1940s – Page 8 – Society for American Baseball Research

Joe Berry (Trading Card DB)

July 21, 1945: Athletics, Tigers play to record setting 24-inning tie

August 1, 1945: Mel Ott swats 500th career home run for Giants

August 4, 1945: Pirates rookie Salkeld hits for cycle, sets two records

August 10, 1945: Browns win slugfest at the bottom of the American League

August 13, 1945: KC Monarchs pay a ‘royal’ visit to Braves Field

August 19, 1945: Jimmie Foxx records five strikeouts and a win in his first start as pitcher

Bob Feller (TRADING CARD DB)

August 24, 1945: Bob Feller returns to baseball after World War II

Helen Callaghan (TRADING CARD DB)

August 31, 1945: Helen Callaghan manufactures a win for the Fort Wayne Daisies

Paul Schreiber (TRADING CARD DB)

September 4, 1945: Yankees’ Paul Schreiber returns to play after 22-year absence

September 9, 1945: Sandlock gets three hits, but Dodgers blow 4-run lead to Reds

September 9, 1945: Dick Fowler becomes first Canadian to toss a major-league no-hitter

September 18, 1945: ‘Cinderella’ Cleveland Buckeyes win Game 3 with shutout of Grays

September 18, 1945: Senators stay alive in topsy-turvy home finale

September 19, 1945: Sandlock drives in three as Dodgers rally late to beat Giants

September 20, 1945: Cleveland Buckeyes dethrone Negro League champions

September 23, 1945: At 49, Jud Wilson becomes oldest player to hit a home run in the Negro Leagues

September 30, 1945: Versatile René Monteagudo tops out at .301

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

March 17, 1946: Jackie Robinson plays his first exhibition game for Montreal Royals

Ted Williams (TRADING CARD DB)

April 16, 1946: Ted Williams returns to Red Sox after World War II

April 16, 1946: The ‘wearing of the green’ at Braves’ Opening Day