May 23, 1948: Boston Braves win two for Jimmy Fund

Two early-season games at Braves Field on May 23, 1948, were…
Tommy Lasorda (Trading Card DB)

May 31, 1948: Tommy Lasorda strikes out 25, records game-ending hit for Schenectady

America’s Memorial Day festivities in 1948 included parades…
Babe Ruth waves his hat to fans at Yankee Stadium. (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

June 13, 1948: Babe Ruth makes final visit to Yankee Stadium

New Yorkers awoke to a dismal morning on June 13, 1948. Raindrops…

June 15, 1948: Televised baseball debuts in Boston

It was Tuesday night, June 15, 1948, and 24,124 Boston Braves…

June 24, 1948: Jackie Robinson’s first grand slam wins it for Dodgers in a walk-off

The Dodgers hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates for a Thursday afternoon…
Bob Lemon (TRADING CARD DB)

June 30, 1948: Cleveland’s Bob Lemon throws a no-hitter against the Tigers

As June 1948 neared its conclusion, the 1948 American League…
Pete Reiser (TRADING CARD DB)

July 4, 1948: Dodgers beat Giants in Fourth of July fireworks

The 28,770 holiday fans who filed into Ebbets Field on the…

July 13, 1948: Stan Musial wows St. Louis crowd with home run in All-Star Game

Baseball’s 15th All-Star Game took place in Sportsman’s Park…
Leo Durocher (TRADING CARD DB)

July 17, 1948: New York Giants win in Leo Durocher’s debut as team’s manager

Leo Durocher managing the New York Giants made as much sense…
Wally Westlake

July 30, 1948: Wally Westlake hits for the cycle as Pirates double up Dodgers

The 31,278 fans who came through the turnstiles at Ebbets Field…
Ralph Schwamb

July 31, 1948: Ralph ‘Blackie’ Schwamb earns his only win in major leagues

Ralph “Blackie” Schwamb walked to the pitcher’s mound…

August 3, 1948: Satchel Paige’s first major-league start

The old saying “timing is everything” has been proved true…
Gene Hermanski (Trading Card DB)

August 5, 1948: Gene Hermanski becomes first Dodger to hit 3 home runs in Brooklyn; Carl Erskine goes distance in first career start

Gene Hermanski’s name will forever be etched in the long…
1948 Negro League East-West All-Star Game program (Courtesy of the Center for Negro League Baseball Research)

August 22-24, 1948: The Negro Leagues East-West All-Star Games

Overview The origins of the Negro League All-Star Game date…

August 29, 1948: Jackie Robinson hits for reverse natural cycle vs. Cardinals

On August 29, 1948, before a season record crowd of 33,826 at…
Ralph Kiner (Trading Card DB)

August 31, 1948: Pirates break Forbes Field season attendance record in win over Giants

Seventh place in the eight-club National League in 1946 and 1947,…

September 6, 1948: Braves break out as Spahn wins 14-inning Labor Day duel

As dawn turned to noon on this Labor Day, Boston fans reveled…

September 6, 1948: Tallahassee stays alive in Game 3 of Georgia-Florida playoff series

In 1948 Florida’s insular capital city of Tallahassee had a…
A teenage Willie Mays with the Birmingham Black Barons. Mays’ father did not allow him to join the Black Barons full-time in 1948 until school was over at the end of May. (Courtesy of Memphis Public Library)

September 11, 1948: Willie Mays singles home the Game 1 winner for Black Barons in extra innings

A teenage Willie Mays with the Birmingham Black Barons. Mays’…