April 18, 1955: Roberto Clemente hits first home run and records first outfield assist — in same inning
A day after dropping both ends of a Sunday doubleheader to…
April 21, 1955: Dodgers flex their dominance in record-setting victory
Few Flatbushers made the effort to attend the game on a cloudy,…
April 23, 1955: Giants, Al Dark confront Jackie Robinson at Ebbets Field
The Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants began a three-game…
April 23, 1955: White Sox set scoring record, crush relocated Athletics 29-6
For the third consecutive season, major-league baseball had seen…
April 24, 1955: Roberto Clemente notches first career game-winning RBI
The weather at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia was cold…
April 29, 1955: Fort Worth edges Dallas after 17 innings of drama
The Sporting News’s headline for the April 29, 1955, game between…
April 30, 1955: Burlington, Vermont, welcomes pro ball with a bang
Vermont is one of the least-represented states on Baseball-Reference’s…
May 1, 1955: Feller and Score pitch brilliantly in doubleheader sweep
Like inbound and outbound trains, they were two pitchers headed…
May 5, 1955: Dodgers overcome Lasorda’s wildness, injury to extend red-hot start
Tom Lasorda is lucky Dodgers fans were willing to give him…
May 10, 1955: Don Newcombe faces the minimum and one-hits the Cubs
“He looms over the batter, brings his hands up over his head…
May 11, 1955: Ernie Banks homer sets the stage to stop Dodgers’ road winning streak
The Brooklyn Dodgers were on a mission in 1955. The Boys of Summer…
May 12, 1955: ‘Toothpick’ Sam Jones becomes first African American pitcher to toss MLB no-hitter
“There haven’t been many — if any — finer finishing touches…
May 12, 1955: Crandall’s walk-off homer in 12th gives Conley complete-game victory
It was “my greatest thrill ever,” said carrot-topped Del…
May 13, 1955: Mantle slams 3 homers against Tigers, including first career switch-hitting pair
Only 22 years old at the start of his fifth major-league season…
May 27, 1955: Rookie Luis Arroyo hospitalized after Cardinals’ fifth straight win
Despite his status as a budding star for the St. Louis Cardinals,…
May 29, 1955: Roberto Clemente’s five hits lead Pirates to curfew-interrupted win over Phillies
A freak ankle injury sidelined Roberto Clemente for four games…
May 30, 1955: Don Newcombe blasts two homers and fires complete game for eighth straight win
The Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates were heading in…
June 1, 1955: Duke Snider smashes three homers in anticipated pitchers’ duel
Duke Snider, the Duke of Flatbush, had a phenomenal stretch,…
June 10, 1955: Ted Williams hits one home run to get things started and one to win the game
Ted Williams missed a couple of games in Cleveland as he was…
June 28, 1955: Cardinals coach Lou Kahn earns ‘permanent record’ with ejection
A person who coaches in major-league baseball but never plays…
June 30, 1955: George Shuba’s walk-off single wins it for Dodgers
The injury-plagued Dodgers played the Giants at Ebbets Field…
July 4, 1955: Clem Labine’s pitching and home run seal Dodgers’ sweep of Phillies
"Clem Labine was one of the main reasons the Dodgers won it all…
July 6, 1955: A wild beginning: Sandy Koufax loses in his first start for Dodgers
A two-outcome (walk or strikeout) pitcher in his first major-league…
July 12, 1955: Stan Musial seals Milwaukee’s first baseball All-Star celebration
Stan Musial approaches home plate after hitting the game-winning…