The 1948 Detroit Tigers finished in fifth place, snapping a string…
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It was early in the 1949 season, with only about a dozen games…
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The 1949 season was the year both the Boston Red Sox and New…
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It was a Wednesday afternoon in May. The Chicago White Sox were…
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Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey took a calculated gamble…
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“The Dodgers have found the man whose strong right arm may…
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It was not an ideal night for a ballgame. There were no warm-up…
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The Boston Red Sox were nearing the end of a homestand in which…
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The Boston Red Sox won both halves of the Memorial Day doubleheader…
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Each team in the Class A South Atlantic League, aka the Sally…
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The 1949 Philadelphia Phillies were in the middle of a youth…
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June 14 was the day before the 1949 trade deadline.1 According…
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Gil Hodges contributed five of Brooklyn’s 17 hits, leading…
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“Casey Stengel and the Yankees felt a new season was beginning…
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Remember the name: Walker Cooper. Granted, the All-Star catcher…
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“I think these two fellows can help us make some money and…
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From 1946 through 1965, the Hearst newspaper chain sponsored…
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