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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…
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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 18, 1950: Rough inning for Cardinals leads to improbable Dodgers comeback

St. Louis third baseman Tommy Glaviano was having a solid start…

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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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August 2, 1950: Philadelphia’s Elmer Valo hits for the cycle

Born in Slovakia and an immigrant to the United States a child,…
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August 11, 1950: Vern Bickford pitches no-hitter at Braves Field

Vern Bickford came close to a no-hitter on September 5, 1947,…