Howard Easterling (SABR-Rucker Archive)

August 14, 1949: In an upset, East stars defeat West in 17th annual East-West Classic

In the summer of 1949, preparation was underway for one of the…

August 18, 1949: 30-year-old Pirates rookie Junior Walsh spins three-hit shutout

After a promising 1948 season in which they’d finished fourth…
Eddie Waitkus (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

August 19, 1949: Roberts and Ashburn key Phillies win on Eddie Waitkus Night

On the night of June 14, 1949, Philadelphia Phillies first baseman…

August 27, 1949: Tiny Bonham’s last game

The Pittsburgh Pirates were firmly entrenched in sixth place…
Willie Jones (TRADING CARD DB)

September 4, 1949: Phillies score a miraculous doubleheader sweep over Braves

On September 4, 1949, the fourth-place Philadelphia Phillies…
Ellis Kinder (Trading Card DB)

September 21, 1949: Red Sox win 19th consecutive game at Fenway Park

There were 27 hits in this game, 10 bases on balls, and 10 pitchers…
Murry Dickson (Trading Card Database)

September 29, 1949: Former Cardinal Murry Dickson knocks St. Louis out of first place

In January 1949, the St. Louis Cardinals sold right-hander Murry…

October 2, 1949: Yankees come out on top in winner-take-all contest

At the end of the 1948 season, the New York Yankees fired their…

October 2, 1949: Browns end season on high note with rookie Ed Albrecht’s 1-hitter

On October 2, 1949, it might have seemed hard to believe that…

October 6, 1949: Preacher Roe shuts out Yankees in Game 2 to even World Series

“One day when I was three years old my Uncle Bathis (my daddy’s…
Johnny Mize

October 7, 1949: Johnny Mize’s first World Series was all right

As pennant races go, the 1949 races in both the American and…
Bobby Brown (TRADING CARD DB)

October 8, 1949: One highly productive inning not enough for Dodgers in Game 4

They lined up. In the small hours after the New York Yankees…
Bobby Brown (TRADING CARD DB)

October 9, 1949: Yankees ‘dumbfounded that they won it so easily’

As Dodgers fans streamed through Ebbets Field’s turnstiles…

April 18, 1950: Sal Maglie returns to Giants after four-season suspension hiatus

When Sal Maglie reached the major leagues on August 9, 1945,…