
June 11, 1950: Five-run Phillies’ eighth spoils Vern Law’s major-league debut for Pirates
Plummeting through a disastrous homestand in 1950, the onset…

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: Ted Williams’s 23rd home run of the year wins game for Red Sox
In a three-game stretch in 1950, Boston Red Sox left fielder…

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,…

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 13, 1950: Tom Poholsky, Andy Tomasic pitch complete games in 22-inning showdown in Rochester
With a score of 2-2 after two innings, the August 13, 1950,…

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…