April 14, 1960: Pirates’ Opening Day win foreshadows a championship

Roberto Clemente on Opening Day of the 1960 season. (Courtesy…

April 18, 1960: Camilo Pascual sets Opening Day record with 15 strikeouts

In late December 1959, it was widely published that Washington…
Minnie Miñoso (TRADING CARD DB)

April 19, 1960: Chicago welcomes home Minnie Miñoso after trade from Cleveland

Minnie Miñoso was coming home to Chicago after two seasons with…
Norm and Larry Sherry (Trading Card DB)

May 7, 1960: Dodgers’ Sherry brothers combine to defeat Phillies in 11 innings

Brothers Norm and Larry Sherry shared one of the highlights of…

May 8, 1960: Millers score 10 in doubleheader nightcap, finally solve Colonels

If there was ever a game where one team had an advantage over…

May 14, 1960: Score vs. Latman duel is short-lived

The Chicago White Sox won the 1959 American League pennant by…

May 15, 1960: Don Cardwell tosses no-hitter in Cubs debut

Putting on his Chicago Cubs uniform for the first time, recently…

May 23, 1960: Sandy Koufax stops first-place Pirates with one-hitter

Sandy Koufax was on the fringes of the Los Angeles Dodgers’…

May 27, 1960: Ed Bailey’s grand slam in ninth wins it for Reds

On a stormy Friday night in Cincinnati, the Reds won a dramatic…

June 17, 1960: Ted Williams wallops 500th career home run in Cleveland

The 1960 season was the end of an era in the major leagues. It…

June 25, 1960: Rookie Dick Stigman fans 10 Yankees in Tribe win

The 1959 Indians had finished in second place, five games behind…
Ron Santo (TRADING CARD DB)

June 26, 1960: Ron Santo makes auspicious debut for last-place Cubs

In the throes of a nine-game losing streak, the Chicago Cubs…
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June 26, 1960: Early Wynn wins 275th career game as White Sox erupt for 21 runs

A Sunday afternoon doubleheader at Comiskey Park pitted the hometown…
Ted Williams (Trading Card DB)

July 3, 1960: Ted Williams hits 14th home run in just 27th game of season

Willie Tasby hit a grand slam. Vic Wertz hit a three-run homer.…
Pete Rose (TRADING CARD DB)

July 3, 1960: Rookie Pete Rose and Geneva Redlegs drop 21-17 slugfest

It sounds like the kind of far-fetched scenario you might hear…

July 4, 1960: Braves’ rally supplies the fireworks on Independence Day

The Pittsburgh Pirates traveled to Milwaukee in 1960 for their…

July 7, 1960: Musial celebrates last-minute All-Star selection

As the St. Louis Cardinals visited the San Francisco Giants in…