1950s – Page 6 – Society for American Baseball Research

Clyde Vollmer (TRADING CARD DB)

April 18, 1952: ‘Dutch the Clutch’ Vollmer sparks first Red Sox home opener win in 5 years

Mike Roarke (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 19, 1952: Boston College wins hard-fought ‘Battle of Commonwealth Avenue’

Hoyt Wilhelm (Trading Card Database)

April 23, 1952: Giants’ Hoyt Wilhelm hits home run in first career at-bat, then earns first career victory

Bob Cain (TRADING CARD DB)

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

April 30, 1952: Before leaving for the Marine Corps, Ted Williams homers to win a game for Red Sox

Buster Clarkson (Trading Card DB)

April 30, 1952: Negro League star Buster Clarkson makes his National League debut for Boston Braves

Johnny Klippstein (Trading Card Database)

May 1, 1952: Cubs defeat Dodgers, flirt with first place for three days

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

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

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

June 4, 1952: Cleveland’s Larry Doby hits for the cycle, drives in six runs in loss to Red Sox

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

June 6, 1952: Dodgers prospect Elroy Face throws no-hitter through 9 innings, settles for 1-hit shutout

Satchel Paige (TRADING CARD DB)

June 10, 1952: Browns players present cup to Bill Veeck after firing of manager Rogers Hornsby

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

Warren Spahn (Trading Card DB)

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

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

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

1952 Holy Cross baseball team

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

Carl Erskine

June 19, 1952: Dodgers’ Carl Erskine tosses his first no-hitter

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

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

Eddie Robinson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

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

George Shuba (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

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