April 16, 1955: Cardinals outslugged by Cubs but finally win in 14th

On Saturday, April 16, 1955, pregame activity at Busch Stadium…

April 17, 1955: Roberto Clemente records first hit and scores first run with Pirates

Roberto Clemente, the first great Latin American baseball star…
Russ Meyer (TRADING CARD DB)

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…
1955 Dallas Eagles program (Courtesy of Tim Castelli)

April 29, 1955: Fort Worth edges Dallas after 17 innings of drama

The Sporting News’s headline for the April 29, 1955, game between…
Sibby Sisti (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

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…
Tommy Lasorda (Trading Card DB)

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…
Don Newcombe (Trading Card DB)

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…
(Courtesy of National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

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…
Norm Zauchin (Trading Card Database)

May 27, 1955: Norm Zauchin drives in 10 runs as Red Sox beat Nationals, 16-0

When Boston Red Sox first baseman Norm Zauchin enjoyed a 4-for-5…

May 27, 1955: Rookie Luis Arroyo hospitalized after Cardinals’ fifth straight win

Despite his status as a budding star for the St. Louis Cardinals,…
Don Newcombe (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

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,…
Ted Williams (Trading Card DB)

June 19, 1955: Ted Williams homers off both Herb Score and Bob Feller in the same game

On June 19, 1955, Ted Williams homered off both Herb Score and…