
September 28, 1958: Willie Mays vies for an improbable batting title on season’s final day
San Francisco adopted Willie Mays like a stepson. He was fine…

October 1, 1958: Spahn’s 10-inning complete game beats Yankees
The 1958 World Series featured a rematch from 1957, the defending…

October 2, 1958: Braves hammer Yankees in Game 2 of World Series
With the Milwaukee Braves having won the opening game of the…

October 8, 1958: Yankees score two in 10th to send World Series to Game 7
Having beaten the New York Yankees in the 1957 World Series,…

October 9, 1958: Yankees rally late to beat Braves in Game 7 of World Series
The New York Yankees broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the eighth…

April 10, 1959: Frigid temps, flying fists; White Sox take first step toward a pennant
The 1959 Chicago White Sox won the American League pennant —…

April 10, 1959: Sparky Anderson debuts, delivers key hit as Robin Roberts outduels Don Newcombe
On December 23, 1958, the Philadelphia Phillies, after finishing…

April 22, 1959: Miracle on Brooklyn Avenue: White Sox score 11 runs in seventh inning on one hit
The 1959 White Sox were noteworthy for getting maximum results…

April 22, 1959: Whitey Ford pitches 14 shutout innings in 1-0 win
I guess it was the best game I ever pitched — Whitey Ford1 During…

April 22, 1959: Carl Yastrzemski contributes to win in first pro game for Raleigh
On his first day as a pro, he was listed in the box score as…

April 26, 1959: Redlegs win seesaw contest with walk-off over Braves’ Spahn
On a late-April Sunday afternoon at Crosley Field, the Cincinnati…

April 26, 1959: Jim Bouton’s pro career gets off to a losing start with Auburn Yankees
Jim Bouton led the nomadic life of a baseball maverick, with…

April 29, 1959: Art Schult hits for the cycle in Minneapolis Millers’ win over Houston
“This could be Art’s best year. I expect it to be. He does…

May 2, 1959: Frank Robinson’s cycle leads Reds’ bombardment
Before a Saturday Ladies Day crowd of 5,247 at Crosley Field,…

May 7, 1959: Roy Campanella Night
They numbered more than 90,000. To be precise, 93,103 people…

May 12, 1959: Harmon Killebrew’s 2 homers, 5 RBIs crush Tigers
The surprising Senators, riding a three-game losing streak, entered…

May 20, 1959: Mild-mannered Wally Moses gets only ejection of 34-year major-league career
In a distinguished career as a player, coach, and scout – a…

May 25, 1959: Dodgers’ Johnny Podres blanks Giants 8-0 with two-hitter
Nothing gives a Dodgers fan more joy than defeating the Giants.…

May 26, 1959: Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, loses in 13th
Marcia Haddix was at home — on a Clark County, Ohio, farm —…

May 30, 1959: Ted Williams hits game-winning home run, briefly nudges batting average over .200
The year 1959 was one Ted Williams may have wished he could forget.…

May 1, 1959: Early Wynn homers late, throws one-hitter for White Sox
In December 1957 the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians…

June 10, 1959: Rocky Colavito hits four consecutive home runs for Indians
“He was everything a ballplayer should be: dark, handsome eyes,…

June 11, 1959: Dodgers dominate Phillies 11-0 as Johnny Podres throws 2-hitter
19 hits, 11 runs.
That’s the firepower provided by the Dodgers…

June 12, 1959: Mike McCormick yields single in sixth, settles for rain-shortened no-hitter
The Philadelphia Phillies were finally mounting a rally against…