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Phil Ortega (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

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

September 8, 1960: Minneapolis Millers face St. Paul Saints for final time at Metropolitan Stadium

Gene Baker (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 19, 1961: Gene Baker becomes first Black manager in affiliated minor leagues

Rod Serling (Trading Card DB)

August 22, 1961: From Twilight Zone to strike zone: Rod Serling visits NY-Penn League game

Ed Kranepool (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

July 6, 1962: Mets prospect Ed Kranepool begins 18-year career with first pro game

Johnny Stephenson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 11, 1963: Auburn, Batavia combine for 40 strikeouts to set new league record

Jerry Hummitzsch (FINDAGRAVE.COM)

May 21, 1964: ‘Can’t-miss’ Jerry Hummitzsch’s last game shows what could have been

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

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

Dan Napoleon (Trading Card DB)

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

SmithReggie

May 13, 1965: Small Massachusetts city gets rare glimpse at pro baseball

Charlie Hough (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 25, 1966: Charlie Hough gets a rough greeting in first professional game

Barney Lutz (Elmira Star-Gazette, July 12, 1966, via Newspapers.com)

July 11, 1966: Scout Barney Lutz’s lifetime in baseball ends at NY-Penn League game

Ed Connolly (TRADING CARD DB)

August 15, 1966: Pittsfield’s Ed Connolly dominates in unique ‘cross-state’ shutout at Fenway Park

Mickey Scott (Trading Card DB)

August 20, 1966: Yankees, Mets minor-leaguers battle at The House That Ruth Built

August 26, 1966: Scipio Spinks, Gary Nolan combine for 37 whiffs in minor-league duel

April 25, 1967: Robin Roberts launches bid to return to majors with Reading Phillies 

Dave Vineyard (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

May 23, 1967: Dave Vineyard earns posterity, and revenge, with no-hitter for Toronto Maple Leafs

Bobby Guindon (TRADING CARD DB)

August 25, 1967: Transplanted first baseman Bobby Guindon throws no-hitter in minors

September 4, 1967: Toronto Maple Leafs play their final game

September 5, 1967: Triumph and heartbreak mark International League playoff

MunsonThurman

July 20, 1968: Eastern League game marks Thurman Munson’s Yankee Stadium debut

Ted Simmons (TRADING CARD DB)

April 25, 1969: Ted Simmons drives in four runs as ‘designated pinch-hitter’ for Tulsa Oilers

HartmanDave

June 10, 1969: Expos’ first player, Dave Hartman, tosses 2-hit shutout for West Palm Beach

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