1940s – Page 16 – Society for American Baseball Research

Tommy Lasorda (Trading Card Database)

May 30-31, 1949: Greenville pitcher Tommy Lasorda loses control, then finds it, in Sally League games

June 2, 1949: Phillies smash 5 homers in one inning to tie major-league record

June 30, 1949: Earlene ‘Beans’ Risinger outlasts Erma Bergmann in 17-inning AAGPBL pitchers’ duel

June 5, 1949: Foul ball at Phillies-Cubs game leads to precedent-setting lawsuit

Gil Hodges

June 12, 1949: Hodges, Cox combine forces in Dodgers’ offensive explosion

Wally Westlake

June 14, 1949: Braves’ attempt to trade for Westlake fails after Wally hits for second career cycle

Ted Williams (Trading Card Database)

June 24, 1949: Ted Williams’s 2 homers, 7 RBIs lead Red Sox to blowout win over Browns

June 25, 1949: Gil Hodges hits for cycle as Dodgers, Pirates slug 9 home runs

June 28, 1949: Joe DiMaggio returns to Yankees after missing first 65 games

July 6, 1949: Walker Cooper’s career day powers Reds over hapless Cubs

Monte Irvin and Hank Thompson (TRADING CARD DB)

July 8, 1949: Hank Thompson, Monte Irvin debut for Giants in loss to Dodgers

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

Pee Wee Reese

July 12, 1949: The All-Star Game finally comes to Brooklyn

Ted Williams (Trading Card DB)

July 16, 1949: Ted Williams home run leads Red Sox to 11-1 win over Tigers

July 24, 1949: Stan Musial hits for cycle to lead Cardinals rout at Ebbets Field

LemonBob

July 24, 1949: Cleveland’s Bob Lemon hits two home runs, throws complete-game victory against Washington

Dominic DiMaggio (Trading Card DB)

August 9, 1949: Ted Williams hits 250th home run; Dom DiMaggio’s 34-game hitting streak halted by brother Joe

Vern Stephens (Trading Card DB)

August 13, 1949: Red Sox beat Senators on Vern Stephens’ walk-off grand slam in 12th inning

Howard Easterling (SABR-Rucker Archive)

August 14, 1949: In an upset, East stars defeat West in 17th annual East-West Classic

August 18, 1949: 30-year-old Pirates rookie Junior Walsh spins three-hit shutout

Eddie Waitkus (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

August 19, 1949: Roberts and Ashburn key Phillies win on Eddie Waitkus Night

Vern Stephens (Trading Card DB)

August 27, 1949: Ted Williams and Vern Stephens vie for home run crown as Red Sox beat White Sox

August 27, 1949: Tiny Bonham’s last game

Don Newcombe (Trading Card DB)

September 2, 1949: Dodgers rookie Don Newcombe tosses third straight shutout on Bill Klem Night