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…
Lorenzo "Chico" Fernandez (TRADING CARD DB)

August 3, 1969: Fan favorite Chico Fernandez survives near-fatal beaning in minors

Ray Chapman, Tony Conigliaro, Dickie Thon, Adam Greenberg: We…

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…
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…
Mark Belanger (Trading Card DB)

August 18, 1969: Offensive juggernaut Mark Belanger powers Baltimore win

Eight-time Gold Glove winner Mark Belanger was celebrated for…
Balor Moore (TRADING CARD DB)

August 18, 1969: Phenom Balor Moore shines as Class A teams combine for one hit

Exciting, well-played baseball action was in limited supply for…

August 29, 1969: Braves turn an ‘impossible’ triple play against Cubs

When a baseball fan heads to a ballgame, it’s usually to root…
Willie Davis

September 4, 1969: Willie Davis’s hitting streak ends at 31 games

Zack Wheat, more than four decades after playing his last major-league…
Miguel Fuentes (Trading Card DB)

September 8, 1969: The first of many that were not to come for Pilots’ Miguel Fuentes

A lot can happen in a year. Miguel Fuentes was proof of that. On…