
May 5, 1943: Cubs’ Claude Passeau bests Cardinals’ Max Lanier in extra-inning duel
On May 5, 1943, the Chicago Tribune was chock-full of news. For…

June 4, 1943: Two of a Kind: Mort Cooper tosses second straight one-hit shutout
St. Louis held its collective breath when reports emerged at…

June 25, 1943: Kenosha’s Helen Nicol hurls 13 scoreless innings of relief, drives in winning run
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL)…

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 3, 1943: Red Sox rookie Leon Culberson hits for the natural cycle — with inside-the-park home run
As the Boston Red Sox pounded the Cleveland Indians in front…

July 8, 1943: Dick Barrett hurls 14-inning shutout for Phillies
The Thursday afternoon doubleheader between the Philadelphia…

July 10, 1943: Dodgers double down in rout of Pirates
“Four Pirate pitchers bent like reeds in the fury of the…

July 12, 1943: Babe Ruth and Ted Williams bat in same lineup for charity game in Boston
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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 1, 1943: Thrills and Surprises: 51,723 see Satchel Paige and other Negro League greats in All-Star Game
“If you were anybody, you were at the East-West Game.” —…

August 11, 1943: Mickey, Rube, Harry the Hat, and Volo Song
New York City sports fans with a few dollars in their pockets…

August 15, 1943: Canada’s Olive Little tosses first no-hit, no-run game in AAGPBL history
Olive Little wasn't particularly interested in joining the…

August 22, 1943: Pitching pharmacist Sam Hyman helps Hartford Senators out of jam
When The Sporting News, a.k.a. “the bible of baseball,”…

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 21, 1943: Powerful Grays, upstart Black Barons take center stage at Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium hosted Game One of the 1943 Negro League World…

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 26, 1943: Josh Gibson, Cool Papa Bell, and Buck Leonard lead Homestead Grays in Game 4
A crowd of 6,000 turned out to Comiskey Park on September 26,…

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…

October 10, 1943: Marius Russo’s one-man show leads to Yankees’ win in Game 4
The 1943 World Series was a rematch of 1942’s fall classic,…

October 11, 1943: Spud Chandler, Yankees bring World Series championship back to New York
If you were listening carefully, you might have picked up on…

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…