A May 2, 1955 doubleheader between Cleveland and Boston became a showcase for two very different pitching masterpieces, as Bob Feller and Herb Score left Red Sox hitters searching for answers. By day's end, one had strengthened a record already his own, while the other had flirted with one of the game's most intimidating marks.

🕵️ Inside The Original Newspaper Coverage you’ll learn:

  • Score’s electric stretch to start the game put the record book in play

  • Red Sox rookies got unexpected advice before Game 1

  • Feller reveals the trick behind his baffling pitches

🕵️ Replay Today: June 1, 1971

Travel back 55 years ago to the day, and experience baseball as fans saw it that day with one original newspaper page featuring:

  • Jim Bunning passes a pitching legend

  • Killebrew moves on step closer to a big milestone

  • Giants continue to sprint ahead of the rest of the NL West

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Box scores, standings, stories, and the original sports writing exactly as fans saw it the next day.

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