Baseball The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Detroit Tigers in the World Series, 4 games to 3. Dom DiMaggio debuted April 16; Pee Wee Reese debuted April 23. Final season for Wally Berger. Trade: June 12, the Brooklyn Dodgers traded four players and $125,000 cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe Medwick and another player. Births February 25 - Ron Santo, baseball player January 20 - Jack Nicklaus, American golfer. March 6 - Willie Stargell, baseball player April 15 - Willie Davis, baseball player April 15 - Woody Fryman, baseball player May 20 - Sadaharu Oh, Japanese baseball legend May 20 - Stan Mikita, Hockey Hall of Famer June 23 - Wilma Rudolph (+1994), American runner. July 3 - Cesar Tovar, baseball player July 18 - Joe Torre, baseball player and manager July 20 - Tony Oliva, baseball player September 12 - Mickey Lolich, baseball player October 9 - Joe Pepitone, baseball player October 23 - Pelé, Brazilian soccer player. November 23 - Luis Tiant, baseball player Deaths May 8 - Chick Fraser, baseball player October 17 - George Davis, baseball player December 16 - Billy Hamilton, baseball player
