
July 17, 1941: DiMaggio’s streak stopped at 56 by Cleveland’s stellar defense
On June 1, 1941, Joe DiMaggio hit a ball sharply toward third…
July 19, 1941: Browns’ George McQuinn hits for the cycle
George McQuinn led the offense as the Browns swept the Boston…

July 25, 1941: Lefty Grove records 300th and final career win
Lefty Grove was on the verge of reaching a major career milestone…

August 30, 1941: Sweet sound of the Arkansas Hummingbird: Lon Warneke fires a no-hitter
The Arkansas Hummingbird, Lon Warneke, had come oh-so-close before.…

September 1, 1941: Every Ted Williams hit is a home run in opener versus Senators
Ted Williams was becoming known as someone it might be better…

September 1, 1941: Ted Williams bumps his batting average to .410 with another home run
Shooting for .400, Ted Williams didn’t manage a single in the…

September 1, 1941: Olean’s John Moller collects pitching wins, key hits in last doubleheader before death in World War II
On September 5, 1943, about 500 fans attending a minor-league…

September 6, 1941: Camilli’s blast helps extend Dodgers’ lead over Cardinals
It had been over two decades since the Dodgers won the 1920…

September 7, 1941: Dodgers sweep Giants as 17-game road trip looms with pennant on line
Acquired in an offseason trade with the Philadelphia Phillies,…

September 7, 1941: Braves deliver ‘an absolute clubbing’ to Phillies in doubleheader
Doubleheaders were common in 1941, but not like this day. For…

September 13, 1941: Dodgers’ Whit Wyatt shuts out Cardinals 1-0 in pennant-race thriller
Historian Bill James has called the 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers “that…
September 17, 1941: Stan Musial makes his major-league debut
In spring training before the 1941 season, the St. Louis Cardinals…

September 18, 1941: The Aurora Borealis game at Forbes Field
It was a game that would have fascinated Hubble. Not James Hubble,…

September 26, 1941: Bob Feller’s great goodbye
The 1941 season was a disappointing one for the Cleveland Indians.…

September 28, 1941: With .400 at stake, Williams decides to play
The Red Sox split a Sunday doubleheader with Connie Mack’s…

September 28, 1941: Teddy Ballgame finishes at .406
With their A’s once again mired in the American League cellar,…

October 4, 1941: Fitzsimmons’s injury, Casey’s blunders, Russo’s pitching lead Yankees in Game 3
Led by MVP Dolph Camilli, the Dodgers staved off a fierce…

October 5, 1941: Mickey Owen’s dropped third strike costs Dodgers series-tying win
It was, without question, one of the wildest ninth innings…

October 6, 1941: Dodgers submit quietly to Tiny Bonham and the Yankees
At the start of Game Three, Brooklyn fans draped a large banner…

May 3, 1942: Bill Werber makes his return to Cincinnati
Bill Werber, sparkplug third baseman of the Cincinnati Reds…

May 13, 1942: The pitcher is a slugger: Braves’ Jim Tobin belts three homers
The Boston media had a veritable field day when the Braves' affable…

May 24, 1942: Paige, Monarchs get the best of Dizzy Dean All-Stars at Wrigley Field
On this crisp afternoon, the sky was a vivid blue, the grass…

May 29, 1942: Ted Williams’ grand slam was just the icing on the cake
Ted Williams ended his 1941 season, the one in which he was the…

May 30, 1942: New York Black Yankees defeat Birmingham Black Barons on Decoration Day at Sportsman’s Park
On a warm Saturday afternoon in May, with the nation’s list…