1940s – Page 5 – Society for American Baseball Research

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

June 4, 1943: Two of a Kind: Mort Cooper tosses second straight one-hit shutout

June 25, 1943: Kenosha’s Helen Nicol hurls 13 scoreless innings of relief, drives in winning run

June 30, 1943: World War II relief game is a South Side success in Chicago

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

July 3, 1943: Red Sox rookie Leon Culberson hits for the natural cycle — with inside-the-park home run

July 8, 1943: Dick Barrett hurls 14-inning shutout for Phillies

Billy Herman (SABR-Rucker Archive)

July 10, 1943: Dodgers double down in rout of Pirates

Ted Williams and Babe Ruth on July 12, 1943 at Fenway Park (SABR-Rucker Archive)

July 12, 1943: Babe Ruth and Ted Williams bat in same lineup for charity game in Boston

July 13, 1943: Depleted AL stars win first night All-Star Game in Philadelphia

August 1, 1943: Thrills and Surprises: 51,723 see Satchel Paige and other Negro League greats in All-Star Game

August 11, 1943: Mickey, Rube, Harry the Hat, and Volo Song

August 15, 1943: Canada’s Olive Little tosses first no-hit, no-run game in AAGPBL history

August 22, 1943: Pitching pharmacist Sam Hyman helps Hartford Senators out of jam

William "Slim" Emmerich (Baseball-Reference.com)

September 7, 1943: Last-place Allentown beats Connie Mack’s A’s in exhibition

September 12, 1943: Reds’ Elmer Riddle mows ’em down with one-hitter

Piper Davis (TRADING CARD DB)

September 21, 1943: Powerful Grays, upstart Black Barons take center stage at Griffith Stadium

September 24, 1943: Cool Papa Bell wins Game 3 for Grays in 10th inning

September 26, 1943: Josh Gibson, Cool Papa Bell, and Buck Leonard lead Homestead Grays in Game 4

September 28, 1943: George Kell debuts in Connie Mack’s all-rookie lineup

October 3, 1943: John Dagenhard records only major-league win; Casey Stengel manages final game for Boston Braves

October 10, 1943: Marius Russo’s one-man show leads to Yankees’ win in Game 4

October 11, 1943: Spud Chandler, Yankees bring World Series championship back to New York

April 26, 1944: Reds outlast Cardinals in 13 innings on Frank McCormick’s homer