The Tigers pick up P Herm Wehmeier from the Cards for cash.
The Tigers pick up P Herm Wehmeier from the Cards for cash.
After six straight home rainouts, the Yanks play their first home night game of the year, against Washington. Mickey Mantle breaks a 2 – 2 tie in the 3rd with an inside-the-park solo homer off Pedro Ramos. New York rolls to a 9 – 5 win.
After six straight home rainouts, the Yanks play their first home night game of the year, against Washington. Mickey Mantle breaks a 2 – 2 tie in the 3rd with an inside-the-park solo homer off Pedro Ramos. New York rolls to a 9 – 5 win.
Roberto Clemente’s defensive gem and Ted Kluszewski’s leadoff, walk-off, 12th-inning blast over Forbes Field’s right field screen give Pittsburgh’s Ron Kline a complete-game, 1 – 0 victory over Philly ace, and future Hall of Famer, Robin Roberts
Roberto Clemente’s defensive gem and Ted Kluszewski’s leadoff, walk-off, 12th-inning blast over Forbes Field’s right field screen give Pittsburgh’s Ron Kline a complete-game, 1 – 0 victory over Philly ace, and future Hall of Famer, Robin Roberts. Neither Kline’s nor Klu’s heroics, however, could have come to pass without Clemente’s 4th-inning-ending eye-popper which turns what appears to be a sacrifice fly off the bat of Chico Fernandez into a double play. Clemente catches the ball and fires a perfect on-the-fly strike to the plate to nail a sliding Granny Hamner.
