June 30, 1943: World War II relief game is a South Side success in Chicago

When there’s a band in the house for a Wednesday game, you…

July 1, 1943: All-American Girls play first game under the lights at Wrigley Field

Members of the Kenosha Comets of the All-American Girls Base…

July 8, 1943: Dick Barrett hurls 14-inning shutout for Phillies

The Thursday afternoon doubleheader between the Philadelphia…
Billy Herman (SABR-Rucker Archive)

July 10, 1943: Dodgers double down in rout of Pirates

“Four Pirate pitchers bent like reeds in the fury of the…
Ted Williams and Babe Ruth on July 12, 1943 at Fenway Park (SABR-Rucker Archive)

July 12, 1943: Babe Ruth and Ted Williams bat in same lineup for charity game in Boston

\ Babe Ruth made a public appearance at Fenway Park on July…

July 13, 1943: Depleted AL stars win first night All-Star Game in Philadelphia

The 1943 All-Star Game was the first one significantly affected…

August 11, 1943: Mickey, Rube, Harry the Hat, and Volo Song

New York City sports fans with a few dollars in their pockets…

August 22, 1943: Pitching pharmacist Sam Hyman helps Hartford Senators out of jam

When The Sporting News, a.k.a. “the bible of baseball,”…
William "Slim" Emmerich (Baseball-Reference.com)

September 7, 1943: Last-place Allentown beats Connie Mack’s A’s in exhibition

What happens when the worst team in the American League meets…

September 12, 1943: Reds’ Elmer Riddle mows ’em down with one-hitter

History may assign this mid-September match-up between the Cincinnati…

September 24, 1943: Cool Papa Bell wins Game 3 for Grays in 10th inning

Johnny Markham must have looked long and hard at Ted “Double…

September 28, 1943: George Kell debuts in Connie Mack’s all-rookie lineup

The Philadelphia Athletics were in the cellar of the eight-team…

October 3, 1943: John Dagenhard records only major-league win; Casey Stengel manages final game for Boston Braves

The 1943 baseball season was winding down and the long ride was…

April 26, 1944: Reds outlast Cardinals in 13 innings on Frank McCormick’s homer

As 1944 approached, with war being waged across the world, baseball…

April 30, 1944: New York Giants score 26 runs; Weintraub has 11 RBIs

With D-Day still five weeks in the future, baseball was starting…

May 15, 1944: Reds’ Clyde Shoun showin’ his stuff in 79-minute no-hitter

Clyde “Hardrock” Shoun didn’t plan on playing in the big…