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1965 – Frank Thomas drills two home runs and drives in five during a doubleheader sweep of the Mets, 4-3 and 3-2. He is then traded to Milwaukee for a minor leaguer. Thomas accounts for all four runs in the opener while Robin Roberts wins his fourth game of the month. Bob Bruce spins a four-hitter in the nightcap while Rusty Staub goes deep. But all of Gotham buzzes instead about the sudden retirement of 75-year-old Met skipper Casey Stengel.

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1965 – Frank Thomas drills two home runs and drives in five during a doubleheader sweep of the Mets, 4-3 and 3-2. He is then traded to Milwaukee for a minor leaguer. Thomas accounts for all four runs in the opener while Robin Roberts wins his fourth game of the month. Bob Bruce spins a four-hitter in the nightcap while Rusty Staub goes deep. But all of Gotham buzzes instead about the sudden retirement of 75-year-old Met skipper Casey Stengel.

Boston’s backstop Russ Nixon ties a major league mark when he hits three run-scoring sacrifice flies. The catcher’s three fly ball outs prove to be the difference in the Red Sox’s 8-5 victory over the Senators at D.C. Stadium.

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Boston’s backstop Russ Nixon ties a major league mark when he hits three run-scoring sacrifice flies. The catcher’s three fly ball outs prove to be the difference in the Red Sox’s 8-5 victory over the Senators at D.C. Stadium.

Paul Warner Passes Away

Paul Warner Passes Away

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  On August 25, 1965 Hall of Fame OF Paul Waner passes away at the age of 62 in Sarasota, Florida after a respiratory arrest from emphysema. Nicknamed “Big Poison” (his younger brother, Hall of Famer Lloyd, was nicknamed “Little Poison”). Paul was primarily known for his 15 years with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was one


Giants center fielder Willie Mays breaks Ralph Kiner’s record for home runs in a month with 17, Kiner ironically calls the shot on the radio

Giants center fielder Willie Mays breaks Ralph Kiner’s record for home runs in a month with 17, Kiner ironically calls the shot on the radio

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Giants center fielder Willie Mays breaks Ralph Kiner’s record for home runs in a month when the ‘Say Hey Kid’ hits a moon shot off Jack Fischer for his 17th round-tripper in an 8-3 victory over New York. The former Pirates outfielder, now a broadcaster for the Mets on WHN radio and WOR-TV, calls the four-bagger which breaks the monthly mark he established with 16 round-trippers in 1949 during September.

The White Sox take a pair from Boston by 3 – 2 scores with rookie Bob Locker saving both games. Shortstop Ron Hansen handles 28 chances in the two games, a major league record, and his 18 chances in the 14-inning opener ties the major-league record for extra innings.

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The White Sox take a pair from Boston by 3 – 2 scores with rookie Bob Locker saving both games. Shortstop Ron Hansen handles 28 chances in the two games, a major league record, and his 18 chances in the 14-inning opener ties the major-league record for extra innings.

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Pittsburgh’s Roberto Clemente demonstrates his greatness with one of the defensive gems of the century

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1965 – Pittsburgh’s Roberto Clemente demonstrates his greatness with one of the defensive gems of the century. The Pirates misjudge a bunt from Bob Lillis that rolls casually into shallow left. Clemente dashes in from right field to grab it and throw out Walt Bondat third. His hustle is rewarded when the Bucs rally to overcome Houston, 10-9, in eleven innings.

When one hears of a runner being “cut down going from first to third”, what immediately springs to mind is probably not the following scenario, enacted in Houston’s Astrodome by Pirate right fielder Roberto Clemente and recounted by The Sporting News’ Les Biederman: “Clemente made an almost unheard-of assist in this game. With runners on first and second and Pirates charging for the plate, Bob Lillis pushed a bunt into the vacated shortstop position for one run. Walter Bond tried to go from first to third but Clemente, sizing up the situation quickly, came in from right field
” Second baseman Bill Mazeroski recalls: “Roberto raced in from right field, dove for the ball, and with his face in the dirt threw out the runner going to third base!” The dumbfounded Bond becomes the 8th frame’s first out while Rusty Staub scores from second, building Houston’s lead to two. Two more will score before the inning ends and yet another two in the top of the 9th. The Bucs then mount a furious 9th-inning comeback. After scoring six runs to tie the game, they win it with another run in the 11th, 7 – 6.

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When one hears of a runner being “cut down going from first to third”, what immediately springs to mind is probably not the following scenario, enacted in Houston’s Astrodome by Pirate right fielder Roberto Clemente and recounted by The Sporting News’ Les Biederman: “Clemente made an almost unheard-of assist in this game. With runners on first and second and Pirates charging for the plate, Bob Lillis pushed a bunt into the vacated shortstop position for one run. Walter Bond tried to go from first to third but Clemente, sizing up the situation quickly, came in from right field
” Second baseman Bill Mazeroski recalls: “Roberto raced in from right field, dove for the ball, and with his face in the dirt threw out the runner going to third base!” The dumbfounded Bond becomes the 8th frame’s first out while Rusty Staub scores from second, building Houston’s lead to two. Two more will score before the inning ends and yet another two in the top of the 9th. The Bucs then mount a furious 9th-inning comeback. After scoring six runs to tie the game, they win it with another run in the 11th, 7 – 6.