
October 1, 1967: Roberto Clemente ‘manages’ Pirates in season finale and wins fourth NL batting crown
As the 1967 season entered its last day, the Pittsburgh Pirates…

October 1, 1967: Red Sox complete ‘Impossible Dream’
Not since 1958 had the Boston Red Sox had a winning team, and…

October 1, 1967: Kansas City Athletics play their last game
The Kansas City Athletics donned their uniforms and white shoes…

October 4, 1967: Awed and paralyzed: Cardinals take Game 1 of World Series
Ecstatic and anxious Red Sox fans participated in round-the-clock…

October 5, 1967: Simply Lonborg: Red Sox ace shuts down Cardinals in Game 2
The St. Louis Cardinals' lineup remained the same, going with…

October 7, 1967: World Series gets ‘a little warm’ as Cardinals win Game 3
The lineups remained unchanged for Game Three of the 1967 World…

October 8, 1967: A One-Inning Game: Cardinals take 3-1 lead in World Series
“The St. Louis Cardinals are as bush as the name of the beer…

October 9, 1967: Down but not out: Red Sox take Game 5 of World Series
The St. Louis Cardinals held a three games to one lead before…

October 11, 1967: Bucking the odds: rookie Waslewski leads Red Sox in Game 6
For the “Cardiac Kids,” there was no place like home. More…

October 12, 1967: Gibson, Cardinals lift Cardinals to title over ‘Impossible Dream’ Red Sox
It all boiled down to one game. The Boston unbelievables had…

April 10, 1968: Carl Yastrzemski homers twice on Opening Day as Red Sox begin AL pennant defense
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Earl Wilson homered on Opening…

April 10, 1968: Yankees’ Mel Stottlemyre blanks Angels on Opening Day overshadowed by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
As the New York Yankees gathered for spring training in February…

April 15, 1968: The Astrodome Marathon: Astros beat Mets 1-0 in 24-inning duel
“WE HOPE YOU’RE ENJOYING TONIGHT’S THIRD GAME AS MUCH AS…

April 17, 1968: Jerry Koosman registers a pair of Mets’ firsts in home opener shutout
Asked if he thought New York Mets rookie southpaw Jerry Koosman…

April 27, 1968: Tom Phoebus throws Orioles’ 3rd no-hitter
Hometown boy makes good. This time-honored cliché certainly…

May 6, 1968: Bob Gibson, Tom Seaver duel for first time as Cardinals win in 11 innings
“Gibson and Seaver are magnificent,” exclaimed New York sportswriter…

May 8, 1968: Oakland’s emerging ace Catfish Hunter fires perfect game against Minnesota
If Catfish Hunter was going to pitch a perfect game, Minnesota…

May 17, 1968: Joe Horlen tosses extra-inning shutout
The 1968 Chicago White Sox opened the season with 10 straight…

May 18, 1968: Cleveland’s Stan Williams tosses a gem in the Year of the Pitcher
The 1968 season is remembered as “the Year of the Pitcher,”…

May 20, 1968: Jim Fregosi’s walk-off single completes second career cycle
It was the first trip of the season to California for the 1968…

May 25, 1968: Minnesota Gophers sweep Spartans for Big Ten title (and how I helped them do it)
Superstitious? Not me. Although there was a time in my life when…

June 8, 1968: Don Drysdale surpasses the Big Train for consecutive scoreless innings mark
Hall of Famer Don Drysdale won 209 games and hit 154 batters.…

June 13, 1968: Ken Harrelson’s grand slam for Red Sox wins game started 52 days earlier
Though Ken Harrelson of the Boston Red Sox got the game-winning…

June 18, 1968: Twins-Senators game has almost everything
The Twins-Senators game on June 18, 1968, had many ebbs and flows…
