The Giants whip Warren Spahn and the Braves 13 – 6 behind Jack Sanford. Willie Mays has 4 hits and 5 RBI. The Giants are now 2 games in front with 8 to play. Read More September 15, 1959
Behind the pitching of Jim McDonald and Allie Reynolds‚ first-place New York beats Detroit, 6 – 3, to run its win streak to 14 games. New York gets a game-winner from Mickey Mantle off Art Houtteman that crowns the roof in right center at Detroit. Mantle has now hit in 16 straight games‚ but will go hitless tomorrow‚ when he pulls a thigh muscle. Hitting .353 at the end of today‚ Mantle will hit just .255 the rest of the year. The Yankees get another tape-measure blast when Joe Collins hits a 2-out 7th inning homer that lands on the 98-foot high press box over the 370-foot sign. Read More June 11, 1953
1937 – Bill Dietrich of the Chicago White Sox pitches a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns in an 8 – 0 win. Read More June 1, 1937