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September 16, 1946: Racine Belles win 14-inning thriller, claim second AAGPBL championship
There’s a tired sports cliché that goes something like this:…
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September 17-29, 1946: Newark Eagles get the best of Kansas City Monarchs in Negro League World Series
The 1946 Negro League World Series played between the Negro National…
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September 18, 1946: Jackie Robinson’s Montreal Royals get the best of Yogi Berra’s Newark Bears in playoffs
With a 100-54 won-lost record, the Montreal Royals finished the…
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September 21, 1946: A 13-inning ‘deserving reward’ for Sailor Jack Hallett
It was 1946, and “the boys were back” from World War II.…
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September 22, 1946: Yogi Berra and Bobby Brown shine in major-league debut with Yankees
For the third straight year, the New York Yankees were not headed…
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September 25, 1946: Hilton Smith goes the distance as Monarchs roll in Game 5
Negro League team owners could see the handwriting on the wall…
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September 29, 1946: Bob Feller sets AL strikeout record in Hank Greenberg’s final game as a Tiger
Sometimes the significance of a game is known at the time. But…
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October 1, 1946: Red Sox tune up for World Series vs. AL All-Stars
On Sunday morning, September 29, 1946, Boston Red Sox general…
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October 1, 1946: Extra time: Cardinals take NL playoff opener over Dodgers
Going into the last day of the 1946 baseball season, Brooklyn…
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October 2, 1946: Jackie Robinson leads Montreal to thrilling 10-inning victory over Louisville
Jackie Robinson was relieved to be back in Montreal. The Montreal…
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October 3, 1946: Cardinals finish tiebreaker sweep, advance to the World Series
In 1946, for the first time in history, a major-league pennant…
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October 3, 1946: Jackie Robinson’s heroics put Montreal on verge of first Junior World Series title
In December of 1945, several weeks after the signing of Jackie…
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October 6, 1946: Rudy York’s homer lifts Red Sox to win in World Series opener
The Boston Red Sox had not won a World Series since 1918, almost…
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October 7, 1946: ‘The Cat’ Harry Brecheen purrs for Cardinals in Game 2
Despite the loss to the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 World Series…
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October 9, 1946: Boo Ferriss extends his unbeaten string at Fenway with Game 3 win
Twenty-four-year-old pitcher Dave “Boo” Ferriss completed…
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October 10, 1946: Garagiola, Cardinals batter Boston to even up World Series
The St. Louis Cardinals were operating at a deficit as the 1946…
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October 11, 1946: Boston’s Joe Dobson shines with two-hitter to win Game 5
In Game Four of the 1946 World Series, the visiting St. Louis…
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October 13, 1946: Joyous Cardinals hail gameness of Brecheen and Slaughter in Game 6
On Sunday, October 13, 1946, the St. Louis Cardinals faced the…
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October 15, 1946: Country’s Mad Dash: Enos Slaughter scores winning run for Cardinals in Game 7
“Slaughter’s great gallop from first to score will rate with…
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April 10, 1947: Jackie Robinson, a Royal at Ebbets Field
“I hadn’t even made up my mind Wednesday night. It came…
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April 11, 1947: Jackie Robinson debuts in a Dodgers uniform at Ebbets Field
“The Brooklyn Dodgers today purchased the contract of Jackie…
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April 15, 1947: Jackie Robinson’s major league debut
Jackie Robinson's major-league debut was more than just the first…
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April 17, 1947: Jackie Robinson records his first National League hit for Dodgers
During his 10-year career in the National League, Jackie Robinson…
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April 18, 1947: Ted Williams home run helps Boo Ferriss win his first game of season
It was just the third game of the 1947 season. The American League…