
October 1, 1946: Extra time: Cardinals take NL playoff opener over Dodgers
Going into the last day of the 1946 baseball season, Brooklyn…

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…

October 3, 1946: Cardinals finish tiebreaker sweep, advance to the World Series
In 1946, for the first time in history, a major-league pennant…

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…

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…

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…

October 9, 1946: Boo Ferriss extends his unbeaten string at Fenway with Game 3 win
Twenty-four-year-old pitcher Dave “Boo” Ferriss completed…

October 10, 1946: Garagiola, Cardinals batter Boston to even up World Series
The St. Louis Cardinals were operating at a deficit as the 1946…

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…

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…

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…

April 10, 1947: Jackie Robinson, a Royal at Ebbets Field
“I hadn’t even made up my mind Wednesday night. It came…

April 11, 1947: Jackie Robinson debuts in a Dodgers uniform at Ebbets Field
“The Brooklyn Dodgers today purchased the contract of Jackie…

April 15, 1947: Jackie Robinson’s major league debut
Jackie Robinson's major-league debut was more than just the first…

April 17, 1947: Jackie Robinson records his first National League hit for Dodgers
During his 10-year career in the National League, Jackie Robinson…

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…

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…

April 22, 1947: Jackie Robinson’s first meeting with Ben Chapman
Sometimes all of the elements of the story of a ballgame are…

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…

April 27, 1947: Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium
Two days before Thanksgiving 1946, Babe Ruth went to New York's…

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.…

May 9, 1947: Racial slurs won’t stop Jackie Robinson in Philadelphia
“Jackie has been accepted in baseball, and we of the Philadelphia…

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)…

May 13, 1947: Jackie Robinson makes first appearance in Cincinnati with Dodgers
Before Jackie Robinson had been in the National League a month,…