Ted Williams (Trading Card Database)

May 3, 1949: Red Sox, Tigers wage highest-scoring tie game in American League history

The 1949 season was the year both the Boston Red Sox and New…

May 6, 1949: Bobby Shantz tosses 9 no-hit innings in relief for A’s

Philadelphia Athletics rookie Bobby Shantz hurled nine innings…
Ted Williams (Trading Card Database)

May 18, 1949: Ted Williams hits his first game-winning homer of the season

It was a Wednesday afternoon in May. The Chicago White Sox were…
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May 24, 1949: Jackie Robinson rips two home runs vs. Pirates at Forbes Field

It was not an ideal night for a ballgame. There were no warm-up…

May 25, 1949: Cannonball Jackman stars at Braves Field

St. Patrick's Church on Magazine Street in Roxbury was in need…
Ted Williams (Trading Card Database)

May 30, 1949: Ted Williams hits late home run to sink A’s at Fenway Park

The Boston Red Sox won both halves of the Memorial Day doubleheader…

June 2, 1949: Phillies smash 5 homers in one inning to tie major-league record

The 1949 Philadelphia Phillies were in the middle of a youth…

June 5, 1949: Foul ball at Phillies-Cubs game leads to precedent-setting lawsuit

Roses have thorns. Gardens have snakes. And ballparks have foul…
Gil Hodges

June 12, 1949: Hodges, Cox combine forces in Dodgers’ offensive explosion

The final score of the game between Brooklyn and Cincinnati…

June 25, 1949: Gil Hodges hits for cycle as Dodgers, Pirates slug 9 home runs

Gil Hodges contributed five of Brooklyn’s 17 hits, leading…

June 28, 1949: Joe DiMaggio returns to Yankees after missing first 65 games

“Casey Stengel and the Yankees felt a new season was beginning…

July 6, 1949: Walker Cooper’s career day powers Reds over hapless Cubs

Remember the name: Walker Cooper. Granted, the All-Star catcher…
Monte Irvin and Hank Thompson (TRADING CARD DB)

July 8, 1949: Hank Thompson, Monte Irvin debut for Giants in loss to Dodgers

“I think these two fellows can help us make some money and…
Pee Wee Reese

July 12, 1949: The All-Star Game finally comes to Brooklyn

Considered one of the best defensive shortstops of his era,…
Ted Williams (Trading Card DB)

July 16, 1949: Ted Williams home run leads Red Sox to 11-1 win over Tigers

The Boston Red Sox won the game in the top of the first inning.…

July 24, 1949: Stan Musial hits for cycle to lead Cardinals rout at Ebbets Field

By the middle of June 1949, the National League pennant race…