
July 29, 1951: Player-manager Phil Cavarretta’s grand slam caps Cubs’ doubleheader sweep of Phillies
In his ninth game as the Chicago Cubs player-manager in 1951,…

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…

August 11, 1951: Giants reach lowest point of pennant-winning season
It would have been a wonder had the New York Giants not felt…

August 15, 1951: Willie Mays’ defensive gem caps Giants victory
Three years before Willie Mays made perhaps the most famous…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

September 14, 1951: Dodgers’ Preacher Roe beats former Pirates teammates for 20th victory
“The baseball rule makers made sweeping changes in the playing…

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…

September 23, 1951: Murry Dickson wins 20th game for seventh-place Pirates
After competing for the 1948 National League pennant before finishing…

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…

September 27, 1951: ‘The Greatest Rhubarb in the History of Braves Field’
“The Greatest Rhubarb In The History Of Braves Field” So…

September 28, 1951: Allie Reynolds throws his second no-hitter of the season
“I knew it all the time,” said Yankees right-hander Allie…

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…

September 30, 1951: Giants defeat Braves to set up playoff for NL pennant
As the 1951 National League season entered its final weekend,…

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…

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…

October 3, 1951: The Giants Win The Pennant!
On August 11, 1951, the second-place New York Giants trailed…

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…