
September 21, 1941: Stan Musial enjoys one of his ‘finest days’ in Cardinals call-up
At the start of the 1941 season, 20-year-old Stan Musial was…

September 23, 1941: Stan Musial smashes first career home run for Cardinals
After he turned heads with 12 hits in his first 22 major-league…

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 1, 1942: Stan Musial records his first career multi-homer game for Cardinals
In the words of Stan Musial, “If I hadn’t come up to the…

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 16, 1942: Helping build his first Triple Crown year, Ted Williams homers to beat the Browns
It was home run number 99 in Ted Williams’s Boston Red Sox…

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…

May 31, 1942: Reds’ Clyde Vollmer becomes youngest player to homer on first major-league pitch he sees
Kicking off a string of unfortunate events for the 1942 Cincinnati…

June 5, 1942: Dick Fowler goes the distance for A’s in tough-luck marathon
The nation's eyes were turned westward on a June Friday morning,…

June 19, 1942: Braves’ Paul Waner joins 3,000-hit club against his former team
Boston Braves outfielder Paul Waner collected his 3,000th career…

June 24, 1942: Ted Williams hits first of 12 homers off Virgil Trucks, a game-winner for Red Sox
Ted Williams hit 12 home runs in 123 career at-bats against Virgil…

June 28, 1942: Tommy Hughes’ marathon
During the 1942 season, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia…

July 6, 1942: Boudreau, York homers lead AL stars to victory
Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field had been scheduled as the site of the…

July 7, 1942: Bob Feller is the headliner as military all-stars take on American League’s best in Cleveland
“I’ve seen everything of this sort ever attempted, but this…

July 15, 1942: Rookie Early Wynn overcomes 15 hits, 4 walks to beat Tigers in 11 innings
On July 15, 1942, Washington Nationals1 manager Bucky Harris…

July 26, 1942: Monarchs’ Satchel Paige garners the victory on day in his honor at Wrigley Field
Negro League historian James A. Riley wrote about Satchel Paige,…