June 8, 1960 - After spending almost a week being hospitalized with a fever caused by a virus, Casey Stengel returns as manager of the New York Yankees. 'Bullet Bob' Turley and legend Mickey Mantle welcome back their skipper. Turley hurls a three hitter and Mantle hammers two long homers as the Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 6-0. July 19, 1960 - 22-year-old Juan Marichal made his big league debut for San Francisco Giants. Hailing from Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic, the young right-hander threw a one-hit, 2-0 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies. Marichal held the bats of the Phillies silent until rookie Clay Dalrymple's two out pinch hit single in the 8th inning. Marichal struck out 12 en-route to his first victory. August 10, 1960 - Playing in Cleveland, Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox lines his 512th career homer off Indians starter Barry Latman, to past Hall of Famer Mel Ott and move into fourth place on the all-time list. Then, in the sixth inning, Williams tees off of pitcher Johnny Klippstein for number 513. The Red Sox win 6-1 and Ted Williams announces after the game "I'm retiring after this season." August 30, 1960 - Pete Runnels, Boston Red Sox, lines nine hits in a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. In the first game, Runnels gets six hits; one double and five singles. His double drove in the winning in the 15th inning. Runnels collected three singles in the nightcap and goes on to lead the American League in batting for the season - .320. Baseball History - Green Boxes - Complied by staff@baseballhistorian.com To view some originial newspaper clippings from the 1950s, type in the words - today in time - into our 'Search' located on the Home Page For loads of fun reading about baseball players, type in Yankees, Cardinals, Pirates, Red Sox, Phillies, Cubs or all other teams in our Search on the home page |