Ed Short becomes general manager of the White Sox, replacing Hank Greenberg.
Ed Short becomes general manager of the White Sox, replacing Hank Greenberg.
Jim Bunning (15-9) allows just two hits while blanking the Senators, 6 – 0, in a game called after eight innings because of rain. The win keeps the Tigers two games ahead of the Yankees.
Jim Bunning (15-9) allows just two hits while blanking the Senators, 6 – 0, in a game called after eight innings because of rain. The win keeps the Tigers two games ahead of the Yankees.
Ageless Satchel Paige signs with Portland (Pacific Coast League). In 25 innings for the Beavers, he will have a 2.88 ERA.
Ageless Satchel Paige signs with Portland (Pacific Coast League). In 25 innings for the Beavers, he will have a 2.88 ERA.
The hot Giants sweep a pair from the National League-leading Reds, winning 12 – 2 and 5 – 3. Visiting SF features 20 hits in the opener to back Mike McCormick. Orlando Cepeda’s 35th home run, NL high, starts the scoring in the nitecap, as Sam Jones and Stu Miller combine. Willie Mays has his 32nd and 33rd homers in the twinbill.
The hot Giants sweep a pair from the National League-leading Reds, winning 12 – 2 and 5 – 3. Visiting SF features 20 hits in the opener to back Mike McCormick. Orlando Cepeda’s 35th home run, NL high, starts the scoring in the nitecap, as Sam Jones and Stu Miller combine. Willie Mays has his 32nd and 33rd homers in the twinbill.
Roger Maris becomes the first player to hit his 50th home run in the month of August
Roger Maris, in his record-setting season, becomes the first player to hit his 50th home run in the month of August. The 26-year old all-star outfielder connects off Ken McBride as the Yankees lose to the Angels, 4 – 3.
Frank Lane’s short tenure as general manager of the A’s ends when Charlie Finley replaces him with Pat Friday.
Frank Lane’s short tenure as general manager of the A’s ends when Charlie Finley replaces him with Pat Friday.
At L.A.’s Wrigley Field, the Angels edge the Yankees, 4-3, in front of 19,930 fans, the largest home crowd of the season. The expansion team will have an average attendance of 6,620 patrons per game in its first season, but that total almost triples when the Bronx Bombers are the opponents.
At L.A.’s Wrigley Field, the Angels edge the Yankees, 4-3, in front of 19,930 fans, the largest home crowd of the season. The expansion team will have an average attendance of 6,620 patrons per game in its first season, but that total almost triples when the Bronx Bombers are the opponents.
The Cubs and Pirates tie a National League record by playing their third straight extra-inning game. The Cubs take this one, 1 – 0. Chicago wins two of the three 11-inning games.
The Cubs and Pirates tie a National League record by playing their third straight extra-inning game. The Cubs take this one, 1 – 0. Chicago wins two of the three 11-inning games.
The Reds surge to a three-game lead in the National League by topping the Cards, 3 – 1, behind Joey Jay. The Reds get on the board in the 6th on Wally Post’s homer, his 16th. He has now homered this year in every NL park.
The Reds surge to a three-game lead in the National League by topping the Cards, 3 – 1, behind Joey Jay. The Reds get on the board in the 6th on Wally Post’s homer, his 16th. He has now homered this year in every NL park.
The Red Sox top the Tigers, 5 – 3, as the two teams combine to hit into eight double plays, tying the major-league record for nine innings.
The Red Sox top the Tigers, 5 – 3, as the two teams combine to hit into eight double plays, tying the major-league record for nine innings.
