June 10, 1944: At age 15, Reds’ Joe Nuxhall becomes youngest player to appear in MLB game

On the afternoon of June 10, 1944, just 3,510 individuals came…

June 13, 1944: Ray Dandridge, Newark Eagles soar over Memphis Red Sox

“Ray Dandridge was fantastic. ... Once you saw him, you never…

June 22, 1944: Abba Dabba does it again: Jim Tobin’s 5-inning no-hitter

“The record books recognize only those no-hitters that go nine…

June 26, 1944: The Tri-Cornered War Bond Baseball Game

Twenty days after the D-Day invasion of Normandy, a special baseball…
Bob Johnson (Trading Card DB)

July 6, 1944: All-Star Bob Johnson hits for the cycle in Red Sox rout of Tigers

Less than a week before the 1944 midsummer classic, Boston’s…

July 11, 1944: NL’s Cavarretta shines in wartime All-Star Game

The twelfth All-Star Game saw the National League prevail for…

July 18, 1944: AAGPBL plays in second night game ever at Wrigley Field

The second night game ever played at Wrigley Field was a Red…
Tommy Brown

August 3, 1944: Tommy Brown debuts for Dodgers as a 16-year-old shortstop

Leo Durocher, manager of the eighth-place Brooklyn Dodgers,…

August 10, 1944: Braves’ Red Barrett shuts out Reds with record-low 58 pitches

In the summer of 1944, the third season of wartime baseball,…

September 2, 1944: Dixie Walker hits for the cycle as Dodgers climb out of last place

The 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers were struggling. They played .167…
Eddie Lopat (TRADING CARD DB)

September 9, 1944: White Sox rookie Eddie Lopat slings extra-inning gem

Hopes were running high on this warm September night in 1944.…
Jud Wilson (TRADING CARD DB)

September 24, 1944: Homestead Grays repeat as Negro League World Series champions

“But coming down through that would heighten my sense because…

September 24, 1944: Cooper and Raffensberger duel for 16 innings

The late-season doubleheader between the St. Louis Cardinals…

October 1, 1944: Finally, the Browns! St. Louis captures first American League pennant

Chet Laabs of the St. Louis Browns is carried off the field…

October 5, 1944: O’Dea’s pinch-hit single leads Cards to Game 2 win in 11th

“They looked more like a softball team than a baseball team,…

October 6, 1944: Browns’ Jack Kramer subdues the Redbirds in Game 3

While the nation was still heavily engaged in World War II, two…

October 7, 1944: Musial’s blast helps Cardinals level Trolley Car Series at 2-2

The 1944 baseball season in St. Louis was the same as it had…

October 8, 1944: Big Mort and big blasts lift Cardinals in Game 5

The Streetcar Series was even. By winning 5-1 the previous day,…