Detroit All-Star SS Dick McAuliffe is lost for the season with a broken bone in his left hand suffered diving into first base, as the 3rd-place Tigers sweep a doubleheader at Boston. The Tigers win, 2 – 0 and 3 – 2.
On the New York team bus following a 5 – 0 White Sox win, Phil Linz begins to play “Mary Had a Little Lamb” on his harmonica. Manager Yogi Berra orders Linz to stop, then slaps the instrument out of his hands when he continues playing. The incident is reported as indicating dissension on the club and Berra’s lack of control, as well as the level of Linz’s humor.
Orioles LF Boog Powell fractures his right wrist in a collision with the outfield fence in Baltimore’s loss at Boston. He will be sidelined until September 5th.
In his first major league start, Grover Powell blanks the Phillies in the Mets’ 4-0 victory at Connie Mack Stadium. The shutout will be the only big league win for the 21 year-old right-hander, who after pitching four more scoreless innings in his next appearance will appear to lose his effectiveness when he is struck in the face by a line drive hit by Pittsburgh first baseman Donn Clendenon.
For the second time in two weeks, Don Blasingame is the only thing between the Senators and a no-hitter. Blasingame’s single off the A’s Moe Drabowsky is the only hit for the Nats in a 9 – 0 first game loss. The A’s complete the sweep with a 7 – 5 victory in the second game. Dave Wickersham is the winner.
The Tigers remain three games behind New York by sweeping a pair from the visiting Red Sox, 6 – 1 and 7 – 6.
Roger Maris hits his 49th and Mickey Mantle his 46th as the Yankees sweep a pair from the Indians, 6 – 0 and 5 – 2. Both come in the first game as Ralph Terry pitches a four-hitter.
At Crosley Field, Frank Robinson connects for a grand slam in the 10th inning as the Reds defeat the Dodgers, 7 – 3.
Philadelphia Phillies set a modern day record by losing their 23rd consecutive game
At Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium, both Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris homer in the twinbill sweep. Mantle’s 1st-inning three-run homer, and Maris’s in the 3rd inning, make it easy for Ralph Terry. In the nightcap, Bill Skowron hits his 21st in the 2nd inning and the Yanks win, 5 – 2.
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