Joe Morgan becomes the first Astro named to start in an All-Star Game

ByThis Day in Baseball June 28, 1966September 17, 2024

1966 – Joe Morgan becomes the first Astro named to start in an All-Star Game. Unfortunately, Morgan had broken his kneecap three days earlier and is unable to play. He was hitting .319 at the time of his injury. On the field, Houston loses at Pittsburgh, 4-3, but remain a surprising fourth in the National League race.

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At Fenway Park, the last-place Red Sox cash in five Yankee errors to top the visitors, 5 – 3. All of New York’s scoring comes from Mickey Mantle, who blasts a two-run homer in the 1st and an opposite field homer on the LF screen in the 8th.

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At Fenway Park, the last-place Red Sox cash in five Yankee errors to top the visitors, 5 – 3. All of New York’s scoring comes from Mickey Mantle, who blasts a two-run homer in the 1st and an opposite field homer on the LF screen in the 8th.

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Day: June 28, 1966

Joe Morgan becomes the first Astro named to start in an All-Star Game

At Fenway Park, the last-place Red Sox cash in five Yankee errors to top the visitors, 5 – 3. All of New York’s scoring comes from Mickey Mantle, who blasts a two-run homer in the 1st and an opposite field homer on the LF screen in the 8th.

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