October 12, 1963: Latin American charity game is Polo Grounds’ ‘grand finale’
The last baseball game ever played at the Polo Grounds was…
April 14, 1964: Cubs outslug and outlast hopeful Pirates to jump-start the season
“From the depths of 17 consecutive second-division finishes,”…
April 19, 1964: Mets beat Pirates for first win at Shea Stadium
The New York Mets began their 1964 season the same way as in…
April 22, 1964: Yankees’ Whitey Ford wins his 200th game in the Windy City
It was April 1964. The top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100…
April 22, 1964: McCovey’s three homers sink Braves in home opener
To Milwaukee fandom, the 1964 home opener represented a potential…
April 23, 1964: Ken Johnson pitches a no-hitter for Houston … and loses the game to Reds
Making baseball history is usually a shining moment or a dream…
April 28, 1964: Dick Stuart rallies Red Sox with 11th-inning grand slam
It was early in the 1964 season. The visiting Baltimore Orioles…
May 5, 1964: Wally Bunker throws a one-hitter for Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles were beginning their 11th season since…
May 8, 1964: Bill Spanswick earns first major league victory
Baseball was the game for the generation of young men growing…
May 9, 1964: Twins rally from 6-run deficit to beat Athletics, 10-8
The Minnesota Twins rallied from a 7-1 deficit with three runs…
May 21, 1964: ‘Can’t-miss’ Jerry Hummitzsch’s last game shows what could have been
In March 1964 Jerome Arthur “Jerry” Hummitzsch ranked as…
May 26, 1964: Mets score 19 runs in win over Cubs
The New York Mets arrived in Chicago after losing two of three…
May 26, 1964: Despite Jim King’s cycle, Senators score just two runs and Red Sox rally for walk-off win
In 1964 Johnny Pesky, longtime Boston Red Sox star, was in his…
May 28, 1964: Jim Maloney’s double-double not enough as Reds settle for 17-inning tie with Dodgers
More than one football coach has used the adage “A tie is just…
May 31, 1964: Baseball’s longest doubleheader
Clouds hung overhead as the first remnants of the crowd entered…
June 4, 1964: Sandy Koufax ‘puts everything together’ in third career no-hitter
The Los Angeles Dodgers (21-25, and in eighth place) came to…
June 8, 1964: Orioles go down on the farm in Aberdeen
The 1964 Aberdeen (South Dakota) Pheasants dominated the Class…
June 15, 1964: Maine knocks defending champ Southern Cal out of College World Series
In June of 1964, the College World Series was rocked by the unexpected…
June 16, 1964: Ken Boyer breaks out of slump and hits for a natural cycle
On June 2, 1964, the St. Louis Cardinals began a 16-game road…
June 21, 1964: Jim Bunning is perfect on Father’s Day
Fathers’ Day in 1964 was a beautiful, hot summer day in New…
June 21, 1964: Phillies’ Rick Wise wins first major-league game at age 18
Most Phillies fans have Father’s Day 1964 etched in their hearts…
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…
July 17, 1964: Lou Clinton’s arm helps Angels shut out Twins
Twins manager Sam Mele was not happy. His team had lost four…
July 18, 1964: Pete Rose drives in six runs as Reds hammer first-place Phillies
A “sticky wicket” of summer heat1 shrouded Crosley Field…