Lenny Green (Trading Card Database)

April 12, 1965: Red Sox center fielder Lenny Green homers twice on Opening Day

One way to make a good impression with a new team is to homer…

April 12, 1965: Cubs and Cardinals battle to 11-inning tie on Opening Day

“If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing…

April 12, 1965: Twins win in extra innings on Opening Day

A cold, wet winter is normally brightened by the approach of…

April 12, 1965: Phillies win first regular-season game in the Astrodome

On April 9, 1965, the former Houston Colt .45s took the field…
Rocky Colavito (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 21, 1965: Rocky Colavito returns to Cleveland for home opener

The largest Opening Day crowd in 1965 poured into cavernous Municipal…

April 23, 1965: Rusty Staub sends the Astros home happy

The first one didn’t count.If you want to get technical about…
Yogi Berra (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

May 9, 1965: Yogi Berra hangs up his spikes as Mets lose again

Yogi Berra played in 2,120 major-league games. All but four of…

May 12, 1965: Killebrew belts two homers, including game-winner in eighth

When the Minnesota Twins headed to Metropolitan Stadium to play…
SmithReggie

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

In the mid-1960s, noted artist Norman Rockwell lived and painted…
Tom Tresh (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

May 18, 1965: Tresh, Yankees tame Boston’s ‘Monster’ with extra-inning win

Time and time again over the decades, the New York Yankees and…

June 1, 1965: Pirates’ Bob Veale strikes out 16 in shutout of Phillies

In 1965, the Pirates made an impressive second-half run at the…

June 12, 1965: Sandy Koufax remains undefeated against the Mets in 12th start

The ever-dominant Sandy Koufax owned a 10-0 career record in…

June 15, 1965: Denny McLain sets Tigers record with 14 strikeouts in relief

On Tuesday, June 15, 1965, majestic Tiger Stadium held 9,624…

June 20, 1965: Sandy Koufax bests Warren Spahn, one-hits Mets

Sandy Koufax posted a career 57-15 won-loss record at Dodger…

July 11, 1965: Harmon Killebrew clouts walkoff home run to beat Yankees

Harmon Killebrew clouted 573 home runs in his 22-year big-league…