Hoping to speed up the election process, the Hall of Fame changes its voting procedures. The new rules allow the Special Veterans Committee to vote annually, rather than every other year, and to induct up to two players a year. The BBWAA is authorized to hold a runoff election of the top 30 vote getters if no one is elected in the first ballot.

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Hoping to speed up the election process, the Hall of Fame changes its voting procedures. The new rules allow the Special Veterans Committee to vote annually, rather than every other year, and to induct up to two players a year. The BBWAA is authorized to hold a runoff election of the top 30 vote getters if no one is elected in the first ballot.

Willie Mays hits two home runs, singles, steals home, and makes 10 putouts to lead the Giants in a 5 – 3 win at Cincinnati

Willie Mays hits two home runs, singles, steals home, and makes 10 putouts to lead the Giants in a 5 – 3 win at Cincinnati

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Willie Mays hits two home runs, singles, steals home, and makes 10 putouts to lead the Giants in a 5 – 3 win at Cincinnati. Mays has three RBI and three runs scored.

Roberto Clemente takes his first stab at 436 – Floyd Patterson style. His batting practice blast, one hop off the bricks of Forbes Field’s rarely-surmounted right centerfield barrier, comes one day after Roberto attended the Patterson-Ingemar Johansson heavyweight title rematch which ended in a 5th-round KO of the previously victorious Swede. Clemente “calls” his shot, claiming he’ll emulate Patterson’s bout-ending blow. As recounted by Larry Klein in Sport Magazine: “Clemente picked up a bat and walked toward the batting cage for his practice swings [and] said, ‘Watch me. I hit one like Floyd Patterson.’ He sat himself deep in the batter’s box, uncoiled and lined the first pitch to deep center field. The ball hit the 436-foot mark on one bounce.”

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On June 21, 1960 Roberto Clemente takes his first stab at 436 – Floyd Patterson style. His batting practice blast, one hop off the bricks of Forbes Field’s rarely-surmounted right centerfield barrier, comes one day after Roberto attended the Patterson-Ingemar Johansson heavyweight title rematch which ended in a 5th-round KO of the previously victorious Swede. Clemente “calls” his shot,…

Despite two home runs and a single by Ted Williams, driving in four runs, the Red Sox lose to Kansas City, 11 – 7. Jerry Casale puts the Sox in the hole by giving up hits to the first six batters.

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On June 21, 1960 Despite two home runs and a single by Ted Williams, driving in four runs, the Red Sox lose to Kansas City, 11 – 7. Jerry Casale puts the Sox in the hole by giving up hits to the first six batters.

Whitey Ford outduels Yankee Killer Frank Lary to give New York a 6 – 0 win in Detroit. Mickey Mantle is 3 for 5 with two homers off Lary.

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On June 21, 1960 Whitey Ford outduels Yankee Killer Frank Lary to give New York a 6 – 0 win in Detroit. Mickey Mantle is 3 for 5 with two homers off Lary.

In New York‚ Mickey Mantle cracks his third homer in three days to ruin a good relief effort by Cleveland’s Dick Stigman. The 8th-inning solo shot gives New York a 4 – 3 win.

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On June 10, 1960 In New York‚ Mickey Mantle cracks his third homer in three days to ruin a good relief effort by Cleveland’s Dick Stigman. The 8th-inning solo shot gives New York a 4 – 3 win.

Reds catcher Dutch Dotterer hits a grand slam home run off the Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax to account for of Cincy’s scoring. They win‚ 4 – 3. For Dutch‚ it is one of his five career dingers and his only slam.

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On June 10, 1960 Reds catcher Dutch Dotterer hits a grand slam home run off the Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax to account for of Cincy’s scoring. They win‚ 4 – 3. For Dutch‚ it is one of his five career dingers and his only slam.

The Red Sox fire manager Billy Jurges‚ who left the team on June 8 reportedly because of illness. Del Baker will be the interim manager. Tomorrow‚ the Sox will hire Pinky Higgins as the regular manager. It’ll be Pinky’s second tour of duty as Sox skipper.

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On June 10, 1960 The Red Sox fire manager Billy Jurges‚ who left the team on June 8 reportedly because of illness. Del Baker will be the interim manager. Tomorrow‚ the Sox will hire Pinky Higgins as the regular manager. It’ll be Pinky’s second tour of duty as Sox skipper.

Grand slams by Red Sox teammates Vic Wertz and Rip Repulski at Fenway Park give Boston a 9 – 7 win over Chicago. The National League veteran Repulski’s 8th-inning shot off Don Ferrarese comes in his first American League at bat.

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Grand slams by Red Sox teammates Vic Wertz and Rip Repulski at Fenway Park give Boston a 9 – 7 win over Chicago. The National League veteran Repulski’s 8th-inning shot off Don Ferrarese comes in his first American League at bat.