Millers’ win over Houston

“This could be Art’s best year. I expect it to be. He does…
Tom Borland (Trading Card DB)

September 29, 1958: Minneapolis Millers win their second Junior World Series

When the Shaughnessy playoffs began after the 1958 American Association…
Carl Yastrzemski (TRADING CARD DB)

April 22, 1959: Carl Yastrzemski contributes to win in first pro game for Raleigh

On his first day as a pro, he was listed in the box score as…

June 26, 1964: Red Sox ‘Rookie Star’ Jerry Vezendy whiffs 16 in minor leagues

How hard did Jerry Vezendy throw? Hard enough to strike out…
Pete Rose (TRADING CARD DB)

July 3, 1960: Rookie Pete Rose and Geneva Redlegs drop 21-17 slugfest

It sounds like the kind of far-fetched scenario you might hear…
Phil Ortega (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

September 7, 1960: Lombardi 1, Baseball 0: Green Bay says goodbye to minor leagues

In early September 1960, the Green Bay Packers football dynasty…

July 30, 1964: Snakebitten Dick Voss puts it all together for minor-league one-hitter

Pitcher Dick Voss1 had a horrible year in 1964. In fact, he struggled…
2008 Lehigh Valley IronPigs program (KURT BLUMENAU)

September 3, 1960: Baseball bids farewell to Allentown — for 47 years

Upon their debut in 2008, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs quickly…