1950s – Page 2 – Society for American Baseball Research

July 8, 1950: Pirates beat Cardinals on Jack Phillips’ pinch-hit grand slam in 9th

July 10, 1950: Pugilism at the ballpark: Marciano, DeMarco win boxing bouts at Braves Field

Johnny Mize (TRADING CARD DB)

July 18, 1950: Johnny Mize homers twice, Yankees crush Browns

July 21, 1950: Bob Friend tosses no-hitter at age 19 for Waco Pirates

July 25, 1950: Whiz Kids blank the Cubs in doubleheader sweep; Phillies take over first place for good

Elmer Valo (Trading Card DB)

August 2, 1950: Philadelphia’s Elmer Valo hits for the cycle

Vern Bickford (Trading Card Database)

August 11, 1950: Vern Bickford pitches no-hitter at Braves Field

Red Schoendienst (TRADING CARD DB)

July 11, 1950: Red Schoendienst’s 14th-inning homer gives NL a dramatic All-Star win

August 12, 1950: The day Andy Seminick took out the Giants’ infield

Mickey Perez and Ellie Moore (Trading Card DB)

August 21, 1950: AAGPBL barnstormers delight Montreal fans with a ‘jeu spectaculaire’

August 26, 1950: Roy Campanella’s three homers sink Reds

August 28, 1950: Cubs’ Hank Sauer slams three home runs

Gil Hodges

August 31, 1950: Dodgers’ Gil Hodges hits four home runs at Ebbets Field

Hoot Evers (TRADING CARD DB)

September 7, 1950: Hoot Evers hits for the cycle as Tigers stage ‘sensational comeback’

September 9, 1950: Phillies rally to beat Braves in Curt Simmons’ last start before call to arms

September 10, 1950: Joe DiMaggio homers three times at Washington’s Griffith Stadium

September 15, 1950: Kluszewski knocks out Church, but Phillies edge Reds in opener

September 15, 1950: Let’s play three! Timely Ennis hit in 18th gives Whiz Kids a doubleheader sweep

Helen Nicol Fox (COURTESY OF THE AAGPBL ASSOCIATION)

September 17, 1950: Rockford Peaches win third straight AAGPBL title on Helen Nicol Fox’s Game 7 shutout

Tommy Brown

September 18, 1950: Tommy Brown hits unlikely 3 homers for Dodgers

September 28, 1950: Phillies’ lead shrinks as Giants sweep doubleheader

September 30, 1950: Whiz Kids fizzle in Brooklyn, setting up a showdown

October 1, 1950: Dick Sisler’s 10th-inning home run clinches Phillies’ pennant on the last day of the season

Gus Zernial (TRADING CARD DB)

October 1, 1950: Gus Zernial hits three homers in nightcap; four for the day