Carl Furillo (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 13, 1953: Campanella, Furillo home runs lead Dodgers to comeback win

Roy Campanella — “The husky backstop is recognized as one…
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…
Ted Williams (TRADING CARD DB)

September 17, 1953: Ted Williams gets pitch he wanted, wins game for the Red Sox

There were only six games left to play for the Boston Red Sox…

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

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