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Busch Stadium II

ByTom

Busch Stadium II,,St. Louis,MO,US Ball Park First Game Date – 05/12/1966 (1) Starting Pitchers – vs. Braves: 05/12/1966 Final Score 4-3 (SLN) Attendance – 46,048 Starting Pitchers Ray Washburn (SLN); Wade Blasingame (ATL) First Batter – Felipe Alou (ATL) Result – Grounded to 2B First Hits – Gary Geiger (ATL),Singled to RF (1st) First Run…

St. Louis Cardinals ace Bob Gibson suffers a broken leg

St. Louis Cardinals ace Bob Gibson suffers a broken leg

ByThis Day in Baseball

On July 15, 1967, St. Louis Cardinals ace Bob Gibson suffers a broken leg when he is struck by a line drive hit by another future Hall of Famer, Roberto Clemente. Incredibly, Gibson pitches to two more batters before leaving the game. St. Louis Cardinals will lose the game to Pittsburgh 6 – 3. Gibson will…

Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hit home runs on back-to-back pitches from Curt Simmons of the St. Louis Cardinals, and Joe Pepitone belts a grand slam. New York wins, 8 – 3, at St. Louis and evens the Series.
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Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hit home runs on back-to-back pitches from Curt Simmons of the St. Louis Cardinals, and Joe Pepitone belts a grand slam. New York wins, 8 – 3, at St. Louis and evens the Series.

ByThis Day in Baseball

1964 – In Game 6 of the World Series, New York Yankees Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hit home runs on back-to-back pitches from Curt Simmons of the St. Louis Cardinals, and Joe Pepitone belts a grand slam. New York wins, 8 – 3, at St. Louis and evens the Series.