August 16, 1958: Thomas Terror: Pirates slugger blasts last-place Redlegs

The Pittsburgh Pirates visited Crosley Field for a weekend series…

September 8, 1958: Roberto Clemente triples three times in Pirates’ win over Reds

The Pittsburgh Pirates went 21-12 in August and upped their…

September 19, 1958: Dodgers rookies take center stage

“[I]t certainly was a fine day for the Dodgers’ No. 1 farmhand…

September 20, 1958: Orioles knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits Yankees

The game took only 1 hour and 48 minutes. Before a crowd of 10,941…
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September 21, 1958: Milwaukee Braves clinch second consecutive National League pennant

It was the start of a dynasty. Or so thought Milwaukee’s baseball…
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September 29, 1958: Minneapolis Millers win their second Junior World Series

When the Shaughnessy playoffs began after the 1958 American Association…
Warren Spahn (Trading Card DB)

October 1, 1958: Spahn’s 10-inning complete game beats Yankees

The 1958 World Series featured a rematch from 1957, the defending…

October 2, 1958: Braves hammer Yankees in Game 2 of World Series

With the Milwaukee Braves having won the opening game of the…

October 8, 1958: Yankees score two in 10th to send World Series to Game 7

Having beaten the New York Yankees in the 1957 World Series,…
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April 14, 1959: Woodie Held and Herb Score star in Cleveland’s home opener

“I’m not a patient man,” declared Frank Lane upon arriving…

April 21, 1959: Henry Aaron belts out 3 hits to continue season-opening surge

It was already a month into spring, but the April cold probably…

April 22, 1959: Whitey Ford pitches 14 shutout innings in 1-0 win

I guess it was the best game I ever pitched — Whitey Ford1 During…
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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…

April 26, 1959: Redlegs win seesaw contest with walk-off over Braves’ Spahn

On a late-April Sunday afternoon at Crosley Field, the Cincinnati…

May 2, 1959: Frank Robinson’s cycle leads Reds’ bombardment

Before a Saturday Ladies Day crowd of 5,247 at Crosley Field,…