On July 9, 1955, the originator of the All-Star Game dies at the age of 58. Arch Ward, a Chicago writer and reporter, dies as he prepares to leave to cover his 22nd Midsummer Classic. Ward had initiated the idea for an All-Star Game, which began in 1933 as the “Game of the Century.”
Mickey Mantle goes 5-for-5, and Bob Turley tosses a two-hitter in a 4 – 0 win over Washington.
Mickey Mantle goes 5-for-5, and Bob Turley tosses a two-hitter in a 4 – 0 win over Washington.
Giants P Jim Hearn does it all, hitting two homers and whipping the Dodgers, 10 – 2, at the Polo Grounds.
On July 3, 1955 Pittsburgh’s right fielder Roberto Clemente pounds Dodger pitching in the opener of a twin bill split, doing most of his damage against former Montreal Royals teammate Ed Roebuck. “Eddie was celebrating his 24th bithday,” reports Jack Hernon of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, “but Roberto Clemente apparently didn’t know about it. The Buc rookie belted him for two triples, scoring the…
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