The Tigers trade Charlie Maxwell to the White Sox for OF Bob Farley.
On June 25, 1962 The Tigers trade Charlie Maxwell to the White Sox for OF Bob Farley. Source Baseball Reference June 25
On June 25, 1962 The Tigers trade Charlie Maxwell to the White Sox for OF Bob Farley. Source Baseball Reference June 25
6/24/1962: In the third inning of a game at New York, Houston’s Norm Larker hit a home run with 2 men on and 2 out off the Mets’ Roger Craig. This game was rained out.
A marathon between the Tigers and Yankees concludes in the 22nd inning when Jack Reed’s home run – his only one in the big leagues – gives New York and Jim Bouton a 9 – 7 victory. Reed replaced Joe Pepitone in the 13th. For the Tigers, Phil Regan takes the loss and Rocky Colavito has seven hits. Bobby Richardson ties a mark by going to the plate 11 times. At an even seven hours, the game is the slowest extra-inning contest in league history and it is the longest game in innings in Yankee history.
Led by a grand slam from Hank Foiles and four RBIs on two home runs from Frank Robinson, the Reds outslug the Dodgers, 12 – 10, at Dodger Stadium.
Mickey Mantle returns to the Yankee lineup and homers against Paul Foytack. But it is not enough as Detroit wins, 5 – 4.
Larry Doby, retired from the Cleveland Indians, signs on with the Chunichi Dragons. His season batting average will be a mediocre .225.
On June 22, 1962, future Hall of Famer Stan “The Man” Musial becomes the major leagues’ all-time leader in total bases. The longtime St. Louis Cardinals’ star hits a home run and collects two singles in a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies… but loses the nightcap, 11 – 3.
1962 – Dick Farrell ponders life’s unfairness. He is the losing pitcher while New York’s Al Jackson tosses a 2-0 one-hitter in the opener of a twinbill at the Polo Grounds. In the nightcap, the Colts explode for a 16-3 triumph. Winning pitcher Jim Golden gets support from four Houston homers and six Met errors, including three by first baseman “Marvelous” Marv Throneberry. Golden helps himself with three hits, including two triples.
Al Jackson throws the first one-hitter in franchise history when the Mets beat the Colt .45’s, the National League’s other expansion team, at the Polo Grounds, 2-0. The lone hit given up by the southpaw is Joey Amalfitano’s line drive single to left field in the first inning.
BAltimore Orioles’ first baseman Boog Powell becomes the first Oriole player to homer over the center field hedge at Memorial Stadium as he goes deep off the Red Sox’s Don Schwall, who gives up the 469-foot shot. In 1957, Yankee superstar Mickey Mantle became the first major leaguer to accomplish the feat.
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