
April 16, 1948: Braves, Red Sox face off in City Series brawl
For decades the Braves traditionally started each big-league…

April 22, 1948: Bob Porterfield pitches Newark Bears to Opening Day victory
“No one grows up playing baseball pretending that they’re…

May 5, 1948: Ted Williams records three outfield assists in one game
The “greatest hitter who ever lived”? Ted Williams said his…

May 8, 1948: Harry Brecheen’s almost-perfect game
Harry “The Cat” Brecheen had previously entered major-league…

May 9, 1948: Springfield Sallies drop inaugural game as AAGPBL’s overhand pitching era begins
Springfield Sallies hurler Erma “Bergie” Bergmann looked…

May 20, 1948: Déjà vu: Joe DiMaggio homers twice in hitting for the cycle (again!)
It was the 24th regular season game of the 1948 season, but the…

May 23, 1948: Boston Braves win two for Jimmy Fund
Two early-season games at Braves Field on May 23, 1948, were…

May 31, 1948: Tommy Lasorda strikes out 25, records game-ending hit for Schenectady
America’s Memorial Day festivities in 1948 included parades…

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 15, 1948: ‘Look at your wonderful lights here’: Tigers win first night game in Detroit
Walter O. Briggs was definitely old school.As the owner of the…

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…

June 30, 1948: Cleveland’s Bob Lemon throws a no-hitter against the Tigers
As June 1948 neared its conclusion, the 1948 American League…

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…

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…

July 18, 1948: Pat Seerey hits four home runs to lead White Sox past Athletics in doubleheader split
The Philadelphia Athletics were just a half-game behind the Cleveland…

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…

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…

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…

August 12, 1948: Cleveland wins a blowout game in a pennant race, 26-3 over Browns
Could a “blowout game” make a difference, or the difference,…

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: Ted Williams, Birdie Tebbetts both homer in first inning and combine for 7 RBIs
A game-winning home run can come in the first inning, as when…