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…
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 6, 1952: Dodgers prospect Elroy Face throws no-hitter through 9 innings, settles for 1-hit shutout
The name Elroy Face conjures up many associations. One might…
April 30, 1952: Negro League star Buster Clarkson makes his National League debut for Boston Braves
It was a warm spring day in Pittsburgh as 2,861 fans filed into…
June 29, 1952: Cubs’ ninth-inning comeback spoils Bubba Church’s outing
After having been traded from the Philadelphia Phillies to the…
June 10, 1952: Browns players present cup to Bill Veeck after firing of manager Rogers Hornsby
Bill Veeck knew it had been a mistake to hire Rogers Hornsby…
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…
April 30, 1952: Before leaving for the Marine Corps, Ted Williams homers to win a game for Red Sox
Over the course of his career, Ted Williams homered six times…
April 19, 1952: Boston College wins hard-fought ‘Battle of Commonwealth Avenue’
The rivalry between Boston College and Boston University is a…
April 18, 1952: ‘Dutch the Clutch’ Vollmer sparks first Red Sox home opener win in 5 years
Things weren’t looking that good for the Red Sox heading into…
July 3, 1952: Eddie Robinson knocks in seven for White Sox
On the evening of July 1, 1952, the Chicago White Sox were in…
July 5, 1952: Shotgun Shuba’s homer, Erskine’s pitching lead Dodgers to win
After he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson’s…
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 4, 1952: Cleveland’s Larry Doby hits for the cycle, drives in six runs in loss to Red Sox
In the early months of the 1952 season, the Cleveland Indians…
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…