In the fifth season of the franchise’s existence, the Mets experience their first winning month when they beat Chicago at Shea Stadium, 6-3. With another victory tomorrow, the Amazins will finish July with an 18-14 record.
Chicago’s Gary Peters shuts down the Yankees, 6 – 0, facing just 29 batters. The efficient Peters uses just 75 pitches.
The Twins’ Dave Boswell allows just a 7th-inning single to Russ Snyder in beating the Orioles, 7 – 0.
The Yankees edge the White Sox, 2 – 1, on Mickey Mantle’s 14th homer in 24 games. Mick moves ahead of Lou Gehrig into 6th place on the homer list with the blast.
At Cincinnati, Jim Maloney strikes out 13 in the Reds’ 4 – 3 win over Houston.
1966 – Rick Reichardt, California’s young hitting star, is sidelined with a kidney ailment. He will have a kidney removed in two weeks.
Six weeks after the team plays their first game in the Peach State, the Wisconsin Supreme Court overrules a lower court decision by a narrow vote of 4-3, ruling that the state doesn’t have the jurisdiction to keep the Braves from moving to Atlanta. Due to the close vote, the state of Wisconsin decides to appeal the majority’s decision to the United States Supreme Court.
Sandy Koufax strikes out 16 Phillies, and Jim Bunning whiffs 12 Dodgers in the first 11 innings of a pitching duel between future Hall of Famers at Chavez Ravine. With both starters out of the game, Los Angeles beats Philadelphia, 2-1, thanks to an unearned run scored in the bottom of the twelfth inning.
Catfish Hunter, Kansas City’s top winner, undergoes an appendectomy.
On July 25, 1966, Casey Stengel and Ted Williams are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Both men make memorable speeches in Cooperstown. Williams calls for the election of former Negro leagues stars to the Hall of Fame. Five years later, Satchel Paige will become the first Negro Leagues standout to take his place in…
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