
August 3, 1957: Roy Sievers blasts Senators to win at end of long, hot afternoon
Roy Sievers was the slugging star as the Washington Senators…

August 5, 1957: A harbinger of things to come: Metropolitan Stadium hosts Reds-Tigers exhibition
Before the Minneapolis Millers’ inaugural game in Metropolitan…

August 7, 1957: Giants beat Dodgers in Jersey City on Hank Sauer’s pinch-hit homer
As the New York Giants made the trek across the Hudson River…

August 14, 1957: Ted Williams’ rare opposite-field homer
When Boston and New York met at Fenway Park on August 14, 1957,…

August 20, 1957: Bob Keegan uses new motion to toss no-hitter at Comiskey Park
“It was a new pitching motion that did it for me,” explained…

August 27, 1957: Dick Drott’s meteoric rise and Don Newcombe’s sharp decline
On August 27, 1957, in a game of little interest and with no…

September 1, 1957: Willie Mays homers in New York Giants’ last game at Ebbets Field
Franchise moves were the talk of New York City in 1957 with both…

September 2, 1957: Braves’ Aaron, Cubs’ Banks shine in Labor Day shootout at Wrigley
The Braves’ move from Boston to Milwaukee in 1953, the major-leagues’…

September 8, 1957: The Last Game: Brooklyn Dodgers versus New York Giants
“I don’t know how you feel about it at the other end of…

September 14, 1957: Ernie Banks blasts three home runs in win over Pirates
The Chicago Cubs were going nowhere fast heading into a mostly…

September 14, 1957: ‘Startling performance’ earns lone victory for Pirates’ Eddie O’Brien
Pittsburgh manager Danny Murtaugh raised a few eyebrows when…

September 23, 1957: Hank Aaron’s walk-off home run gives Milwaukee Braves the flag
The woman took her seat in the fourth row of the grandstand in…

September 24, 1957: Dodgers win final game at Ebbets Field
“On a cool, clear, September night, only 6,702…

September 29, 1957: End of an era as Giants play final home game in New York
The New York Giants played their first game on May 1, 1883, and…

October 5, 1957: Yankees’ Tony Kubek comes home, hits two World Series home runs in Milwaukee
The Braves had last hosted a World Series game in 1948, and that…

October 6, 1957: Spahn goes the distance; Mathews belts two-run homer in 10th to tie Series
When Warren Spahn took the hill for Game Four of the 1957 World…

October 7, 1957: Fidgety Lew Burdette befuddles Yankees in World Series shutout
Game Five of the 1957 World Series had everything a fan wanted…

April 10, 1958: Rutgers edges St. John’s on Paul Tootleman’s three-hitter at empty Ebbets Field
“Ebbets Field just isn’t the same.” – Roscoe McGowen1
Brooklyn’s…

April 15, 1958: Indians’ Herb Score returns for Opening Day start but falls to A’s, Ned Garver
Opening Day is often celebrated with significant pageantry and…

April 15, 1958: Giants, Dodgers meet on the West Coast for the first time
Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants and Duke Snider of…

April 18, 1958: Dodgers make Los Angeles debut in win over rival Giants
“Los Angeles really did it yesterday. It gave its Dodgers the…

April 22, 1958: Pumpsie Green survives parade to lead Millers to Opening Day win
Pumpsie Green’s successful Millers debut was nearly set back…

April 26, 1958: Willie Mays ‘seals’ Giants’ win with first homer in San Francisco
For Willie Mays, the April 26, 1958, game between his San Francisco…

May 1, 1958: Frank Thomas has a big day for Pirates
The game on Thursday, May 1, 1958, pitting the Pirates against…