1950s – Page 5 – Society for American Baseball Research

August 24, 1951: St. Louis Browns fans manage to get it right in Veeck promotion

Del Wilber spent eight seasons in the big leagues with the Cardinals, Phillies, and Red Sox (AUTHOR'S COLLECTION)

August 27, 1951: Del Wilber is an unlikely one-man show for Phillies

Eleanor Callow (TRADING CARD DB)

August 28, 1951: RBI machine Eleanor Callow propels Rockford to victory over Kalamazoo

Ted Williams (Trading Card DB)

September 5, 1951: One last flash from the Red Sox before their season falls apart

Bob Harrison (Trading Card Database)

September 5, 1951: Two paying fans watch minor league pitchers’ duel between Grand Rapids, Flint

September 13, 1951: Warren Spahn earns 20th win for Braves in rare three-team doubleheader

Preacher Roe (TRADING CARD DB)

September 14, 1951: Dodgers’ Preacher Roe beats former Pirates teammates for 20th victory

September 14, 1951: Browns’ Bob Nieman homers in first two at-bats; Ted Williams vents anger after strikeout by Satchel Paige

September 23, 1951: Murry Dickson wins 20th game for seventh-place Pirates

September 25, 1951: Johnny Pramesa’s walk-off grand slam saves Raffensberger’s extra-inning gem

September 27, 1951: ‘The Greatest Rhubarb in the History of Braves Field’

September 28, 1951: Allie Reynolds throws his second no-hitter of the season

September 30, 1951: Jackie Robinson saves the day and the season for Dodgers

September 30, 1951: Ned Garver wins 20th for sad-sack St. Louis Browns

September 30, 1951: Giants defeat Braves to set up playoff for NL pennant

Bobby Thomson

October 1, 1951: Thomson, Giants get best of Branca, Dodgers in NL playoff opener

Clem Labine (TRADING CARD DB)

October 2, 1951: Clem Labine shuts out Giants, Jackie Robinson homers to knot NL playoff at one game apiece

October 3, 1951: The Giants Win The Pennant!

October 4, 1951: Monte Irvin steals home as Giants take Game 1 over Yankees

Eddie Lopat (TRADING CARD DB)

October 5, 1951: Eddie Lopat’s hurling, hitting lead Yankees to Game 2 win over Giants

October 6, 1951: Eddie Stanky leads Giants past Yankees in Game 3

October 8, 1951: A day of rain, and Reynolds rather than Sain, lifts Yankees in Game 4

October 9, 1951: Gil McDougald’s grand slam leads Yankees to Game 5 rout of Giants

October 10, 1951: Yankees edge Giants in Game 6 to win third straight World Series