Pirate Frank Thomas clouts three consecutive home runs in a 13 – 4 pasting of the Redlegs
1958 – Pirate Frank Thomas clouts three consecutive home runs in a 13 – 4 pasting of the Redlegs. Pittsburgh is now 7 games behind Milwaukee.
Vic Power of the Cleveland Indians steals home twice in the same game
On August 14, 1958, At Cleveland Stadium. Vic Power of the Cleveland Indians steals home twice in the same game against the Detroit Tigers, becomes the first player in seventy years to steal home twice in one game. His second stolen base gives the Indians a ‘slide-off’ 10-9 win in 10 innings. Not known for…
Manager Birdie Tebbetts of the Reds resigns. Jimmy Dykes takes over as interim manager.
Manager Birdie Tebbetts of the Reds resigns. Jimmy Dykes takes over as interim manager.
1958 – At Shibe Park, the first multi-HR game of Roberto Clemente’s career helps the surprising Pirates outlast Philadelphia, 10 – 9. His first and second-inning 2-run blasts touch down in “the lower deck in left-center” and the “upper deck,” respectively, and together with Bill Mazeroski’s 1st-inning, 2-run rooftop shot, provide a seemingly secure 6 – 0 lead. However, Pittsburgh’s four subsequent ‘add-on’ runs will prove essential—and Mazeroski’s seemingly superfluous 6th-inning RBI single, decisive—when Philly’s third 3-run rally of the day brings the potential winning run to the plate, and a faltering ElRoy Face out of the game, before order is restored, and the final out recorded, by Pirate starter Vernon Law.
1958 – At Shibe Park, the first multi-HR game of Roberto Clemente’s career helps the surprising Pirates outlast Philadelphia, 10 – 9. His first and second-inning 2-run blasts touch down in “the lower deck in left-center” and the “upper deck,” respectively, and together with Bill Mazeroski’s 1st-inning, 2-run rooftop shot, provide a seemingly secure 6 – 0 lead. However, Pittsburgh’s four subsequent ‘add-on’ runs will prove essential—and Mazeroski’s seemingly superfluous 6th-inning RBI single, decisive—when Philly’s third 3-run rally of the day brings the potential winning run to the plate, and a faltering ElRoy Face out of the game, before order is restored, and the final out recorded, by Pirate starter Vernon Law.
New York tops the O’s‚ 7 – 2, in New York. Mickey Mantle’s 33rd homer‚ off a Ken Lehman knuckler‚ gives him the American League lead.
New York tops the O’s‚ 7 – 2, in New York. Mickey Mantle’s 33rd homer‚ off a Ken Lehman knuckler‚ gives him the American League lead.
Behind the 2-hit pitching of George Witt‚ the rampaging Pirates top the Braves‚ 10 – 0. The Pirates attracts 36‚867 to see them win their 17th in their last 22 games.
Behind the 2-hit pitching of George Witt‚ the rampaging Pirates top the Braves‚ 10 – 0. The Pirates attracts 36‚867 to see them win their 17th in their last 22 games.
1958 – In the nightcap of a doubleheader against the Reds, Pirates CF Bill Virdon records two assists in the seventh, tying a major-league mark. The Reds win, 4 – 3.
1958 – In the nightcap of a doubleheader against the Reds, Pirates CF Bill Virdon records two assists in the seventh, tying a major-league mark. The Reds win, 4 – 3.
Willie Stargell signed by Pirates
On August 7, 1958, the Pittsburgh Pirates sign Willie Stargell as an amateur free agent for a reported $1,500 signing bonus. Stargell, 18 years old at the time had just graduated Encinal HS in Alameda, California, where his baseball teammates included future MLB players Tommy Harper and Curt Motton. Stargell played for farm teams in New Mexico, North Dakota,…
Roberto Clemente beats Juan Pizarro once again; Clemente’s 9th-inning, 400-footer puts Pittsburgh ahead of first-place Milwaukee, 4 – 3. In so doing, he not only brings last year’s cellar dwellers to within six games of first place, but also foils his fellow Puerto Rican yet again. Red Thisted of the Milwaukee Sentinel reports: “The sleepy engagement dragged along in the later innings with neither team making a move until Clemente laid into a Pizarro pitch in the final frame and rode the ball over the left centerfield wire.”
Roberto Clemente beats Juan Pizarro once again; Clemente’s 9th-inning, 400-footer puts Pittsburgh ahead of first-place Milwaukee, 4 – 3. In so doing, he not only brings last year’s cellar dwellers to within six games of first place, but also foils his fellow Puerto Rican yet again. Red Thisted of the Milwaukee Sentinel reports: “The sleepy engagement dragged along in the later innings with neither team making a move until Clemente laid into a Pizarro pitch in the final frame and rode the ball over the left centerfield wire.”
Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox blasts his 17th career grand slam
On July 29, 1958, At Briggs Stadium, Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox blasts his 17th career grand slam off future hall of farmer Jim Bunning. The home run places Williams in a second-place tie with Babe Ruth on the all-time grand slam list behind Lou Gehrig, who had 23. Williams also adds a…
