P Bill Fischer of the Athletics concludes a major-league record string of 84 1/3 consecutive innings without allowing a base on balls, a record that tops Christy Mathewson’s mark. Fischer walks Bubba Morton on four straight pitches and loses a 6 – 1 decision to Detroit.

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P Bill Fischer of the Athletics concludes a major-league record string of 84 1/3 consecutive innings without allowing a base on balls, a record that tops Christy Mathewson’s mark. Fischer walks Bubba Morton on four straight pitches and loses a 6 – 1 decision to Detroit.

With manager Mel McGaha fired for next season, Indians pitching coach Mel Harder guides the Tribe to a sweep of a twinbill of the Angels, winning 4 – 3 and 6 – 1. Harder, 1-0 last year, completes his managerial career at 3-0. McGaha, a guard with the 1948-49 NY Knickerbockers of the BAA, did not play major league baseball, but will come back to manage the A’s in 1964 and 1965.

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With manager Mel McGaha fired for next season, Indians pitching coach Mel Harder guides the Tribe to a sweep of a twinbill of the Angels, winning 4 – 3 and 6 – 1. Harder, 1-0 last year, completes his managerial career at 3-0. McGaha, a guard with the 1948-49 NY Knickerbockers of the BAA, did not play major league baseball, but will come back to manage the A’s in 1964 and 1965.

In the second of two games, Red Sox 1B Don Gile, hitting 1 for 40 on the year (his one hit came in game 1) breaks a 1 – 1 tie with a two-run homer in the bottom of the 9th off Washington’s Jack Jenkins. The homer comes in his last ML at bat and gives Bill Monbouquette the win, 3 – 1. The Yawkeymen lose the opener by the same score as Don Lock drives in all three runs.

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In the second of two games, Red Sox 1B Don Gile, hitting 1 for 40 on the year (his one hit came in game 1) breaks a 1 – 1 tie with a two-run homer in the bottom of the 9th off Washington’s Jack Jenkins. The homer comes in his last ML at bat and gives Bill Monbouquette the win, 3 – 1. The Yawkeymen lose the opener by the same score as Don Lock drives in all three runs.

The Angels win their 70th and final game of the season when they defeat Cleveland at L.A.’s Wrigley Field, 11-6. The seventy victories are the most games ever won by an expansion team in their first year of existence.

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The Angels win their 70th and final game of the season when they defeat Cleveland at L.A.’s Wrigley Field, 11-6. The seventy victories are the most games ever won by an expansion team in their first year of existence.

1960 – The Yankees beat the Red Sox, 6 – 5, and set a new American League record for homers with 192. Tony Kubek and Jesse Gonder hit the homers today as the Bombers win their 13th straight.

1960 – The Yankees beat the Red Sox, 6 – 5, and set a new American League record for homers with 192. Tony Kubek and Jesse Gonder hit the homers today as the Bombers win their 13th straight.

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1960 – The Yankees beat the Red Sox, 6 – 5, and set a new American League record for homers with 192. Tony Kubek and Jesse Gonder hit the homers today as the Bombers win their 13th straight.

Richie Ashburn clinches the batting title, going 3 for 4 to finish at .3495. Willie Mays .3466

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1958 – In the Phillies’ 6 – 4, 10-inning win at Pittsburgh, Richie Ashburn clinches the batting title, going 3 for 4 to finish at .3495. Willie Mays, leading off in San Francisco’s win over St. Louis, is 3 for 5 to finish at .3466. Dave Philley sets a major-league record for consecutive pinch hits when he doubles in the 7th for his 8th straight pinch hit. Peanuts Lowrey had seven straight pinch hits in 1952.

Al Lopez, manager of the Indians since 1951, resigns and is replaced by Kerby Farrell. Lopez, who won 470 while losing 354 for a .570 percentage, had one pennant and five 2nd-place finishes in his 6 years at the helm.

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Al Lopez, manager of the Indians since 1951, resigns and is replaced by Kerby Farrell. Lopez, who won 470 while losing 354 for a .570 percentage, had one pennant and five 2nd-place finishes in his 6 years at the helm.

Don Newcombe, a three-time twenty-game winner, goes the distance to earn his major-league leading 27th victory when the Dodgers beat Pittsburgh at Forbes Field, 8-6, on the last day of the campaign. Newk’s win is the most ever in a season by an African-American pitcher.

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Don Newcombe, a three-time twenty-game winner, goes the distance to earn his major-league leading 27th victory when the Dodgers beat Pittsburgh at Forbes Field, 8-6, on the last day of the campaign. Newk’s win is the most ever in a season by an African-American pitcher.

Sandy Amoros and Duke Snider each hit 2 home runs, as the Brooklyn Dodgers win 8 – 6 to cop the pennant on the last day of the season.

Sandy Amoros and Duke Snider each hit 2 home runs, as the Brooklyn Dodgers win 8 – 6 to cop the pennant on the last day of the season.

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Sandy Amoros and Duke Snider each hit 2 home runs, as the Brooklyn Dodgers win 8 – 6 to cop the pennant on the last day of the season.

At the age of 16 years and 10 months, Jim Derrington of the White Sox becomes the youngest pitcher to start a major league game this century. The teenager loses to the A’s 7 – 6, but singles, becoming the youngest player to get a hit in the American League.

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At the age of 16 years and 10 months, Jim Derrington of the White Sox becomes the youngest pitcher to start a major league game this century. The teenager loses to the A’s 7 – 6, but singles, becoming the youngest player to get a hit in the American League.