Roger Craig and Don Bessent

In what will be their most important move of the season, the Brooklyn Dodgers bring up rookie pitchers Roger Craig and Don Bessent from the minor leagues. They immediately pay dividends as they beat the Redlegs in both ends of a doubleheader. Craig wins, 6 – 2, and Bessent matches it, 8 – 5.

ByThis Day in Baseball

In what will be their most important move of the season, the Brooklyn Dodgers bring up rookie pitchers Roger Craig and Don Bessent from the minor leagues. They immediately pay dividends as they beat the Redlegs in both ends of a doubleheader. Craig wins, 6 – 2, and Bessent matches it, 8 – 5.

Stan Musial hits a walk off homerun 1955 All Star Game
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Stan Musial hits a walk off all star game homerun in the 12th

ByThis Day in Baseball

At Milwaukee’s County Stadium, Stan Musial comes to bat in the bottom of 12th inning of a 5 – 5 All-Star deadlock. American League catcher Yogi Berra complains about his feet hurting and Musial tells him “Don’t worry, I’ll have you home in a minute”… then “the Man” hits a game-winning home run on the next pitch. The American League had taken a five-run lead on a three-run homer by Mickey Mantle off Robin Roberts, only to see the NL tie it. Braves P Gene Conley strikes out the side in the 12th to get credit for the win.

Pittsburgh’s three-run 3rd is all Vernon Law needs to salvage a split in today’s twin bill with Philadelphia. But his six-hit, complete-game victory is something of an anticlimax to the Forbes Field faithful. The most exciting moment today comes in a losing cause in the opener, courtesy of Roberto Clemente, who produces one of his trademark tape-measure triples. “The only Pirate run in the first game was a gift,” maintains Les Biederman of the Pittsburgh Press. “Clemente tripled to the batting cage with none out in the 6th inning and the Phils gave up the run to throw out Dick Cole.”

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Pittsburgh’s three-run 3rd is all Vernon Law needs to salvage a split in today’s twin bill with Philadelphia. But his six-hit, complete-game victory is something of an anticlimax to the Forbes Field faithful. The most exciting moment today comes in a losing cause in the opener, courtesy of Roberto Clemente, who produces one of his trademark tape-measure triples. “The only Pirate run in the first game was a gift,” maintains Les Biederman of the Pittsburgh Press. “Clemente tripled to the batting cage with none out in the 6th inning and the Phils gave up the run to throw out Dick Cole.”