Ron Santo establishes a National League record when he appears in his 364th consecutive game at third base

Ron Santo establishes a National League record when he appears in his 364th consecutive game at third base

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Ron Santo establishes a National League record when he appears in his 364th consecutive game at third base. The Cubs infielder’s streak, which started on April 19, 1964, will end at 390 contests after he is struck in the face by a Jack Fisher pitch that fractures his cheek.

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1966 – Jim Gentile drills a homer off Elroy Face in the eleventh inning to drop Pittsburgh, 3-2. John Bateman had earlier gone deep off Vern Law to send the game into overtime. Claude Raymond picks up the win.

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1966 – Jim Gentile drills a homer off Elroy Face in the eleventh inning to drop Pittsburgh, 3-2. John Bateman had earlier gone deep off Vern Law to send the game into overtime. Claude Raymond picks up the win.

Washington Senators centerfielder Don Lock hits a three-run homer in the 1st inning against the Boston Red Sox and righthander Phil Ortega makes it stand for a 3 – 2 win. Ortega strikes out 7 batters in a row.

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Washington Senators centerfielder Don Lock hits a three-run homer in the 1st inning against the Boston Red Sox and righthander Phil Ortega makes it stand for a 3 – 2 win. Ortega strikes out 7 batters in a row.

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Ron Santo’s 10th-inning homer gives the Cubs a 3 – 2 win over Atlanta. The day before‚ he beat the Braves with a three-run‚ 12th-inning homer in an 8 – 5 win.

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Ron Santo’s 10th-inning homer gives the Cubs a 3 – 2 win over Atlanta. The day before‚ he beat the Braves with a three-run‚ 12th-inning homer in an 8 – 5 win.

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1966 – Dave Nicholson goes four-for-four with a home run while John Bateman goes three-for-three with a homer and a triple as the Astros club the Mets, 7-1. Larry Dierker strikes out eight and hurls a complete-game five-hitter. Houston moves to 2-1/2 games back of the Giants in second place, the closest they would be to the top of the standings this deep into the season until 1972.

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1966 – Dave Nicholson goes four-for-four with a home run while John Bateman goes three-for-three with a homer and a triple as the Astros club the Mets, 7-1. Larry Dierker strikes out eight and hurls a complete-game five-hitter. Houston moves to 2-1/2 games back of the Giants in second place, the closest they would be to the top of the standings this deep into the season until 1972.

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1966 – Houston sweeps the Cubs, 5-1 and 4-2, to take sole possession of second place in the NL race. Homers by Lee Maye and Rusty Staub back Dave Giusti in the opener while Robin Roberts notches his 284th career victory in the nightcap. Astros sit 2-1/2 games behind the Giants for first. 

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1966 – Houston sweeps the Cubs, 5-1 and 4-2, to take sole possession of second place in the NL race. Homers by Lee Maye and Rusty Staub back Dave Giusti in the opener while Robin Roberts notches his 284th career victory in the nightcap. Astros sit 2-1/2 games behind the Giants for first. 

Bob Swift is named Detroit’s acting manager when Chuck Dressen suffers a heart attack, his second in two years. In August, the 67 year-old recovering Tiger skipper will die as a result of being stricken with a kidney infection.

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Bob Swift is named Detroit’s acting manager when Chuck Dressen suffers a heart attack, his second in two years. In August, the 67 year-old recovering Tiger skipper will die as a result of being stricken with a kidney infection.

 Rocky Mount Leafs teammates Dick Drago and Darrell Clark each pitch 7-inning no-hitters against the Greensboro Yankees, Drago winning 5 – 0 in the opener. His roommate Clark wins, 2 – 0, in the nightcap.

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 Rocky Mount Leafs teammates Dick Drago and Darrell Clark each pitch 7-inning no-hitters against the Greensboro Yankees, Drago winning 5 – 0 in the opener. His roommate Clark wins, 2 – 0, in the nightcap.

Roberto Clemente’s sixth and final career home run off Sandy Koufax is another no-doubter. It comes during Koufax’s final season, the net result being one less shutout for Sandy and one more moon shot for Clemente. There was “only Bob Clemente’s 9th-inning home run spoiling Sandy’s bid for his 36th career shutout,” writes Frank Finch of the Los Angeles Times. “One of the few people who wasn’t fooled by Sandy’s slants was Clemente, who at .325 is making a strong bid for his third consecutive league batting crown. ‘I’m hitting the ball good,’ said the temperamental Pirate star. ‘I feel strong.’ He certainly looked robust when he tied into an outside pitch and sent it into the upper deck in right field. Ron Fairly didn’t even move, it was so solidly hit.”

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Roberto Clemente’s sixth and final career home run off Sandy Koufax is another no-doubter. It comes during Koufax’s final season, the net result being one less shutout for Sandy and one more moon shot for Clemente. There was “only Bob Clemente’s 9th-inning home run spoiling Sandy’s bid for his 36th career shutout,” writes Frank Finch of the Los Angeles Times. “One of the few people who wasn’t fooled by Sandy’s slants was Clemente, who at .325 is making a strong bid for his third consecutive league batting crown. ‘I’m hitting the ball good,’ said the temperamental Pirate star. ‘I feel strong.’ He certainly looked robust when he tied into an outside pitch and sent it into the upper deck in right field. Ron Fairly didn’t even move, it was so solidly hit.”

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1966 – Dick Farrell and Claude Raymond combine for a one-hitter in Philadelphia. The Astros only manage three hits themselves but the last is a ninth-inning blast by Jim Wynn off Chris Short that hits the roof of Connie Mack Stadium for a 1-0 victory.

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1966 – Dick Farrell and Claude Raymond combine for a one-hitter in Philadelphia. The Astros only manage three hits themselves but the last is a ninth-inning blast by Jim Wynn off Chris Short that hits the roof of Connie Mack Stadium for a 1-0 victory.