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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…
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October 3, 1951: The Giants Win The Pennant!
On August 11, 1951, the second-place New York Giants trailed…
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October 4, 1951: Monte Irvin steals home as Giants take Game 1 over Yankees
As Monte Irvin stepped into the batter’s box in the eighth…
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October 5, 1951: Eddie Lopat’s hurling, hitting lead Yankees to Game 2 win over Giants
In Game Two of the 1951 World Series, Eddie Lopat of the New…
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October 6, 1951: Eddie Stanky leads Giants past Yankees in Game 3
After his brain cramp in Game Two of the 1951 World Series, Eddie…
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October 8, 1951: A day of rain, and Reynolds rather than Sain, lifts Yankees in Game 4
After outscoring the New York Yankees 12-6 to take two of the…
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October 9, 1951: Gil McDougald’s grand slam leads Yankees to Game 5 rout of Giants
The pendulum kept swinging the same way after the New York Yankees…
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October 10, 1951: Yankees edge Giants in Game 6 to win third straight World Series
The clock finally struck midnight on the Cinderella New York…
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April 18, 1952: Willie Mays makes his greatest catch — no, not that one
New York Giants fans loved Willie Mays, the exciting young…
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April 18, 1952: ‘Dutch the Clutch’ Vollmer sparks first Red Sox home opener win in 5 years
Things weren’t looking that good for the Red Sox heading into…
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April 19, 1952: Boston College wins hard-fought ‘Battle of Commonwealth Avenue’
The rivalry between Boston College and Boston University is a…
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April 23, 1952: Browns’ Bob Cain beats Bob Feller in a battle of one-hitters
The Cleveland Indians may have been reaching for some strong…
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April 30, 1952: Before leaving for the Marine Corps, Ted Williams homers to win a game for Red Sox
Over the course of his career, Ted Williams homered six times…
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April 30, 1952: Negro League star Buster Clarkson makes his National League debut for Boston Braves
It was a warm spring day in Pittsburgh as 2,861 fans filed into…
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May 15, 1952: Virgil Trucks’s first no-hitter ends with Tigers walk-off
“If manager Red Rolfe had written the script, the Tigers could…
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May 21, 1952: Dodgers rout Reds with 15-run first inning
In the 1950s, a kid’s trip to a Dodgers game at Ebbets Field…
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May 27, 1952: Willie Mays leads Giants over Dodgers as Army induction approaches
Willie Mays missed nearly two full seasons due to military…
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June 4, 1952: Cleveland’s Larry Doby hits for the cycle, drives in six runs in loss to Red Sox
In the early months of the 1952 season, the Cleveland Indians…
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June 6, 1952: Murry Dickson and the Bucs shave ‘The Barber’
On paper the game appeared to be a mismatch between teams on…
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June 6, 1952: Dodgers prospect Elroy Face throws no-hitter through 9 innings, settles for 1-hit shutout
The name Elroy Face conjures up many associations. One might…
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June 10, 1952: Browns players present cup to Bill Veeck after firing of manager Rogers Hornsby
Bill Veeck knew it had been a mistake to hire Rogers Hornsby…
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June 11, 1952: Cubs’ Hank Sauer gets second home run ‘hat trick’
Before Yogi Berra came up with his now famous quip, “It looks…
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June 14, 1952: Braves’ Warren Spahn strikes out 18 Cubs in 15-inning loss
The Chicago Cubs had a 32-19 record when they arrived in Boston…
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June 15, 1952: Giants blow 11-run lead, lose to Cardinals
It was going to be a very hot day for the St. Louis Cardinals-New…