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

Hopes were running high on this warm September night in 1944.…

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

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

April 17, 1945: Sandlock shines in Dodgers’ Opening Day victory over Phillies

Opening Day is for all intents and purposes a national holiday…

April 18, 1945: Phillies spoil Leo Durocher’s last game as player-manager

When Dodgers player-manager Leo Durocher had Frenchy Bordagaray…

May 18, 1945: Boo Ferriss shuts out White Sox for fourth straight win

Dave “Boo” Ferriss, an ex-GI discharged from the Army Air…

May 23, 1945: Boo Ferriss beats Browns for fifth straight win

Dave “Boo” Ferriss, an ex-GI discharged from the Army Air…

May 26, 1945: Dodgers end losing streak behind Sandlock’s three hits

The Brooklyn Dodgers, who had won 11 in a row between May 5 and…