Warren Spahn (Trading Card DB)

June 14, 1952: Braves’ Warren Spahn strikes out 18 Cubs in 15-inning loss

The Chicago Cubs had a 32-19 record when they arrived in Boston…

May 27, 1952: Willie Mays leads Giants over Dodgers as Army induction approaches

Willie Mays missed nearly two full seasons due to military…

April 18, 1952: Willie Mays makes his greatest catch — no, not that one

New York Giants fans loved Willie Mays, the exciting young…
1952 Holy Cross baseball team

June 17, 1952: Holy Cross defeats Missouri to win College World Series

On June 17, 1952, in front of 6,914 fans,1 the University of…

June 29, 1952: Cubs’ ninth-inning comeback spoils Bubba Church’s outing

After having been traded from the Philadelphia Phillies to the…

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

The clock finally struck midnight on the Cinderella New York…

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

The pendulum kept swinging the same way after the New York Yankees…
Eddie Robinson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

July 3, 1952: Eddie Robinson knocks in seven for White Sox

On the evening of July 1, 1952, the Chicago White Sox were in…
George Shuba (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

July 5, 1952: Shotgun Shuba’s homer, Erskine’s pitching lead Dodgers to win

After he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson’s…
Bob Cain (TRADING CARD DB)

April 23, 1952: Browns’ Bob Cain beats Bob Feller in a battle of one-hitters

The Cleveland Indians may have been reaching for some strong…

June 15, 1952: Giants blow 11-run lead, lose to Cardinals

It was going to be a very hot day for the St. Louis Cardinals-New…

June 15, 1952: Giants defeat Cardinals in seven innings after loss in opener

On a hot and sweltering Sunday afternoon, the New York Giants…

June 11, 1952: Cubs’ Hank Sauer gets second home run ‘hat trick’

Before Yogi Berra came up with his now famous quip, “It looks…

June 6, 1952: Murry Dickson and the Bucs shave ‘The Barber’

On paper the game appeared to be a mismatch between teams on…

May 15, 1952: Virgil Trucks’s first no-hitter ends with Tigers walk-off

“If manager Red Rolfe had written the script, the Tigers could…

May 21, 1952: Dodgers rout Reds with 15-run first inning

In the 1950s, a kid’s trip to a Dodgers game at Ebbets Field…

June 26, 1952: Giants’ Sal Maglie stops Dodgers with three-hit shutout

The weather was stifling hot, and it was just the beginning of…