This doubleheader took place on May 8, 1966. It is being recapped today as part of Camden Chat’s retro recap series while MLB is on hold due to the lockout.
It was the first time, and it would also be the last. On May 8, 1966, during Game Two of an Orioles doubleheader sweep, the Orioles’ slugging right fielder Frank Robinson blasted a mammoth 541-foot home run out of Memorial Stadium, the first and only time anyone would do so.
For Baltimore, the days’ heroics meant an important bump in the standings, sending the Orioles into a first-place tie with the Cleveland Indians.