
July 11, 1950: Red Schoendienst’s 14th-inning homer gives NL a dramatic All-Star win
The 1950 All-Star Game returned to Comiskey Park for the first…

August 12, 1950: The day Andy Seminick took out the Giants’ infield
Heading into their August 12 “Kids’ Day” game against the…

August 21, 1950: AAGPBL barnstormers delight Montreal fans with a ‘jeu spectaculaire’
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League’s barnstorming…

August 26, 1950: Roy Campanella’s three homers sink Reds
“His homers were terrific clouts,” gushed sportswriter Harold…

August 28, 1950: Cubs’ Hank Sauer slams three home runs
Hank Sauer’s major-league career didn’t flourish until he…

August 31, 1950: Dodgers’ Gil Hodges hits four home runs at Ebbets Field
Returning from a road trip on which they won 8 of 11 games,…

September 6, 1950: Don Newcombe hurls 16 innings in Dodgers’ doubleheader sweep of Phillies
“If you pitch the second game, Newk, I’ll give you tomorrow…

September 7, 1950: Hoot Evers hits for the cycle as Tigers stage ‘sensational comeback’
After the first week of September 1950, the Cleveland Indians…

September 9, 1950: Phillies rally to beat Braves in Curt Simmons’ last start before call to arms
"Naturally we’re going to miss him,” said Philadelphia Phillies…

September 10, 1950: Joe DiMaggio homers three times at Washington’s Griffith Stadium
Most players would consider entering an early September game…

September 15, 1950: Kluszewski knocks out Church, but Phillies edge Reds in opener
With an 8-4 record and a sparkling 2.22 ERA, 25-year-old Emory…

September 15, 1950: Let’s play three! Timely Ennis hit in 18th gives Whiz Kids a doubleheader sweep
In one of the most thrilling games of a thrilling season, the…

September 17, 1950: Rockford Peaches win third straight AAGPBL title on Helen Nicol Fox’s Game 7 shutout
Rockford Peaches manager Bill Allington needed a starting pitcher…

September 18, 1950: Tommy Brown hits unlikely 3 homers for Dodgers
Tommy Brown first gained notoriety as a 16-year-old for the…

September 28, 1950: Phillies’ lead shrinks as Giants sweep doubleheader
“What a difference a day makes.” Think Dinah Washington and…

September 30, 1950: Whiz Kids fizzle in Brooklyn, setting up a showdown
“Even their nickname has backfired. The Dodger jockeys have…

October 1, 1950: Dick Sisler’s 10th-inning home run clinches Phillies’ pennant on the last day of the season
The last game of the 1950 season found the Philadelphia Phillies…

October 1, 1950: Gus Zernial hits three homers in nightcap; four for the day
The October 1, 1950, doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox…

October 4, 1950: Yankees’ Vic Raschi shuts out Phillies on two hits in World Series opener
Philadelphia Phillies manager Eddie Sawyer faced a dilemma. Who…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…