September 22, 1948: Stan the Man swings five times, gets five hits

Stan Musial’s wrists ached from injuries. The St. Louis Cardinals’…

September 26, 1948: Boston Braves win National League pennant

For the first time in 34 years, the National League pennant returned…

September 28, 1948: Cleveland celebrates Good Old Joe Earley Night

“ ‘Now they want a Bill Veeck Night! It’s a good idea,…

September 30, 1948: Willie Mays leads Black Barons to postseason victory

A teenage Willie Mays with the Birmingham Black Barons.…
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October 2, 1948: Ted Williams’s home run knocks Yankees out of the AL pennant race

On the next-to-last day of the 1948 season, the Boston Red Sox…
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October 6, 1948: Braves beat Bob Feller 1-0 to win Game 1 of World Series

It had been a long time for both teams. A very long time since…

October 9, 1948: Gromek, Doby give Indians 3-1 lead in World Series

The Cleveland Indians boasted a big three who anchored their…

October 10, 1948: Bob Elliott homers twice as Braves extend World Series in Game 5

If Cleveland Indians fans were champing at the bit, one could…

October 11, 1948: Bearden, Indians capture World Series championship in Boston

It is hard to find a more important date in Braves Field history…

April 19, 1949: Jackie Robinson has 3 hits with a home run on Opening Day

The bleachers at Ebbets Field were filled two hours before the…
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April 19, 1949: Pirates’ Rip Sewell outduels Cubs’ Dutch Leonard in first Opening Day matchup of starters in their 40s

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs began 1949 with an unprecedented…

April 26, 1949: When Johnny Groth came marching home

The 1948 Detroit Tigers finished in fifth place, snapping a string…

April 26, 1949: Del Ennis two-run homer caps Phillies’ extra-inning comeback

Both the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants had disappointing…
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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…
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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…

May 21, 1949: Jackie Robinson sets career high with 6 RBIs in Dodgers’ lambasting of Cardinals

Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey took a calculated gamble…
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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…