1950s – Page 3 – Society for American Baseball Research

Gus Zernial (TRADING CARD DB)

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

October 4, 1950: Yankees’ Vic Raschi shuts out Phillies on two hits in World Series opener

October 5, 1950: DiMaggio’s 10th-inning homer gives Yankees a 2-0 lead in World Series

October 6, 1950: Jerry Coleman’s walk-off single lifts Yankees to 3-0 lead in World Series

October 7, 1950: Yogi Berra delivers knockout blow as Yankees sweep Phillies in World Series

April 21, 1951: Mantle hits first career double; Gil Coan ties record with two triples in same inning

Eddie Robinson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 25, 1951: ‘Still bounding toward Lake Michigan’: Eddie Robinson hits one out of Comiskey Park

Andy Tomasic

April 26, 1951: Ottawa Giants bring Triple-A baseball back to Canada’s capital

April 30, 1951: New York Giants start long climb out of the cellar

May 1, 1951: Minnie Miñoso homers in first plate appearance for White Sox; Mickey Mantle boosts Yankees with first career homer

Willie Mays with the Minneapolis Millers in 1951 (SABR-Rucker Archive)

May 1, 1951: Willie Mays has 3 hits, makes spectacular catch in Millers’ home opener

May 2, 1951: Rogovin, Ginsberg, and Limmer make Jewish baseball history together

May 6, 1951: Chambers throws 1st Pirates’ no-hitter in 44 years

May 7, 1951: Cleveland Indians nearly overcome Johnny Vander Meer’s career-ending clunker

Mike Goliat, Trading Card DB

May 20, 1951: Phillies blast Pirates in 17-0 shutout win

Ted Williams (Trading Card DB)

May 21, 1951: Ted Williams lashes 3 hits to Fenway Park’s left field—to spite Ty Cobb?

May 23, 1951: Again, three hits for Cal Abrams as Dodgers beat Pirates

May 25, 1951: Willie Mays makes his major-league debut with Giants

May 28, 1951: Willie Mays’s first National League hit is a towering homer

June 2, 1951: The return of the Miracle Braves in Boston

June 3, 1951: Don Newcombe strikes out 12 Cubs in Sunday opener at Ebbets Field

June 3, 1951: Preacher Roe, Gene Hermanski lead Dodgers to sweep of Cubs

June 3, 1951: Dave Koslo hurls two-hit shutout as Giants continue surge

Connie Ryan (The Topps Company)

June 4, 1951: Connie Ryan returns to Boston, helps Reds flip standings