
September 6, 1954: Carlos Paula integrates the Washington Senators
The game appeared to be merely the first in a meaningless,…

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…

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,…

September 19, 1954: Out with a whimper: Athletics play their final game in Philadelphia
As their 1954 season staggered toward its conclusion, the…

September 22, 1954: Karl Spooner strikes out 15 in Dodgers’ debut
“Before Sandy Koufax became Sandy Koufax, before Clayton…

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…

September 26, 1954: Willie Mays says ‘hey’ to the National League batting title
Teammates Willie Mays and Don Mueller battled it out for…

September 29, 1954: Willie Mays makes The Catch; Dusty Rhodes homer wins Game One
Willie Mays sprinted deep into the Polo Grounds outfield…

September 30, 1954: Giants look unbeatable after Johnny Antonelli wins Game 2
The last time Johnny Antonelli’s team appeared in a World Series…

February 12, 1955: Clemente, Mays homers book-end Santurce’s 11-inning Caribbean Series win over Magallanes
Willie Mays (#24, leaping at right) celebrates as Roberto…

April 12, 1955: Connie Mack, Harry Truman see Athletics win in Kansas City debut
“Getting the American league franchise formerly held by Philadelphia…

April 12, 1955: Baseball lifer Chuck Tanner shows he’s here to stay with a home run on the first pitch
Chuck Tanner is a household name in much of Western Pennsylvania,…

April 13, 1955: Brooklyn Dodgers start championship season with win over Opening Day
The Brooklyn Dodgers opened their 1955 season against the Pittsburgh…

April 13, 1955: Whitey Ford pitches and hits Yankees to lopsided Opening Day win
The “first-place Washington Senators” may seem like an oxymoron,…

April 14, 1955: Elston Howard integrates the Yankees
By the dawn of the 1955 season, the New York Yankees were one…

April 16, 1955: Cardinals outslugged by Cubs but finally win in 14th
On Saturday, April 16, 1955, pregame activity at Busch Stadium…

April 17, 1955: Roberto Clemente records first hit and scores first run with Pirates
Roberto Clemente, the first great Latin American baseball star…

April 18, 1955: Roberto Clemente hits first home run and records first outfield assist — in same inning
A day after dropping both ends of a Sunday doubleheader to…

April 21, 1955: Dodgers flex their dominance in record-setting victory
Few Flatbushers made the effort to attend the game on a cloudy,…

April 23, 1955: Giants, Al Dark confront Jackie Robinson at Ebbets Field
The Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants began a three-game…

April 23, 1955: White Sox set scoring record, crush relocated Athletics 29-6
For the third consecutive season, major-league baseball had seen…

April 24, 1955: Roberto Clemente notches first career game-winning RBI
The weather at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia was cold…

April 29, 1955: Fort Worth edges Dallas after 17 innings of drama
The Sporting News’s headline for the April 29, 1955, game between…

April 30, 1955: Burlington, Vermont, welcomes pro ball with a bang
Vermont is one of the least-represented states on Baseball-Reference’s…