July 9, 1969: Tom Seaver’s near-perfect game

The atmosphere was positively electric at Shea Stadium on the…

July 11, 1969: Royals come back three times to defeat White Sox

Two teams with losing records and subpar pitching staffs slugged…
Bill Stoneman

July 14, 1969: Private First Class Bill Stoneman shuts out Pirates at Jarry Park

At 6:30 A.M. on July 14, 1969, Bill Stoneman was a private first…

July 15, 1969: May Day: Lee May hits four home runs in doubleheader

There was bad blood between the second-place Atlanta Braves (51-39)…
Neil Armstrong sets foot on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969 (NASA)

July 20, 1969: Yankees win an ordinary game on an ordinary day on Planet Earth

Astronaut Neil Armstrong sets foot on the surface of the moon…
Joan Payson (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

July 25, 1969: Maine gets a glimpse of Mets’ ‘miracle’

It was an unusual news story in a summer full of them. In the…

July 27, 1969: Eighteen pitchers see duty during 20-inning Red Sox-Pilots battle

In their one-season history (1969) as an American League expansion…

July 28, 1969: Cubs earn improbable victory over Juan Marichal and Giants

A small crowd headed to Wrigley Field in Chicago on Monday, July…

July 30, 1969: Astros’ Menke, Wynn hit grand slams in same inning

A paid crowd1 of 28,922 settled in to watch a scheduled doubleheader…

August 3, 1969: Reese pinch-hit slam ends McNally’s streak

Rich Reese had a .322 batting average in 1969 for the Minnesota…

August 3, 1969: The birth of the Big Red Machine

The Philadelphia Phillies could not have picked a better day…

August 4, 1969: When Waterbury and Elmira played a minor-league game by mistake

This is a true baseball story. In 1969 two minor-league teams…
Willie Stargell (Trading Card DB)

August 5, 1969: Pirates’ Willie Stargell hits a home run completely out of Dodger Stadium

“On a muggy, overcast night in Chavez Ravine,” the Pittsburgh…
Reggie Smith (Trading Card DB)

August 7, 1969: ‘Miracle’ finish lifts Red Sox above Pilots on Nun’s Day

When the Boston Red Sox scored three ninth-inning runs to walk…

August 12, 1969: Elmira’s Mike Corkins throws no-hitter before call-up to Padres

Mike Corkins is one of many ballplayers with reason to dislike…

August 13, 1969: Jim Palmer no-hits the Athletics

Jim Palmer gained national acclaim early in his major-league…