Unbeknownst to him at the time, 75 year-old Mets skipper Casey Stengel, who compiled a managerial record of 1,905-1,842 with the Dodgers, Braves, Yankees, and Mets, manages his final baseball game, a 5-1 loss to Philadelphia at Shea Stadium. After leaving a party after midnight at Toots Shor’s, the ‘Old Perfesser’ loses his balance and fractures his left hip, resulting in the unexpected retirement with the team.

1965 – At the Astrodome, Reds pitcher Joe Nuxhall loses his no-hitter when Bob Lillis singles in the 8th inning. Nuxhall finishes with a 2 – 0 one-hitter.