Don Zimmer, Ron Santo, and George Altman hit 6th-inning home runs as the Cubs beat the Dodgers, 5 – 2, at Wrigley Field. Chicago’s biggest home run threat, Ernie Banks, sets a record by drawing his 27th intentional walk of the year.

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Don Zimmer, Ron Santo, and George Altman hit 6th-inning home runs as the Cubs beat the Dodgers, 5 – 2, at Wrigley Field. Chicago’s biggest home run threat, Ernie Banks, sets a record by drawing his 27th intentional walk of the year.

Braves’ hurler Lew Burdette faces the minimum 27 batters as he no-hits the Phillies, 1 – 0. Tony Gonzalez, who is hit by a pitch in the 5th inning, is erased on a double play.

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Braves’ hurler Lew Burdette faces the minimum 27 batters as he no-hits the Phillies, 1 – 0. Tony Gonzalez, who is hit by a pitch in the 5th inning, is erased on a double play.

Before 53,876 fans, the Yankees sweep the Orioles, winning, 7 – 3 and 2 – 0. The Yankees sweep the four-game series and the faltering Birds, now four back, will end up in 2nd place, eight games back. Ralph Terry’s two-hitter in the nitecap beats Milt Pappas.

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Before 53,876 fans, the Yankees sweep the Orioles, winning, 7 – 3 and 2 – 0. The Yankees sweep the four-game series and the faltering Birds, now four back, will end up in 2nd place, eight games back. Ralph Terry’s two-hitter in the nitecap beats Milt Pappas.

Spahn no hitter

39 year old Warren Spahn pitches a no-hitter and sets an all-time Braves record with 15 strikeouts

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Warren Spahn pitches a no-hitter, beating the Phillies at County Stadium, 4-0. The 39 year-old southpaw sets an all-time Braves record with 15 strikeouts en route to his 20th victory of the season, marking the tenth time he has reached the plateau.

With Ty Cobb among the 49,055 fans in attendance at Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle cracks a two-run homer, his 35th, off the O’s Chuck Estrada to give New York a 2 – 0 lead in the 1st. Yogi Berra adds a home run. In the last of the 8th, Bobby Richardson’s hit off Estrada’s glove drives in two runs for a 5 – 3 New York win.

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With Ty Cobb among the 49,055 fans in attendance at Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle cracks a two-run homer, his 35th, off the O’s Chuck Estrada to give New York a 2 – 0 lead in the 1st. Yogi Berra adds a home run. In the last of the 8th, Bobby Richardson’s hit off Estrada’s glove drives in two runs for a 5 – 3 New York win.

Willie Mays, who collects 5 hits in 6 at-bats, ties a major league mark by hitting three triples in the Giants’ 8-6 victory over Philadelphia. The ‘Say Hey Kid’s eleventh inning three-bagger leads to the eventual go-ahead run in the Connie Mack Stadium contest.

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Willie Mays, who collects 5 hits in 6 at-bats, ties a major league mark by hitting three triples in the Giants’ 8-6 victory over Philadelphia. The ‘Say Hey Kid’s eleventh inning three-bagger leads to the eventual go-ahead run in the Connie Mack Stadium contest.

The Dodgers end their historic affiliation with the Montreal Royals, citing low attendance as a factor for leaving the city where Jackie Robinson famously broke the color barrier in 1946. Next season, after an effort to keep the the team in the City of a Hundred Steeples, the Canadian franchise relocates to New York, playing as the Syracuse Chiefs, a farm team for the Minnesota Twins.

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The Dodgers end their historic affiliation with the Montreal Royals, citing low attendance as a factor for leaving the city where Jackie Robinson famously broke the color barrier in 1946. Next season, after an effort to keep the the team in the City of a Hundred Steeples, the Canadian franchise relocates to New York, playing as the Syracuse Chiefs, a farm team for the Minnesota Twins.

Eighteen-year-old OF Danny Murphy becomes the youngest Cub to hit a home run

Eighteen-year-old OF Danny Murphy becomes the youngest Cub to hit a home run

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Eighteen-year-old OF Danny Murphy becomes the youngest Cub to hit a home run when he clouts a 3-run homer off Bob Purkey, but the Reds win, 8 – 6, in Cincinnati. Murphy will play just 49 games for the Cubs from 1960 to 1962. He will come back as a pitcher for the White Sox in 1969 and 1970.

Nellie Fox hits a 2-out home run in the 11th to give the visiting White Sox a 6 – 5 win over the Senators. It is Nellie’s 2nd home run of the year.

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Nellie Fox hits a 2-out home run in the 11th to give the visiting White Sox a 6 – 5 win over the Senators. It is Nellie’s 2nd home run of the year.

Thanks to one of Giants starter Mike McCormick’s strongest performances of the year, plus a St. Louis 6 – 5 squeaker over Milwaukee, Pittsburgh’s pennant run stalls briefly, their magic number frozen at 11. Struck out 13 times by the 6′ 2″ southpaw, the Pirates’ only genuine threat, reports Giants beat writer Bob Stevens, is “a momentarily frightening blast over the left-field wall by Roberto Clemente in the 7th.” It comes off a low and inside McCormick change-up, according to Jack Hernon of the Post-Gazette, and goes “a mile high, far over the left-field fence at the 406 mark with Gino Cimoli on the hassocks.” Clemente’s clout brings the Bucs back to within one shortly after Willie Mays’ audacious base-running and the ensuing Mazeroski miscue have sparked a tie-breaking, three-run 6th. Unfortunately for the Bucs, the usually reliable Elroy Face allows two 9th-inning add-on runs, making McCormick’s final frame a relatively ho-hum affair.

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Thanks to one of Giants starter Mike McCormick’s strongest performances of the year, plus a St. Louis 6 – 5 squeaker over Milwaukee, Pittsburgh’s pennant run stalls briefly, their magic number frozen at 11. Struck out 13 times by the 6′ 2″ southpaw, the Pirates’ only genuine threat, reports Giants beat writer Bob Stevens, is “a momentarily frightening blast over the left-field wall by Roberto Clemente in the 7th.” It comes off a low and inside McCormick change-up, according to Jack Hernon of the Post-Gazette, and goes “a mile high, far over the left-field fence at the 406 mark with Gino Cimoli on the hassocks.” Clemente’s clout brings the Bucs back to within one shortly after Willie Mays’ audacious base-running and the ensuing Mazeroski miscue have sparked a tie-breaking, three-run 6th. Unfortunately for the Bucs, the usually reliable Elroy Face allows two 9th-inning add-on runs, making McCormick’s final frame a relatively ho-hum affair.