That show aired in April 1960, when the Major League Baseball season began. Mantle then defeated Ernie Banks, and Jackie Jensen in subsequent battles. He lost to Harman Killebrew in Game 4.

This project will not contain more words than “Moby Dick,” but we hope you enjoy it. A Game 7 home run to remember Oct. 13, 1960 Let us, for a moment, pay the proper tribute to Hal Smith.

On a recent trip to Camelback Ranch, head groundskeeper Roger “The Sodfather” Bossard discussed the Sox’s scheme, which was hatched in the early 1960s during a meeting between former Sox ...

Their book, One Nation Under Baseball: How the 1960s Collided with the National Pastime, takes a chronological approach in seeking to portray the influence the decade had on baseball and vice versa.

In 1967, Game 7 of the Red Sox-Cardinals World Series took 2 hours, 23 minutes. The average time of game dropped from 2:38 in 1960 to 2:25 in 1975. By 2000, it had risen to 2 hours, 58 minutes.

The 1960s were packed with baseball legends who changed the way the game was played and remembered. These players stood out and left a mark that still gets talked about today. Let’s take a look ...

In the 1960s there still remained "colored'' water fountains and restrooms, areas where blacks were not allowed, and restaurants, hotels and other businesses that would not allow entry to blacks.

The footage, taken from an 8mm film in 1960 and transferred to a DVD later, shows a young, sunglass-wearing Scully in a sharp-looking suit. He attended opening day of La Habra Little League.

The median length of a major-league baseball game in 1960 was 2 hours 34 minutes. In 2012 it had risen to nearly 3 hours. To display a team on the chart, just click its name in the legend.

The Reds are the 6th team in MLB history to lose 3 straight games by a score of 1-0, joining: 1960 PHI 1917 PIT 1909 WAS 1909 SLB 1908 BRO No team has done so in 4 straight h/t @EliasSports ...