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
See The Original Newspaper Pages
Box scores, standings, stories, and the original sports writing exactly as fans saw it the next day.
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• Daily access to original baseball newspaper pages
• Box scores, standings, and vintage sportswriting