July 17, 1959 Mel Allen asks his director to replay Jim McAnay’s ninth-inning single, the first hit allowed by Ralph Terry in the team’s eventual 2-0 loss to Cleveland at Yankee Stadium. The Yankee broadcaster’s request marks the first use of instant replay in a baseball broadcast.
Roberto Clemente’s rooftop shot foils Philly, breaking a 2 – 2 tie as Pittsburgh prevails, 4 – 2. “Clemente’s homer,” reports the Pittsburgh Press, “a long blast to the roof of Connie Mack Stadium’s double-decked left field seats, was his fifth in the last five days. Clemente is on a 14 for 23 streak.”
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July 7, 1970
