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July 9, 1954: Fort Wayne Daisies win AAGPBL’s final All-Star Game
1954 AAGPBL all-stars. Back row, left to right: Barbara “Bobbie”…
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July 11, 1954: Giants’ Don Mueller hits for the cycle, while Willie Mays just misses
It could have been the first time ever.
From the very first…
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July 13, 1954: Senators rookie Dean Stone doesn’t retire a batter, but wins All-Star Game for American League
Despite five straight World Series titles, Casey Stengel had…
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July 15, 1954: Down by five runs in ninth, Braves rally to win
It had been a long night at the ballpark. You couldn’t blame…
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July 19, 1954: Hobie Landrith, an overnight success eight years in the making
It was a Monday evening well into a season in which the Cincinnati…
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July 25, 1954: Montreal Royals defeat Havana on Roberto Clemente’s walk-off home run
Max Macon, the new manager of the Montreal Royals, knew exactly…
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July 30, 1954: Orioles’ Bob Kennedy hits first grand slam at Memorial Stadium
Following a last-place finish by the Orioles in 1902, the city…
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July 31, 1954: Braves’ Joe Adcock smashes four home runs in historic performance at Ebbets Field
When one thinks of home-run hitters and the Milwaukee Braves,…
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August 6, 1954: Did heckling Ted Williams cost the Orioles a game in the 10th inning?
The last-place Baltimore Orioles were 36 games behind the league-leading…
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August 8, 1954: Dodgers enjoy a 13-run inning in rout of Redlegs
Roy Campanella with a mighty swing during spring training…
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August 13, 1954: 16 is magic number again for Jack Harshman in shutout duel
When Chicago White Sox pitcher Jack Harshman shut out the Detroit…
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August 23, 1954: Harmon Killebrew goes 3-for-4 in first start for Senators
Harmon Killebrew’s first major-league start hinted at a career…
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September 1, 1954: Herb Score hurls one-hitter, surpasses 300 strikeouts for Indianapolis Indians
They didn’t know it at the time, but the Indianapolis Indians…
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September 2, 1954: Roy Sievers knocks in 7 as Senators rout Tigers
“BLASTED!” yelled the box score.
“Senators Drub Tigers…
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September 5, 1954: Asheville old-timers Bud Shaney, Ray Hathaway work quickly in Tri-State shutout
The Asheville (North Carolina) Tourists were in their ninth season…
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September 6, 1954: Carlos Paula integrates the Washington Senators
The game appeared to be merely the first in a meaningless,…
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September 12, 1954: Cleveland fans set attendance record as 86,563 watch Indians sweep Yankees
The Murderers’ Row teams of the late 1920s are generally considered…
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September 12, 1954: Ottawa Athletics lose final game as Canada’s capital city loses professional baseball for 40 years
When Montreal lost the Triple-A Royals after the 1960 season,…
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September 19, 1954: Out with a whimper: Athletics play their final game in Philadelphia
As their 1954 season staggered toward its conclusion, the…
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September 22, 1954: Karl Spooner strikes out 15 in Dodgers’ debut
“Before Sandy Koufax became Sandy Koufax, before Clayton…
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September 25, 1954: Cleveland wins 111th game, sets AL season record for wins
When there is a discussion regarding who is the best major-league…
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September 26, 1954: Willie Mays says ‘hey’ to the National League batting title
Teammates Willie Mays and Don Mueller battled it out for…
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September 29, 1954: Willie Mays makes The Catch; Dusty Rhodes homer wins Game One
Willie Mays sprinted deep into the Polo Grounds outfield…
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September 30, 1954: Giants look unbeatable after Johnny Antonelli wins Game 2
The last time Johnny Antonelli’s team appeared in a World Series…