
July 27, 1947: West wins 15th annual Negro Leagues East-West Classic at Comiskey Park
There had been a Negro Leagues all-star game since September…

July 29, 1947: The West wins another Negro League East-West Game at Polo Grounds
The East-West All-Star Game was the highlight of the Negro Leagues’…

August 2, 1947: Red Sox win on Bobby Doerr Day at Fenway Park
August 2 was celebrated as Bobby Doerr Day at Fenway Park. For…

August 13, 1947: Willard Brown hits first American League home run by a Black player
Two weeks after the Cleveland Indians’ Larry Doby broke the…

August 17, 1947: Red Sox score three in top of 11th, shut out the Yankees in New York
Though the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox ranked one-two…

August 17, 1947: Phillies attempt to negate Dodgers’ lead via Sunday ‘Blue Law’
One evening in the summer of 1947, the National League’s best…

August 17, 1947: Canadian pitchers Fowler, Marchildon win both ends of doubleheader for Philadelphia A’s
Dick Fowler (left) and Phil Marchildon (right) at Philadelphia…

August 17, 1947: After Woody Crowson dies in bus accident, Greensboro and Raleigh play in his honor
Stretched out across a seat near the rear of his minor-league…

August 18, 1947: Dottie Kamenshek goes 5-for-5 with two homers, chases second straight batting title
The under-achieving Rockford Peaches were for all intents and…

August 20, 1947: Down by eight runs, Yankees rally to win in extra innings
The ability of the New York Yankees to come from behind has long…

August 20, 1947: Cardinals beat Dodgers in extras; Enos Slaughter spikes Jackie Robinson
A crowd of 25,762 showed up at Ebbets Field on August 20,1947,…

August 26, 1947: Pitcher Dan Bankhead becomes an integration pioneer, homers in Dodgers debut
Until the Negro Leagues were officially recognized as major leagues…

September 1, 1947: Jack Lohrke hits New York Giants’ record-setting 183rd home run of season
On June 24, 1946, the Spokane Indians, a Class B Western International…

September 3, 1947: A’s rookie Bill McCahan falls short of perfect game by an error
“It was all my fault,” Philadelphia Athletics first baseman…

September 8, 1947: Giants stage surprising comeback to beat Pirates
The New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates were to play the…

September 14, 1947: For the 76th time, Connie Mack neither wins nor loses
Tucked in among Connie Mack’s many major-league managerial…

September 14, 1947: Rookie Vic Wertz cycles Tigers to ‘mayhem’ victory in Washington
The Detroit Tigers “waited until late in the waning season…

September 24, 1947: Noble’s slam gives Cubans 2-1 series lead
After a regular season in which the Negro American League's…

September 26, 1947: Few notice as Negro League World Series visits Chicago
The baseball world changed in 1947. This statement cannot be…

September 27, 1947: Red Sox shoot for second place as Dobson, Williams, and Pesky excel
It was the next-to-last game of the 1947 season, played on a…

September 28, 1947: Curt Simmons has a blazing debut for Phillies at age 18
The death of pitcher Bob Miller in September 2020 left only one…

September 28, 1947: Dizzy Dean comes out of Browns’ broadcast booth to prove his point
Throughout his colorful career, the often braggadocious Dizzy…

September 30, 1947: Yankees score 5 in 5th inning to beat Dodgers in World Series opener
Weather forecasts predicted rain but when the sun rose on New…

October 1, 1947: Yankees clobber Dodgers 10-3 in Game 2
A crowd of 69,865 packed Yankee Stadium for the second game of…