Cardinals first baseman Bill White collects 14 total bases when he hits three home runs and a double. The 27 year-old infielder’s offensive output helps the Redbirds rout the Dodgers at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 9-1.

At Yankee Stadium, Roger Maris cracks a 7th-inning solo home run against the Indians, and also is credited – erroneously, as it turns out – with a 3rd inning RBI on a single. The two RBIs are officially recorded, though just one appears in the game’s box score, and the error will not be noted until 1995. With the correction, Maris and Jim Gentile become co-leaders in RBIs for the season.