On May 30, 1956, Bobby Thomson of the Milwaukee Braves hits four home runs in a doubleheader split against the Chicago Cubs. The two teams combine to hit a record-tying 15 home runs.
On May 30, 1956, Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees blasts one of the longest home runs in history. The slugger crushes a pitch by Washington’s Pedro Ramos off the upper deck facade, 396 feet from home plate and 117 feet in the air. Mantle comes within inches of becoming the first major leaguer to…
For the second time in two years‚ Gus Bell of the Redlegs hits 3 homers – all consecutive – going 5 for 5 in a 10 – 4 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Bell drives in 7 runs. Brooks Lawrence coasts to his 6th straight win.
Dodgers P Don Newcombe beats the Pirates, 10 – 1, and blanks Dale Long in 4 at-bats‚ stopping his home run streak. Newk has a three-run double off Ron Kline in the 2nd to help clinch his 7th win.
On May 28, 1956, at Forbes Field Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a home run in his eighth consecutive game, setting a major league record. Long connects against Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Long started the streak on May 19, when he homered against Chicago’s Jim Davis. During the 8 game streak,…
On May 26, 1956, former Philadelphia A’s star Al Simmons dies at the age of 54, 4 days after his 54th birthday and a year after his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. After his playing days ended, Simmons served as a coach for Mack’s Athletics (1945–49) and the Cleveland Indians (1950). In early…
The White Sox send 3B George Kell, OF Bob Nieman, and pitchers Mike Fornieles and Connie Johnson to the Orioles for P Jim Wilson and OF Dave Philley. Kell will play solid 3B until Brooks Robinson is ready, while Johnson will lead the Birds’ starters in wins in 1957.
At Kansas City, Mickey Mantle clouts a drive over the second and more distance fence in right field to help the Yankees win, 8 – 5. The drive, off Moe Burtschy, matches homers to that spot by Larry Doby and Suitcase Simpson.
On May 19, 1956, Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Dale Long’s eighth-inning Forbes Field’s two-run homerun against Chicago cubs reliver Jim Davis is the first in a string of eight consecutive games in which the Pirates’ first baseman will homer. The Adam, MA native’s major league mark will also be accomplished by Don Mattingly (Yankees, 1987) and Ken…
On May 18, 1956, Mickey Mantle hits home runs from both sides of the plate for the third time in his career, setting a major league record. Mantle’s day includes four hits in four at-bats, helping the New York Yankees to an 8-7 win over the Chicago White Sox.
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