Houston has no monopoly on problematic weather, it would seem; in St. Louis, a messy, muddy game features 36 hits, 22 of them collected by the visiting Pirates, en route to a 17 – 7 rout of the host Cardinals. Chief offenders among the ungracious guests are Smoky Burgess and Roberto Clemente with 3 home runs, 2 doubles and 12 RBI between them. Burgess pushes home 7 with his 3 extra-base blows while Clemente, for the second consecutive season, reaches the right field pavilion roof at Busch Stadium. “The Pirates, better than the Birds as mudders, added some power to the plodding in the 2nd inning and scored five times,” writes Ed Wilks in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “Bob Skinner’s skimmer went through Julian Javier, but was ruled a hit, giving Julie the benefit of the doubt in the mud. Clemente gave the Cards no such benefit when he followed with a three-run drive to the pavilion roof. It was his seventh homer of the season and brought Bobby Shantz in from the bullpen. Clemente and Pittsburgh continued their streaks in the 4th. The Pirates scored for the fourth straight inning when Skinner walked, Dick Stuart grounded out and Clemente followed with a run-scoring single, his third consecutive hit.”

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Houston has no monopoly on problematic weather, it would seem; in St. Louis, a messy, muddy game features 36 hits, 22 of them collected by the visiting Pirates, en route to a 17 – 7 rout of the host Cardinals. Chief offenders among the ungracious guests are Smoky Burgess and Roberto Clemente with 3 home runs, 2 doubles and 12 RBI between them. Burgess pushes home 7 with his 3 extra-base blows while Clemente, for the second consecutive season, reaches the right field pavilion roof at Busch Stadium. “The Pirates, better than the Birds as mudders, added some power to the plodding in the 2nd inning and scored five times,” writes Ed Wilks in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “Bob Skinner’s skimmer went through Julian Javier, but was ruled a hit, giving Julie the benefit of the doubt in the mud. Clemente gave the Cards no such benefit when he followed with a three-run drive to the pavilion roof. It was his seventh homer of the season and brought Bobby Shantz in from the bullpen. Clemente and Pittsburgh continued their streaks in the 4th. The Pirates scored for the fourth straight inning when Skinner walked, Dick Stuart grounded out and Clemente followed with a run-scoring single, his third consecutive hit.”

Whitey Ford wins his 8th game of the month

Whitey Ford wins his 8th game of the month

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Whitey Ford (14-2) tops the Senators, 5 – 1, to give the 2nd place Yankees their 22nd win of the month. Roger Maris drives in three runs and Mickey Mantle lines a shot over CF Willie Tasby that rebounds for an inside-the-park home run. Ford becomes the first pitcher in American League history to win eight games in one month.

DR. STRANGEGLOVE – DICK STUART HITS 3 HOMERUNS – SECOND PIRATE TO DO SO IN FORBES FIELD

DR. STRANGEGLOVE – DICK STUART HITS 3 HOMERUNS – SECOND PIRATE TO DO SO IN FORBES FIELD

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Dick Stuart blasts three consecutive home runs, as the Pirates split with the Giants. Stuart drives in seven runs and joins Ralph Kiner as the second Pirate to hit three home runs in a game at Forbes Field. Jack Sanfordpitches a 3-hit shutout to give the Giants an 11 – 0 first-game win. With the 11 – 6 nitecap victory, Pittsburgh is three ahead of the 2nd-place Braves.

New York beats up on their cousins from Kansas City by banging out five homers to win 10 – 5. Moose Skowron leads with two home runs, with one each from Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Tony Kubek.

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New York beats up on their cousins from Kansas City by banging out five homers to win 10 – 5. Moose Skowron leads with two home runs, with one each from Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Tony Kubek.

At Fenway Park, SS Don Buddin pulls some fancy footwork to lead the BoSox to a win against the Tigers. With the score tied in the 8th, Buddin is caught in a rundown between third base and home, but he eludes Detroit catcher Red Wilson to score. Wilson argues that Buddin left the base line, and earns an ejection by Red Flaherty for his views. The Red Sox score three more runs and win, 11 – 7. Ted Williams has a home run, off Jim Bunning, and Rocky Colavito answers with two homers.

