1940s – Page 13 – Society for American Baseball Research

June 13, 1947: Red Sox win first night game at Fenway Park

Jake Jones (Trading Card Database)

June 15, 1947: Jake Jones caps first day with Red Sox with walk-off grand slam against former teammates

Johnny Pesky, 1947 Bond Bread baseball card

June 18, 1947: Boston’s Johnny Pesky drives in winning run in 15th

June 18, 1947: Jackie Robinson’s baserunning and Gil Hodges’ homer lift Dodgers

June 18, 1947: ‘The Whip’ Ewell Blackwell throws a no-hitter for Reds

Ewell Blackwell (Trading Card DB)

June 22, 1947: Reds’ Ewell Blackwell falls two outs short of consecutive no-hitters

June 24, 1947: Jackie Robinson steals home for the first time with Dodgers

July 3, 1947: Rookie Jackie Robinson’s hit streak reaches 20 games

Larry Doby (SABR-Rucker Archive)

July 5, 1947: Larry Doby integrates American League with pinch-hitting appearance for Cleveland

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

July 10, 1947: Don Black pitches first no-hitter at Cleveland Stadium

Willard Brown and Hank Thompson (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

July 17, 1947: St. Louis Browns turn to Negro Leagues in effort to climb toward respectability

Ralph Branca (TRADING CARD DB)

July 18, 1947: Ralph Branca flirts with perfect game, one-hits Cardinals at Ebbets Field

July 18, 1947: Tigers’ Hutchinson ends Yankees’ 19-game winning streak

July 20, 1947: Detroit fans set record attendance in series finale vs. Yankees

Willard Brown (SABR-Rucker Archive)

July 25, 1947: Willard Brown becomes first Black ballplayer in a major-league game at Fenway Park

July 25, 1947: Reds’ Ewell Blackwell sets modern NL record with 16th straight victory

Dan Bankhead (TRADING CARD DB)

July 27, 1947: West wins 15th annual Negro Leagues East-West Classic at Comiskey Park

July 29, 1947: The West wins another Negro League East-West Game at Polo Grounds

Bobby Doerr (TRADING CARD DB)

August 2, 1947: Red Sox win on Bobby Doerr Day at Fenway Park

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August 13, 1947: Willard Brown hits first American League home run by a Black player

Denny Galehouse, Trading Card Database

August 17, 1947: Red Sox score three in top of 11th, shut out the Yankees in New York

August 17, 1947: Phillies attempt to negate Dodgers’ lead via Sunday ‘Blue Law’

August 17, 1947: Canadian pitchers Fowler, Marchildon win both ends of doubleheader for Philadelphia A’s