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,…

April 18, 1950: Robin Roberts wins first Opening Day start for Phillies

It was a “sticky, gray day and the sun never did break through…

April 18, 1950: From deathbed to first base: Eddie Waitkus returns after near-fatal shooting

“I didn’t know if I’d ever play ball again,” Eddie Waitkus…

April 19, 1950: Red Sox win Patriots Day game against the Yankees

The Patriots Day dual-admission doubleheader at Fenway Park constituted…