1940s – Page 10 – Society for American Baseball Research

May 12, 1946: Indianapolis Clowns, Chicago American Giants play to 20-inning tie

Mickey Vernon (Trading Card DB)

May 19, 1946: Mickey Vernon hits for cycle on his way to AL batting title

Ted Williams (TRADING CARD DB)

May 22, 1946: Ted Williams homers in the 12th inning to give Red Sox a win

(Courtesy of Trading Card Database)

May 28, 1946: Yankees have trouble hitting Dutch Leonard’s knuckleball in first night game at Yankee Stadium

June 9, 1946: Ted Williams hits 502-foot ‘red seat’ home run at Fenway Park

June 9, 1946: Boo Ferriss adds to Tigers’ frustration with 10th consecutive win

Hank Borowy (Trading Card DB)

June 10, 1946: No no-hitter for Borowy as Phillies rally at Wrigley

Ted Williams (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

July 9, 1946: Ted Williams, American League dominant in first All-Star Game after World War II

Ted Williams (Trading Card DB)

July 14, 1946: Ted Williams becomes first Red Sox batter to hit three home runs in one game at Fenway Park

The Ted Williams Shift (TRADING CARD DB)

July 14, 1946: Lou Boudreau debuts his shift against Red Sox slugger Ted Williams

July 21, 1946: Ted Williams hits for the cycle in MVP season

July 27, 1946: Rudy York hits two grand slams for Red Sox

July 27, 1946: War hero Warren Spahn returns to Braves after World War II

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

August 11, 1946: Leon Day pitches 15 innings, hits game-winning homer for Newark Eagles

Stan Musial (Trading Card Database)

August 12, 1946: Stan Musial’s third straight 4-hit game raises batting average to .375

August 15, 1946: Newark Eagles quartet sparks East to victory in Negro Leagues all-star game

Courtesy of Trading Card Database

August 15, 1946: Sam Chapman wallops three homers

August 18, 1946: Artie Wilson turns in a star performance in Negro Leagues East-West Classic

September 2, 1946: Boo Ferriss puts nail in Yankees’ coffin with 12th consecutive win

September 11, 1946: Johnny Vander Meer’s tireless 15 innings end in futility

September 13, 1946: Ted Williams’s inside-the-park home run clinches AL pennant for Red Sox

Joanne Winter (TRADING CARD DB)

September 16, 1946: Racine Belles win 14-inning thriller, claim second AAGPBL championship

September 17-29, 1946: Newark Eagles get the best of Kansas City Monarchs in Negro League World Series