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July 12, 1951: Saul Rogovin goes 17 innings in losing effort for White Sox
Coming out of the 1951 All-Star break the White Sox were in first,…
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July 18, 1951: Ralph Kiner’s 3 homers boost Pirates over Dodgers
“I was gunning for it, all right,” said Ralph Kiner, the…
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July 21, 1951: Jackie Robinson’s perfect day sends Dodgers on win streak
The Brooklyn Dodgers were driving toward another pennant in…
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August 9, 1951: Corning A’s win big for special guest Connie Mack
A full-page ad in the August 6, 1951, issue of the Corning (New…
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August 11, 1951: Giants reach lowest point of pennant-winning season
It would have been a wonder had the New York Giants not felt…
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August 15, 1951: Willie Mays’ defensive gem caps Giants victory
Three years before Willie Mays made perhaps the most famous…
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August 18, 1951: St. Louis Browns set scoring record at home in 20-9 win over Tigers
The 1951 St. Louis Browns were one of the sorriest teams in the…
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August 19, 1951: Eddie Gaedel pinch-hits for St. Louis Browns as smallest batter in baseball
Search online for a definition of the word incongruous and among…
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August 22, 1951: Jackie Robinson’s heroics help Dodgers pull out two walk-off wins in Cardinals sweep
Jackie Robinson debuted with the Dodgers at age 28 in 1947.…
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August 24, 1951: St. Louis Browns fans manage to get it right in Veeck promotion
It was a “Veeck” of a ballgame for the St. Louis Browns and…
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August 27, 1951: Del Wilber is an unlikely one-man show for Phillies
Del Wilber's game on August 27, 1951, could easily rank among…
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August 28, 1951: RBI machine Eleanor Callow propels Rockford to victory over Kalamazoo
When the expansion Chicago Colleens got off to a 1-13 start in…
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September 13, 1951: Warren Spahn earns 20th win for Braves in rare three-team doubleheader
On September 13, 1951, Sportsman’s Park hosted an extremely…
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September 14, 1951: Dodgers’ Preacher Roe beats former Pirates teammates for 20th victory
“The baseball rule makers made sweeping changes in the playing…
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September 14, 1951: Browns’ Bob Nieman homers in first two at-bats; Ted Williams vents anger after strikeout by Satchel Paige
The Boston Red Sox hosted a Friday afternoon game against the…
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September 23, 1951: Murry Dickson wins 20th game for seventh-place Pirates
After competing for the 1948 National League pennant before finishing…
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September 25, 1951: Johnny Pramesa’s walk-off grand slam saves Raffensberger’s extra-inning gem
In their final home game of the 1951 season, the Cincinnati Reds…
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September 27, 1951: ‘The Greatest Rhubarb in the History of Braves Field’
“The Greatest Rhubarb In The History Of Braves Field” So…
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September 28, 1951: Allie Reynolds throws his second no-hitter of the season
“I knew it all the time,” said Yankees right-hander Allie…
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September 30, 1951: Jackie Robinson saves the day and the season for Dodgers
Sunday, September 30 was supposed to be the last day of the…
September 30, 1951: Ned Garver wins 20th for sad-sack St. Louis Browns
The NL dominated the headlines on the last day of the 1951 regular…
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September 30, 1951: Giants defeat Braves to set up playoff for NL pennant
As the 1951 National League season entered its final weekend,…
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October 1, 1951: Thomson, Giants get best of Branca, Dodgers in NL playoff opener
At 9:30 on the evening of September 30, 1951, the New York…
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October 2, 1951: Clem Labine shuts out Giants, Jackie Robinson homers to knot NL playoff at one game apiece
“Dressen first saw this boy in Boston in 1944 when a group…