With the Giants trailing in the sixth, Willie Mays came off the bench and slammed the door on a rally with a bases-loaded double play — then spent the rest of the night chasing redemption. By the 10th inning, after one near miss already left fans holding their breath, Mays delivered a moment that sent the Astrodome into unforgettable “turbulence.”
🕵️ Inside The Original Newspaper Coverage you’ll learn:
Mays nearly changed the game before extra innings
The Astrodome scoreboard stole the show afterward
Also on the page: A future Hall of Famer finally cracks the starting rotation
🕵️ Replay Today: May 25, 1966
Travel back 60 years ago to the day, and experience baseball as fans saw it that day with one original newspaper page featuring:
a profile of 39-year-old Spitball Looie
Angels snuff out Yankees streak
27-year-old Dodger continues homerun tear
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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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