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April 18, 1947: Jackie Robinson tallies first career homer and first RBI against rival Giants
The measurement of Jackie Robinson’s success as the first…
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April 22, 1947: Jackie Robinson’s first meeting with Ben Chapman
Sometimes all of the elements of the story of a ballgame are…
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April 27, 1947: A ‘good look’ at Eddie Waitkus on Babe Ruth Day at Wrigley
In the interrogation room at Cook County Jail, Ruth Ann Steinhagen…
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April 27, 1947: Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium
Two days before Thanksgiving 1946, Babe Ruth went to New York's…
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May 6, 1947: Pitching to Ted Williams, two Browns pitchers fail to follow Jack Kramer’s advice
Before the May 6, 1947, game at Sportsman’s Park began, St.…
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May 9, 1947: Racial slurs won’t stop Jackie Robinson in Philadelphia
“Jackie has been accepted in baseball, and we of the Philadelphia…
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May 13, 1947: Bobby Doerr hits for second career cycle; Ted Williams homers twice over Green Monster
The Boston Red Sox (12-9) hosted the Chicago White Sox (11-9)…
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May 13, 1947: Jackie Robinson makes first appearance in Cincinnati with Dodgers
Before Jackie Robinson had been in the National League a month,…
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May 15, 1947: Greenberg Gardens homers decisive in Jackie Robinson’s Pittsburgh debut with Dodgers
When his barrier-breaking tour of the National League reached…
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May 16, 1947: ‘Nearly as high as it was long’: Ted Williams grand slam proves a game winner
Jack Kramer – who started 1947 with wins in his first three…
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May 18, 1947: Jackie Robinson welcomed at Chicago’s Wrigley Field
Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers came to Chicago’s…
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May 19, 1947: Ted Williams saves Red Sox from being swept by Tigers at Fenway Park
It was looking like a sad Monday for Red Sox fans at Fenway Park.…
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May 21, 1947: Jackie Robinson makes his Dodgers debut in St. Louis
Jackie Robinson never thought the abuse would happen in New York…
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May 30, 1947: Braves’ Memorial Day sweep spoils Jackie Robinson’s Boston debut
Jackie Robinson’s debut at Braves Field was originally scheduled…
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June 4, 1947: Dodgers’ Pete Reiser given last rites but survives collision with wall
As many baseball fans know, Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman…
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June 13, 1947: Red Sox win first night game at Fenway Park
In 1946, 11 years after the Cincinnati Reds had hosted the first…
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June 18, 1947: Boston’s Johnny Pesky drives in winning run in 15th
The Boston Red Sox, defending American League champions, got…
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June 18, 1947: Jackie Robinson’s baserunning and Gil Hodges’ homer lift Dodgers
The Wednesday afternoon game was the second of a three-game…
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June 18, 1947: ‘The Whip’ Ewell Blackwell throws a no-hitter for Reds
“Ah just fired fast ball after fast ball at ’em in the ninth,”…
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June 24, 1947: Jackie Robinson steals home for the first time with Dodgers
On the morning of Tuesday, June 24, 1947, two titans of sport…
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July 3, 1947: Rookie Jackie Robinson’s hit streak reaches 20 games
The fireworks arrived a few days before the Fourth of July. On…
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July 5, 1947: Larry Doby integrates American League with pinch-hitting appearance for Cleveland
At 10:45 A.M. on July 5, 1947, Larry Doby and Cleveland Indians…
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July 8, 1947: NL pitching dominates in All-Star Game at Wrigley Field
The 1947 All-Star Game was played for the first time in Wrigley…
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July 10, 1947: Don Black pitches first no-hitter at Cleveland Stadium
Don Black reached the end of the line in Philadelphia. A’s…