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…

May 27, 1945: Boo Ferriss one-hits White Sox for sixth consecutive win

Dave “Boo” Ferriss, an ex-G. I. discharged from the Army…

May 31, 1945: Boo Ferriss wins seventh consecutive game to start career

Dave “Boo” Ferriss, began his major-league career with an…

June 6, 1945: Boo Ferriss wins record 8th straight game to start career

Dave “Boo” Ferriss began his major-league career with an…

June 19, 1945: Reds’ Joe Bowman bests Red Barrett in ‘Titanic Hill Duel’

The Cincinnati Reds edged the defending world champion St. Louis…

July 1, 1945: Tigers’ Hank Greenberg returns to baseball

“We’ll all have the answer pretty soon. Hank Greenberg is…

July 3, 1945: Cruel Cubs brutalize Braves, 24-2

As 6,000 faithful fans filed into Braves Field for a 2:30 P.M.…
Tommy Holmes (Trading Card DB)

July 6, 1945: Tommy Holmes’s greatest day and greatest season

On June 6, 1945, Tommy Holmes of the Boston Braves began a hitting…

July 10, 1945: MLB All-Star Game canceled during World War II

On February 21, 1945, Monroe Johnson, director of the federal…
Joe Berry (Trading Card DB)

July 21, 1945: Athletics, Tigers play to record setting 24-inning tie

The Saturday matinee was a matchup between the first-place…

August 1, 1945: Mel Ott swats 500th career home run for Giants

When Mel Ott smacked his 500th career home run, it was the latest…

August 4, 1945: Pirates rookie Salkeld hits for cycle, sets two records

On August 4, 1945, Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Bill Salkeld “joined…

August 10, 1945: Browns win slugfest at the bottom of the American League

There remained the matter of a ballgame on August 10, 1945. Two,…

August 13, 1945: KC Monarchs pay a ‘royal’ visit to Braves Field

On occasion, the buildup exceeds the event. Such was the case…