In Los Angeles, Roberto Clemente takes Sandy Koufax very, very deep, the ball carrying far beyond the 375-foot mark in right field (which, as the Dodgers will later acknowledge, is incorrectly marked and actually 394 feet from home plate). This puts Pittsburgh up, 4 – 0, bringing the pitcher’s evening to an early end. Koufax will later describe it as the longest ball he’s ever seen hit to the opposite field, a fastball on the outside corner that Clemente drives out of the park – “not just over the fence,” according to Koufax, “but way out.” Apart from the Dodgers’ Frank Howard, who accomplishes the feat three times, Clemente is the only right-handed batter to hit an opposite field home run at the Coliseum this season.

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In Los Angeles, Roberto Clemente takes Sandy Koufax very, very deep, the ball carrying far beyond the 375-foot mark in right field (which, as the Dodgers will later acknowledge, is incorrectly marked and actually 394 feet from home plate). This puts Pittsburgh up, 4 – 0, bringing the pitcher’s evening to an early end. Koufax will later describe it as the longest ball he’s ever seen hit to the opposite field, a fastball on the outside corner that Clemente drives out of the park – “not just over the fence,” according to Koufax, “but way out.” Apart from the Dodgers’ Frank Howard, who accomplishes the feat three times, Clemente is the only right-handed batter to hit an opposite field home run at the Coliseum this season.

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Pete Runnels collects 10 hits in a double header

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Pete Runnels, with two doubles and a single in the 3-2 nightcap victory, collects a total of ten hits in the Red Sox doubleheader sweep of the Tigers at Fenway Park. The 32 year-old infielder, who will win the American League batting crown with a .320 average, goes 6-for-7 in the opener, which Boston wins in 15 innings, 5-4.

In New York, the Yankees snap a 3 – 3 tie when Mickey Mantle hits a 2-run homer in the 5th and Yogi Berra follows with a solo shot. The Yanks top the Tigers, 8 – 5.

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In New York, the Yankees snap a 3 – 3 tie when Mickey Mantle hits a 2-run homer in the 5th and Yogi Berra follows with a solo shot. The Yanks top the Tigers, 8 – 5.

In Los Angeles, the Reds drop nine runs – 6 unearned – on the Dodgers in the 1st inning, then get shut out the rest of the way. The Reds win, 9 – 3, behind Bob Purkey.

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In Los Angeles, the Reds drop nine runs – 6 unearned – on the Dodgers in the 1st inning, then get shut out the rest of the way. The Reds win, 9 – 3, behind Bob Purkey.

In a battle of New York’s chief rivals for the American League pennant, Baltimore’s Milt Pappas has Chicago down 3 – 0 in the 8th. An apparent 3-run home run by Ted Kluszewski is nullified because umpire Ed Hurley calls time just before Pappas delivers. Hurley spotted Floyd Robinson and Earl Torgeson warming up along the RF sideline. The Sox argue for 15 minutes, with Nellie Fox and Al Lopez being tossed, before Klu hits again and lines out. The O’s prevail 3 – 1 and take over 2nd place, two games behind the Yankees, and the Sox are 3 1/2 back.

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In a battle of New York’s chief rivals for the American League pennant, Baltimore’s Milt Pappas has Chicago down 3 – 0 in the 8th. An apparent 3-run home run by Ted Kluszewski is nullified because umpire Ed Hurley calls time just before Pappas delivers. Hurley spotted Floyd Robinson and Earl Torgeson warming up along the RF sideline. The Sox argue for 15 minutes, with Nellie Fox and Al Lopez being tossed, before Klu hits again and lines out. The O’s prevail 3 – 1 and take over 2nd place, two games behind the Yankees, and the Sox are 3 1/2 back.

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8/28/1960: Ted Kluszewski of the White Sox pinch hit in the eighth inning of a game at Baltimore. The Orioles’ Milt Pappas, leading 3-0, delivered a pitch as third base umpire Ed Hurley called time. Klu hammered a three-run homer to right, but it was called back by Hurley. Baltimore won 3-1.

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8/28/1960: Ted Kluszewski of the White Sox pinch hit in the eighth inning of a game at Baltimore. The Orioles’ Milt Pappas, leading 3-0, delivered a pitch as third base umpire Ed Hurley called time. Klu hammered a three-run homer to right, but it was called back by Hurley. Baltimore won 3-1.

1960 – After pitching 32 2/3 innings without allowing a run, Braves P Lew Burdette gives up a Felipe Alou home run as San Francisco defeats Milwaukee, 3 – 1.

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1960 – After pitching 32 2/3 innings without allowing a run, Braves P Lew Burdette gives up a Felipe Alou home run as San Francisco defeats Milwaukee, 3 – 1.

Ernie Banks knocks in his 100th run of the season when he grounds out in the first inning of the Cubs’ 5-4 victory over Philadelphia at Wrigley Field. The Chicago infielder, who will finish the season with 117 RBIs, will be the last National League shortstop to reach the milestone until Hubie Brooks accomplishes the feat with the Expos in 1985.

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Ernie Banks knocks in his 100th run of the season when he grounds out in the first inning of the Cubs’ 5-4 victory over Philadelphia at Wrigley Field. The Chicago infielder, who will finish the season with 117 RBIs, will be the last National League shortstop to reach the milestone until Hubie Brooks accomplishes the feat with the Expos in 1985.

1960 – The Yanks crash five solo homers and four pinch hits, the latter tying an American League record, to top the Indians, 7 – 6.

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1960 – The Yanks crash five solo homers and four pinch hits, the latter tying an American League record, to top the Indians, 7 – 6.