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…
Stan Musial approaches home plate after hitting the game-winning home run in the 1955 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (SABR-Rucker Archive)

July 12, 1955: Stan Musial seals Milwaukee’s first baseball All-Star celebration

Stan Musial approaches home plate after hitting the game-winning…

July 17, 1955: Don Bessent completes Dodgers’ debut sweep of Redlegs

“Sometimes it doesn’t pay to get out of bed. The Reds found…

July 23, 1955: Del Ennis belts three homers for Phillies

On July 22, 1955, two different scenarios were playing out…

August 19, 1955: Robin Roberts wins 20th game for sixth straight season

It was a matchup of the NL’s two best pitchers: the Philadelphia…

August 27, 1955: Teenage Sandy Koufax strikes out 14 in first big-league win

Brooklyn Dodgers skipper Walter “Smoky” Alston was on…
Brooks Robinson (TRADING CARD DB)

September 17, 1955: Brooks Robinson makes his major-league debut with Orioles

It was an inauspicious game. Both the Orioles and the Washington…
Bob Lennon (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

September 17, 1955: Millers’ Bob Lennon breaks up no-hitter – twice in same game

The Minneapolis Millers produced a rich history in the American…
Ernie Banks (Trading Card DB)

September 19, 1955: Ernie Banks hits fifth grand slam to break single-season record

Twenty-four-year-old Ernie Banks exploded on the national baseball…

September 21, 1955: Red-hot Gus Bell has four hits, eight RBIs

The 1955 National League pennant race had already been decided…

September 24, 1955: Bob Friend clinches NL ERA title for last-place Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates suffered through a miserable 1955 season,…

September 25, 1955: Willie Mays ties Johnny Mize’s Giants record with 51st home run

The New York Giants fell to third place in 1955; even so,…
Tommy Byrne (TRADING CARD DB)

September 29, 1955: Tommy Byrne’s pitching gives Yankees 2-0 lead in World Series

Their 6-5 loss in Game One was disappointing for the Brooklyn…