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October 5, 1950: DiMaggio’s 10th-inning homer gives Yankees a 2-0 lead in World Series
The 1949 World Series opened with Allie Reynolds facing Brooklyn’s…
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October 6, 1950: Jerry Coleman’s walk-off single lifts Yankees to 3-0 lead in World Series
Without a day off in the 1950 World Series, the venue shifted…
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October 7, 1950: Yogi Berra delivers knockout blow as Yankees sweep Phillies in World Series
Phillies manager Eddie Sawyer selected Bob Miller to start the…
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April 21, 1951: Mantle hits first career double; Gil Coan ties record with two triples in same inning
Granted, it was only the first week of the 1951 season, but the…
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April 25, 1951: ‘Still bounding toward Lake Michigan’: Eddie Robinson hits one out of Comiskey Park
Anyone who has been to a baseball game in Chicago knows that…
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April 26, 1951: Ottawa Giants bring Triple-A baseball back to Canada’s capital
“We have jumped from the Class C Border League to Triple-A…
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April 30, 1951: New York Giants start long climb out of the cellar
Nothing in the early spring of 1951 gave any clue that this would…
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May 1, 1951: Minnie Miñoso homers in first plate appearance for White Sox; Mickey Mantle boosts Yankees with first career homer
The long love affair between Minnie Miñoso, the first black…
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May 1, 1951: Willie Mays has 3 hits, makes spectacular catch in Millers’ home opener
Willie Mays had three hits, Ray Dandridge had four, and Hoyt…
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May 2, 1951: Rogovin, Ginsberg, and Limmer make Jewish baseball history together
Between April 21 and June 19, 1951, the city of Detroit was mired…
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May 6, 1951: Chambers throws 1st Pirates’ no-hitter in 44 years
The 1951 National League season is usually remembered most for…
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May 7, 1951: Cleveland Indians nearly overcome Johnny Vander Meer’s career-ending clunker
By the time Johnny Vander Meer came to the Cleveland Indians…
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May 21, 1951: Ted Williams lashes 3 hits to Fenway Park’s left field—to spite Ty Cobb?
It was still relatively early in the season and only 6½ games…
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May 23, 1951: Again, three hits for Cal Abrams as Dodgers beat Pirates
As the resurgence of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a pennant-contending…
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May 25, 1951: Willie Mays makes his major-league debut with Giants
On May 25, 1951, the New York Giants were in the final stop of…
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May 28, 1951: Willie Mays’s first National League hit is a towering homer
Willie Mays hit 20 home runs and won NL Rookie of the Year…
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June 2, 1951: The return of the Miracle Braves in Boston
Special events were scheduled throughout the senior circuit season…
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June 3, 1951: Don Newcombe strikes out 12 Cubs in Sunday opener at Ebbets Field
“This Sabbath soiree was a great and festive occasion for the…
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June 3, 1951: Preacher Roe, Gene Hermanski lead Dodgers to sweep of Cubs
The second game of a Sunday doubleheader on June 3, 1951, at…
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June 3, 1951: Dave Koslo hurls two-hit shutout as Giants continue surge
The New York Giants were on an upswing when they headed to the…
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June 4, 1951: Connie Ryan returns to Boston, helps Reds flip standings
In the days of two eight-team major leagues, “division” meant…
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June 4, 1951: Pirates’ Gus Bell hits for the cycle as Bob Friend earns first major-league win
On June 4, 1951, a meager crowd of 2,343 came to Shibe Park to…
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June 30, 1951: Jury Box hero Tommy Holmes takes the helm for Braves
During his full-time playing days with the Boston Braves (1942-1950),…
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July 10, 1951: NL stars ‘loaded with power,’ bash AL in Detroit
Ralph Kiner had an idea what might be coming as baseball’s…