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History with a dice roll, 1965 edition

It has been a while, but I thought I'd step up to the plate again and share something from my 1965 replay which asks the question, "Did Willie Mays ever hit for the cycle?" The answer to that question is no, but in S-O-M the answer will always be "Yes!" 4/27/65, Shea Stadium, NY. 1st inning, Mays singles. 3rd inning, Mays triples, drives in run, scores run. 5th inning, Mays walks, scores. 7th inning, Mays doubles, drives in 2 runs, scores 3rd run of the game. Then in the 8th... Home Run. 4th RBI, 4th run scored. Cycle completed. It would've been the first cycle since the Giants moved from New York, as Don Mueller had the last cycle in 1954 and was a month before Carl Yastrzemski cycled in a Red Sox game. The fact that Mays never hit for the cycle is quite incredible given his other career milestones. But with a roll of the dice, history can be made. Say Hey!
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4/7/73: Mitterwald, Tolan lead RBI parade

  Vin Scully: "Farmer John is a big fan of Easter, having the kids around for the egg hunt and to pet the rabbits. When the fun winds down, it's time for the star of the Easter show, his Farmer John baked ham with its glistening glaze surrounding every succulent slice. If you haven't ordered your Easter ham yet, make it a Farmer John ham and have it stand out as the star of your Easter show. Farmer John's hams, the Easternmost in quality and the Westernmost in flavor."    MIN 6, OAK 5: George Mitterwald, 2 three-run homers, 6 RBI. CIN 8, SFG 3: Bobby Tolan, 3-run homer, 2-run triple. 10K Pitching Gold: Jon Matlack, 10 Ks for the Mets, Andy Messersmith, 10 Ks for the Dodgers. That's pure BULL: Greg Luzinski, 2nd home run in as many games as Phils beat Matlack's Mets. Sawx with sock: Cepeda, Petrocelli, Yaz with solo homers in shutout win over Yankees. Mayberry hitting in a different RFD: Mayberry homers for second game in a row against Angels, but Royals lo...
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Charlie Freaking Spikes

CLE 4-10-0 DET 2-8-0  The scumbag homered off Mickey Lolich in the 6th. Rusty Torres also homered twice. At least Gates Brown homered.   
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"We'll return to Riverfront Stadium after this word from your local station"

Emergency!  Tonight at 8/7 Central  "It's a life and death battle at a construction site for the paramedics tonight"  
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4/6/73: The Late Show with Nate Colbert

SDG-6-10-1 LAD 5-10-1 (10 INNINGS) Nate Colbert: Homered, doubled, walk-off single in 10th. HOU 4-10-0 ATL 3-6-1 Bob Watson: Game-tying home run in 8th. Johnny Edwards: Go-ahead sac fly in 8th.  Dusty Baker: Thrown out at 2nd by Jimmy Wynn for game's final out. Hank Aaron: Career homer #674.
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4/6/73: Tom, terrific; Lefty, not so much

Tom Seaver: 9 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 8 K, 1 BB, retired last 13 Phillies. Steve Carlton: 5.1 IP, 7 R, 8 H, 4 K, 3 W, 2 Wild Pitches. The last batter Seaver allowed to get on base reached on a walk, that batter was... Steve Carlton. Ponce De Mays: 3 singles, walk, 3 runs scored, 1 putout in center field. Cleon Jones: 2-run homer, RBI single.   Felix Millan, 3 singles, RBI. Greg Luzinski: Solo homer, single, outfield assist at home, (Rusty Staub). NYM 7-12-0 PHI 1-4-0 
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24.30

Steve Blass's line vs. STL: 3-1/3 IP, 9 ER, 9 H, 5 BB, 2 K STL 11-12-1 PIT 0-7-0  You're welcome.  
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