
May 28, 1949: Tex Hughson holds Nationals after Williams’s solo home run gives Red Sox an edge
The Boston Red Sox were nearing the end of a homestand in which…

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…

May 30-31, 1949: Greenville pitcher Tommy Lasorda loses control, then finds it, in Sally League games
Each team in the Class A South Atlantic League, aka the Sally…

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 30, 1949: Earlene ‘Beans’ Risinger outlasts Erma Bergmann in 17-inning AAGPBL pitchers’ duel
The Racine Belles kicked off their road trip in Grand Rapids…

June 5, 1949: Foul ball at Phillies-Cubs game leads to precedent-setting lawsuit
Roses have thorns. Gardens have snakes. And ballparks have foul…

June 12, 1949: Hodges, Cox combine forces in Dodgers’ offensive explosion
The final score of the game between Brooklyn and Cincinnati…

June 14, 1949: Braves’ attempt to trade for Westlake fails after Wally hits for second career cycle
June 14 was the day before the 1949 trade deadline.1 According…

June 24, 1949: Ted Williams’s 2 homers, 7 RBIs lead Red Sox to blowout win over Browns
In a game that ends 21-2, the hit that produced the third run…

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…

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…

July 11, 1949: Chicago Herald-American All-Star Game: a tripleheader of future stars
From 1946 through 1965, the Hearst newspaper chain sponsored…

July 12, 1949: The All-Star Game finally comes to Brooklyn
Considered one of the best defensive shortstops of his era,…

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…

July 24, 1949: Cleveland’s Bob Lemon hits two home runs, throws complete-game victory against Washington
After the All-Star break in 1949, the Cleveland Indians opened…

August 9, 1949: Ted Williams hits 250th home run; Dom DiMaggio’s 34-game hitting streak halted by brother Joe
This was a year in which every game between the New York Yankees…

August 13, 1949: Red Sox beat Senators on Vern Stephens’ walk-off grand slam in 12th inning
In a stretch of just over a year, Boston Red Sox shortstop Vern…

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…

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: Ted Williams and Vern Stephens vie for home run crown as Red Sox beat White Sox
The 1949 season was nearing the end of August. The Chicago White…