May 25, 1953: Braves’ Max Surkont sets modern consecutive strikeout record

Many pitchers in baseball history have been associated with strikeouts.…

June 4, 1953: Pirates trade Ralph Kiner to Cubs just before game time

“You know what they say about Chicago. If you don’t like…

June 18, 1953: Red Sox’ 17-run inning tames Tigers

Baseball is different. Among the worldwide variety of “stick…

June 18, 1953: Red Sox’s 17-run inning tames Tigers

Baseball is different. Among the worldwide variety of stick and…
Bobby Morgan

July 12, 1953: Dodgers end Giants’ streak on bases-loaded walk in 10th inning

It was the Sunday afternoon before the All-Star Game break, the…
SmithQuincy

July 14, 1953: Decatur wins Mississippi-Ohio Valley All-Star Game

On July 14, 1953, the National League defeated the American League,…

August 6, 1953: Sandlock drives in decisive run in Pirates’ 4-3 win over Reds

Mike Sandlock was a batting, fielding and running star in a game…
Bob Trice (TRADING CARD DB)

August 13, 1953: Bob Trice hurls two-hitter for Ottawa Athletics on Bob Trice Night

Early in the spring of 1953, someone asked Bob Trice about his…
Jim Busby (The Topps Company)

August 18, 1953: For a day, Senators slam brakes on Yankees’ steamroller

The Yankees were cruising to their fifth straight AL pennant…
Robinson and Campanella

August 20, 1953: Dodgers clobber Giants to extend winning streak to 13 games

Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella bashed NL pitchers in…
Ebbets Field BP

August 30, 1953: Brooklyn’s bats and Erskine’s arm subdue Muggsy’s insults

The Brooklyn Dodgers take batting practice in an empty Ebbets…

August 30, 1953: Milwaukee Braves set National League home run record

Baseballs were flying out of major-league ballparks in 1953.…

August 31, 1953: Senators nip Browns as Gil Coan homers off Satchel Paige

It wasn’t one of the storied Bill Veeck’s most creative promotions,…
Bob Porterfield (TRADING CARD DB)

September 12, 1953: Bob Porterfield wins 20th game of season for Senators

It was all over but the shouting. The pennant race in the American…
Johnny Mize

September 13, 1953: Johnny Mize’s final home run beats Indians

“How good a hitter was Mize? He was Lou Gehrig good. He was…

September 13, 1953: Bob Trice becomes first Black player on Philadelphia A’s

“Bob Trice has richly earned this reward,” proclaimed Ottawa…

September 17, 1953: Ernie Banks breaks color barrier for Cubs

It’s not so much what Ernie Banks did on Thursday, September…