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.
Dick Stuart homers in the first inning in the Phillies’ 5-1 win over New York at Shea Stadium. ‘Dr. Strangeglove’, who played in Boston for the last two seasons, becomes the first player to have gone deep in each of the 19 major league ballparks now in use. (Ed. note – Nineteen ballparks because both Los Angeles teams, the Angels and Dodgers, share the ballpark in Chavez Ravine. – LP)
1965 – Ed Bailey hits a grand slam and drives in eight runs, as the Cubs beat the Phillies, 10 – 6, at Wrigley Field.
1965 – Bob Bruce outduels Bob Gibson as Houston blanks the Cardinals, 2-0. Bruce allows six hits. Gibson surrenders only four but one of them is a two-run double by Bob Lillis for the game’s only tallies.
Yankees’ pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam against the Red Sox. The fifth-inning shot to deep center field proves to be the difference in the 23 year-old right-hander’s 6-3 complete-game victory at Yankee Stadium.
Seven is a lucky number for the Braves as they score seven runs in the 7th to beat the Mets, 7 – 1. Hank Aaron’s two-run homer, off Larry Miller, is the capper on the scoring.
1965 – Twins manager Sam Mele is fined $500 and suspended five days following an altercation with umpire Bill Valentine in Minnesota’s doubleheader split with the Angels.
Los Angeles returns to first place, as Claude Osteen beats the Cubs, 7 – 2.
On July 13, 1965, Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hits a home run, draws two walks, and scores a pair of runs, leading the National League to a 6-5 win in the All-Star Game. Juan Marichal, Mays’ teammate with the Giants, earns MVP honors by pitching three shutout innings. Traditionally, the managers of…
July 13, 1965 – Willie Stargell, Willie Mays and Joe Torre pose for a photo after their power hitting led the NL to a 6-5 win over the AL in the All-Star game at Metropolitan Stadium. Torre and Stargell both hit 2-run homers and Mays a solo blast in the win. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Sponsor this Page…
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