On September 22, 1964 Stan Musial’s last appearance at Crosley Field as a player. The Reds gave Musial a rocking chair, cake, and a lot of admiration. The Reds player is catcher Johnny Edwards. Cincinnati will beat the Cardinals 5-2, Musial will go 0-2 with a walk. He was lifted for Mike Shannon.
Minnesota’s Harmon Killebrew ties an American League record with four home runs in a doubleheader, a split with the Red Sox. Minnesota loses, 11 – 2, after winning the opener 13 – 4. The Killer has three homers in the lid lifter.
Kansas City beats New York, 5 – 3, despite homers by Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle. For Yogi, it is his 358th and last home run.
At Wrigley Field, Jerry Lynch leads off the top of the ninth with a pinch-hit home run, which proves to be the difference in the Pirates’ 7-6 victory over Chicago. The historic homer is the southpaw slugger’s 15th career homer coming off the bench, establishing a new major league record previously shared with former Cincinnati teammate George Crowe.
Cecil Fielder Essentials Positions: Firstbase/DHBats: Right Throws: RightHeight: 6′-3″ Weight: 230Born: Saturday, September 21, 1963 in Los Angeles, CA USADebut: July 20, 1985Last Game: September 13, 1998Full Name: Cecil Grant Fielder Notable Events and Chronology for Cecil Fielder Career One of baseball’s most prolific sluggers for much of the 1990s, Cecil Fielder hit more home…
1963 – At Chavez Ravine in Los Angeles, 476 lonely fans watch the Angels and Orioles game. The Angels win, 7 – 2, behind Bo Belinsky.
In the Polo Grounds’ final game, played in front of a paltry 1,752 patrons, Jim Hickman of the Mets hits the last home run in the 52-year history of the Coogan’s Bluff ballpark. The iconic stadium, which served as the home of the Giants (1911-1957), Yankees (1913-1922), and Mets (1962-63), first opened its doors on June 28, 1911.
Rookie Dick Nen crushes St. Louis’ pennant hopes with a 9th-inning game-tying home run off reliever Ron Taylor. Ron Perranoski wins, 6 – 5, in 13 innings for a three-game sweep of the threatening Cards. Nen’s home run is his only hit in eight at bats with the Dodgers.
Dodger ace Sandy Koufax tosses a four-hitter, blanking St. Louis at Sportsman’s Park, 4-0. The southpaw’s scoreless effort establishes a National League record for shutouts thrown by lefties in a season with 11, five shy of Grover Cleveland Alexander’s major league mark set in 1916 with the Phillies.
At the Polo Grounds, Frank Thomas and Joe Hicks hit pinch home runs for the Mets, but they still lose to the Reds, 4 – 3.
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