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At Fenway Park, SS Don Buddin pulls some fancy footwork to lead the BoSox to a win against the Tigers. With the score tied in the 8th, Buddin is caught in a rundown between third base and home, but he eludes Detroit catcher Red Wilson to score. Wilson argues that Buddin left the base line, and earns an ejection by Red Flaherty for his views. The Red Sox score three more runs and win, 11 – 7. Ted Williams has a home run, off Jim Bunning, and Rocky Colavito answers with two homers.

The Giants’ Sam Jones throws a 2 – 0 one-hitter against the Dodgers, allowing only Jim Gilliam’s controversial single in the 8th, a grounder that SS Andre Rodgers has difficulty picking up. Willie Mays’s 2-run home run against Don Drysdale accounts for all the scoring.

The Giants’ Sam Jones throws a 2 – 0 one-hitter against the Dodgers, allowing only Jim Gilliam’s controversial single in the 8th, a grounder that SS Andre Rodgers has difficulty picking up. Willie Mays’s 2-run home run against Don Drysdale accounts for all the scoring.

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The Giants’ Sam Jones throws a 2 – 0 one-hitter against the Dodgers, allowing only Jim Gilliam’s controversial single in the 8th, a grounder that SS Andre Rodgers has difficulty picking up. Willie Mays’s 2-run home run against Don Drysdale accounts for all the scoring.

At Wrigley Field, a bizarre play occurs in the 4th inning when two balls are put into play. On a 3 – 1 count, Bob Anderson’s pitch to Stan Musial is wild and bounces back to the screen. Catcher Sammy Taylor ignores the ball, assuming it ticked off Musial’s bat, but Cubs 3B Alvin Dark rushes in to retrieve the wild pitch/foul tip. The bat boy tosses the ball to field announcer Pat Piper, and Dark finally retrieves it from him. Meanwhile home plate ump Vic Delmore has handed a second ball to Anderson. Through all this, Musial reaches first with what he thinks is ball four, and then streaks for second base. Simultaneously, Dark and Anderson fire to the bag. Anderson’s throw goes into CF, but Dark’s to Ernie Banks catches the sliding Musial. Stan ignores the tag and rambles to third base as play is stopped. Delmore then rules Musial is out at second, while Al Barlick rules Stan safe at first base. Both managers play the game under protest, but the Cards drop theirs after dropping the Cubs, 4 – 1. The National League will drop Vic Delmore at the end of the season.

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At Wrigley Field, a bizarre play occurs in the 4th inning when two balls are put into play. On a 3 – 1 count, Bob Anderson’s pitch to Stan Musial is wild and bounces back to the screen. Catcher Sammy Taylor ignores the ball, assuming it ticked off Musial’s bat, but Cubs 3B Alvin Dark rushes in to retrieve the wild pitch/foul tip. The bat boy tosses the ball to field announcer Pat Piper, and Dark finally retrieves it from him. Meanwhile home plate ump Vic Delmore has handed a second ball to Anderson. Through all this, Musial reaches first with what he thinks is ball four, and then streaks for second base. Simultaneously, Dark and Anderson fire to the bag. Anderson’s throw goes into CF, but Dark’s to Ernie Banks catches the sliding Musial. Stan ignores the tag and rambles to third base as play is stopped. Delmore then rules Musial is out at second, while Al Barlick rules Stan safe at first base. Both managers play the game under protest, but the Cards drop theirs after dropping the Cubs, 4 – 1. The National League will drop Vic Delmore at the end of the season.

June 30, 1955 - Willie Mays collides with catcher Rube Walker in the 8th inning of the Giants vs Dodgers game at Ebbets Field.
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Willie Mays collides with catcher Rube Walker in the 8th inning of the Giants vs Dodgers game at Ebbets Field

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June 30, 1955 – Willie Mays collides with catcher Rube Walker in the 8th inning of the Giants vs Dodgers game at Ebbets Field. The play started when Gail Harris hit a grounder which 2nd baseman Junior Gilliam fielded and threw to 1st baseman Gil Hodges to rob Harris of a hit. Hodges then saw…

Tom Morgan of the Yankees hits three Red Sox in the third inning of a 6 – 1 loss. Mickey Mantle’s homer against Willard Nixon is the only Yankee tally.

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Tom Morgan of the Yankees hits three Red Sox in the third inning of a 6 – 1 loss. Mickey Mantle’s homer against Willard Nixon is the only Yankee tally.