
April 22, 1950: Late-game heroics as Paul Lehner homers in 15th for A’s
The 1950 season was Connie Mack's 50th year as manager of the…

April 30, 1950: Red Sox post biggest shutout win in team history, beat A’s 19-0
The 1950 season still stands out in Red Sox history as the season…

April 30, 1950: Brecheen, Schmitz both go the distance in extra-inning duel
When fans of the St. Louis Cardinals woke up on the morning of…

May 5, 1950: ‘That Williams is quite a hitter and you just can’t keep getting him out forever’
“You see, it’s like this. You get the guy out a couple of…

May 16, 1950: Ted Williams, Vern Stephens combine for 4 homers and all the runs
It was a Tuesday afternoon at Ted Williams’s favorite homer…

May 16, 1950: Phillies’ Robin Roberts outduels Reds’ Ewell Blackwell in two-hit shutout
In a classic pitching duel between a bonus youngster and a veteran,…

May 18, 1950: Rough inning for Cardinals leads to improbable Dodgers comeback
St. Louis third baseman Tommy Glaviano was having a solid start…

May 30, 1950: Dodgers sweep Phillies to take over first place; Duke Snider blasts three homers
A crowd of 18,884 showed up for the first game of a Memorial…

June 2, 1950: George Kell hits for the cycle, leads Tigers’ hitting spree against A’s
As June started in the 1950 season, the Detroit Tigers traveled…

June 8, 1950: Red Sox beat up on Browns with 29-4 shellacking
It was quite a homestand for the Boston Red Sox. From June 2…

June 15, 1950: Rutgers’ late rally defeats defending champion Texas in College World Series opener
1950 Rutgers University baseball team. Standing (L-R): Ted…

June 23, 1950: Luke Easter slugs longest home run in Cleveland Stadium history
Luke Easter was a phenomenon. His imposing stature (6-feet-4)…

June 23, 1950: Hoot Evers helps Tigers set home run record in wild win over Yankees
A record-setting home-run barrage and a thrilling finish at Briggs…

June 24, 1950: A ‘weird affair’ and slugfest in Flatbush as Dodgers sock Pirates, 21-12
The Dodgers and Pirates broke off what New York Daily News sportswriter…

June 25, 1950: Ralph Kiner hits for cycle with 8 RBIs in Pirates’ win over Dodgers
“Pitching is called 70 per cent of baseball.”1 The Pittsburgh…

June 27, 1950: Phillies’ Dick Sisler beats Spahn, Braves with walk and homer
The Whiz Kids got only three hits but scored three runs in beating…

June 28, 1950: Cubs’ Roy Smalley hits for the cycle and drives in four
The Chicago Cubs “swished home run bats that belted big George…

July 8, 1950: Pirates beat Cardinals on Jack Phillips’ pinch-hit grand slam in 9th
Still led by four pillars of their 1940s dynasty, the St. Louis…

July 10, 1950: Pugilism at the ballpark: Marciano, DeMarco win boxing bouts at Braves Field
On occasion over the years, some of Boston’s Green Cathedrals…

July 18, 1950: Johnny Mize homers twice, Yankees crush Browns
“The pitcher has to throw a strike sooner or later, so why…

July 21, 1950: Bob Friend tosses no-hitter at age 19 for Waco Pirates
Bob Friend established a reputation as one of the National League’s…

July 25, 1950: Whiz Kids blank the Cubs in doubleheader sweep; Phillies take over first place for good
“Don’t say I am predicting a pennant,” said Philadelphia…

August 2, 1950: Philadelphia’s Elmer Valo hits for the cycle
Born in Slovakia and an immigrant to the United States a child,…

August 11, 1950: Vern Bickford pitches no-hitter at Braves Field
Vern Bickford came close to a no-hitter on September 5, 1947,…