On June 21, 1959 Milwaukee’s Hank Aaron hits three two-run home runs at Seals Stadium to power the Braves to a 13 – 3 win over the Giants. It’s the only 3-homer game of Aaron’s career.
On June 21, 1959 At Los Angeles, the Redlegs’ Don Newcombe subdues the Dodgers, 17 – 3. Newk pitches a complete game and collects four hits and four RBIs.
On June 21, 1959 Stan Musial, in the Cardinals’ 5-1 victory over the Bucs at Busch Stadium, collects a pair of two-baggers, the first which breaks Honus Wagner’s National League record of 651 career doubles. The southpaw-swinging Stan the Man moves to third on the all-time major league list for two-base hits, trailing only American…
Despite giving up a hit in the bottom of the sixth in the Giants’ 3-0 victory over Philadelphia, Mike McCormick is credited with a no-hitter when the game is rained out, and the inning is never completed, statistically erasing the hit. Due to a rule change in 1991 that mandates a game must last for at least nine innings for the hitless effort to be called an official no-hitter, the right-hander’s five-inning rain-shortened outing no longer appears in the record book as a no-no.
6/12/1959: Harmon Killebrew hit a homer to left field with two outs in the bottom of the first inning of a game in Washington. It came off Herb Score of the Indians. The game was halted by rain after that hit.
On June 12 1959, Despite giving up a hit in the bottom of the sixth in the Giants’ 3-0 victory over Philadelphia, Mike McCormick is credited with a no-hitter when the game is rained out, and the inning is never completed, statistically erasing the hit. Due to a rule change in 1991 that mandates a…
On June 10, 1959, At Memorial Stadium Rocky Colavito of the Cleveland Indians homers in four consecutive at-bats against the Baltimore Orioles. Colavito becomes only the second player to hit home runs in four straight at-bats in one game. The Tribe defeats the Orioles, 11-8. The New York City native joins Lou Gehrig as the…
On June 7, 1959, Hoyt Wilhelm of the Baltimore Orioles wins his ninth consecutive game by hurling his third straight shutout. The future Hall of Famer lowers his season ERA to a minuscule 0.99.
On June 5, 1959, Dick “Dr. Strangeglove” Stuart hits the longest home run in the history of Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ slugger hits a 457-foot blast over the center field wall, becoming the first player to clear the barrier in the ballpark’s 50-year existence. Stuart blast came in the first inning against Chicago Cubs…
1959 -Earl Torgeson hits a 2-out home run in the 17th‚ off Jerry Walker‚ to give the White Sox a 4 – 3 win over Baltimore.
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