1961 – In the first of two with the Senators, Roger Maris belts his 44th homer to tie Mickey Mantle. An inning later, Mantle hits a Bennie Daniels offering for his 45th, but that’s all Daniels allows, winning, 12 – 2. Maris adds his 45th homer in the 1st inning in game two as the Yanks win, 9 – 4.

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1961 – In the first of two with the Senators, Roger Maris belts his 44th homer to tie Mickey Mantle. An inning later, Mantle hits a Bennie Daniels offering for his 45th, but that’s all Daniels allows, winning, 12 – 2. Maris adds his 45th homer in the 1st inning in game two as the Yanks win, 9 – 4.

1959 – The Giants and Cubs set a record for the longest 9-inning game in history, playing 3 hours and 50 minutes. Chicago wins the marathon at Wrigley Field by a score of 20 – 9, pounding out 19 hits and five home runs. Eddie Fisher takes the loss while Ed Donnelly is the winner.

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1959 – The Giants and Cubs set a record for the longest 9-inning game in history, playing 3 hours and 50 minutes. Chicago wins the marathon at Wrigley Field by a score of 20 – 9, pounding out 19 hits and five home runs. Eddie Fisher takes the loss while Ed Donnelly is the winner.

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.

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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.

Mickey Mantle goes 3 for 3 and drives in three runs as the Yankees edge the Red Sox, 3 – 2. Mantle improves his average to .384 while Ted Williams, with 1 for 2, is at .388. A week later, Mantle will injure himself when he angrily swings a golf club at a branch and gouges his shinbone. This will effectively take him out of the running for a second straight Triple Crown.

Mickey Mantle goes 3 for 3 and drives in three runs as the Yankees edge the Red Sox, 3 – 2. Mantle improves his average to .384 while Ted Williams, with 1 for 2, is at .388. A week later, Mantle will injure himself when he angrily swings a golf club at a branch and gouges his shinbone. This will effectively take him out of the running for a second straight Triple Crown.

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Mickey Mantle goes 3 for 3 and drives in three runs as the Yankees edge the Red Sox, 3 – 2. Mantle improves his average to .384 while Ted Williams, with 1 for 2, is at .388. A week later, Mantle will injure himself when he angrily swings a golf club at a branch and gouges his shinbone. This will effectively take him out of the running for a second straight Triple Crown.

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Jack Harshman hurls a 16-inning shutout

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8/13/1954 – In a 16-inning game in which the home-standing White Sox beat the Tigers, 1-0, substitute first-sacker Wayne Belardi batted out of turn. Reno Bertoia pinch ran for fifth-place hitting first baseman Walt Dropo in the thirteenth inning and stayed in the game playing second base. Belardi entered the game in the eighth spot at that time. In the fifteenth inning after fourth-place hitter Ray Boone had walked with one out, Belardi came to the plate in Bertoia’s spot and fouled out to the catcher. Detroit realized their mistake and sent Belardi up again the next inning and he successfully sacrificed catcher Red Wilson to second base. Both pitchers, Al Aber for Detroit and Jack Harshman for Chicago, pitched complete games.

Every one who shows up with a musical instrument is admitted free to Ebbets Field. 2,426 fans take advantage of the offer, including one with a piano. The Dodgers have a motive in countering the local musicians’ union which wants to silence the non-union Sym-Phoney. The Dodgers outplay the Braves, 7 – 6, as Gil Hodges belts a three-run homer in the 8th, following an intentional walk to Roy Campanella, who had homered earlier.

Every one who shows up with a musical instrument is admitted free to Ebbets Field. 2,426 fans take advantage of the offer, including one with a piano. The Dodgers have a motive in countering the local musicians’ union which wants to silence the non-union Sym-Phoney. The Dodgers outplay the Braves, 7 – 6, as Gil Hodges belts a three-run homer in the 8th, following an intentional walk to Roy Campanella, who had homered earlier.

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Every one who shows up with a musical instrument is admitted free to Ebbets Field. 2,426 fans take advantage of the offer, including one with a piano. The Dodgers have a motive in countering the local musicians’ union which wants to silence the non-union Sym-Phoney. The Dodgers outplay the Braves, 7 – 6, as Gil Hodges belts a three-run homer in the 8th, following an intentional walk to Roy Campanella, who had homered earlier.

The Giants keep pace with a 5 – 2 win over the Phils. Larry Jansen, pitching for the first time in eight days, wins his 15th. Whitey Lockman hits a three-run homer.

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The Giants keep pace with a 5 – 2 win over the Phils. Larry Jansen, pitching for the first time in eight days, wins his 15th. Whitey Lockman hits a three-run homer.