Carl Erskine (SABR-Rucker Archive)

May 12, 1956: Carl Erskine’s second no-hitter is first to be broadcast on national TV

“Not bad for a junk pitcher, and for nine old men,” shouted…

May 22, 1956: Henry Aaron’s 4-hit night in Brooklyn leads to first NL batting title

Four weeks into the 1956 season, the follow-up to his sophomore-year…
Richie Ashburn (Trading Card DB)

June 3, 1956: Richie Ashburn’s only career 5-hit game lifts Phillies over Cardinals

On June 3, 1956, Richie Ashburn rapped two doubles and three…

June 23, 1956: Don Zimmer’s second beaning

The warmth of early summer welcomed the Ladies Day crowd of…

June 26, 1956: Sal Maglie pitches, Rube Walker hits Dodgers past Cubs

Wait ’til Next Year? The cry became a euphemism for a baseball…

July 3, 1956: ‘Best batting-practice pitcher’ Johnny O’Brien saves Bucs

“Desperate times call for desperate measures.” The quote,…

July 14, 1956: Braves sweep Dodgers as Henry Aaron’s fourth hit wins in 10th inning

Henry Aaron won his first of two batting titles in 1956 with…

July 19, 1956: Joe Adcock’s forever record of 8 RBIs at County Stadium

In July 1956 no major-league slugger was hotter than County Stadium’s…

July 25, 1956: Dodgers win on Snider walkoff home run in Jersey City

Major-league baseball came to Jersey City, New Jersey, for the…
Ted Williams (Trading Card Database)

July 26, 1956: Red Sox beat Athletics, Shantz on Ted Williams’s homer in 10th

The Boston Red Sox had won one and lost one at Kansas City’s…
Johnny Antonelli (Trading Card DB)

August 15, 1956: Giants’ Antonelli outduels Dodgers’ Newcombe in Jersey City

Probably the greatest rivalry in the history of baseball was…

August 27, 1956: ‘Grate’ throw highlights Millers’ win over Omaha

As the first season of play at Metropolitan Stadium neared…
Trading Card Database

September 1, 1956: Two no-hitters on same night add drama to Eastern League pennant chase

What spices up a late-season pennant chase quite like a no-hitter?…