Wrigley Field greatest games – Page 2 – Society for American Baseball Research

May 5, 1938: Al Epperly wins starting debut as Cubs pulverize Phillies

September 28, 1938: Hartnett hits Homer in the Gloamin’

October 5, 1938: Yankees’ Red Ruffing shackles Cubs in World Series opener

October 6, 1938: Sore-armed Dizzy Dean loses Game Two on Crosetti’s late homer

July 4, 1939: Cubs’ Hank Leiber provides fireworks with three home runs

May 5, 1943: Cubs’ Claude Passeau bests Cardinals’ Max Lanier in extra-inning duel

July 1, 1943: All-American Girls play first game under the lights at Wrigley Field

July 18, 1944: AAGPBL plays in second night game ever at Wrigley Field

October 6, 1945: Goat, Trout leave Cubs cursed and ‘Dizzy’ in Game 4

October 7, 1945: Tigers gain World Series edge behind Newhouser’s princely pitching

October 8, 1945: ‘Tragedy and Farce’: Stan Hack’s hit in 12th wins Game 6 for Cubs

October 10, 1945: Newhouser leads Tigers to Game 7 victory

August 10, 1946: Cobb meets Wagner in the Windy City for high school all-star game

July 8, 1947: NL pitching dominates in All-Star Game at Wrigley Field

July 11, 1949: Chicago Herald-American All-Star Game: a tripleheader of future stars

June 28, 1950: Cubs’ Roy Smalley hits for the cycle and drives in four

August 28, 1950: Cubs’ Hank Sauer slams three home runs

June 11, 1952: Cubs’ Hank Sauer gets second home run ‘hat trick’

April 17, 1954: Cubs thump Cardinals in NL’s longest 9-inning game

May 12, 1955: ‘Toothpick’ Sam Jones becomes first African American pitcher to toss MLB no-hitter

August 4, 1955: Ernie Banks bashes three home runs to power Cubs in comeback victory

July 2, 1957: Cubs waste Lee Walls’ cycle

September 2, 1957: Braves’ Aaron, Cubs’ Banks shine in Labor Day shootout at Wrigley

September 14, 1957: Ernie Banks blasts three home runs in win over Pirates