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July 14, 1953: ‘Country Boy’ Enos Slaughter steps in to fill the vacuum for NL stars

SmithQuincy

July 14, 1953: Decatur wins Mississippi-Ohio Valley All-Star Game

Bob Appleby (“Appleby Steps Out as Milligan Football Coach,” Bloomington (Illinois) Pantagraph, March 8, 1953: 15.)

July 22, 1953: Bob Appleby’s ironman attempt fails as Decatur and Mattoon split doubleheader

August 6, 1953: Sandlock drives in decisive run in Pirates’ 4-3 win over Reds

Whitey Ford (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

August 12, 1953: Whitey Ford stars on the mound and at the plate as Yankees rout Senators, 22-1

Bob Trice (TRADING CARD DB)

August 13, 1953: Bob Trice hurls two-hitter for Ottawa Athletics on Bob Trice Night

Jim Busby (The Topps Company)

August 18, 1953: For a day, Senators slam brakes on Yankees’ steamroller

Robinson and Campanella

August 20, 1953: Dodgers clobber Giants to extend winning streak to 13 games

August 22, 1953: Johnny Logan’s walk-off single secures Bob Buhl’s 14-inning gem

Ebbets Field BP

August 30, 1953: Brooklyn’s bats and Erskine’s arm subdue Muggsy’s insults

August 30, 1953: Milwaukee Braves set National League home run record

August 31, 1953: Would Ted Williams trade 18 points off his batting average for a game-winning home run?

August 31, 1953: Senators nip Browns as Gil Coan homers off Satchel Paige

September 1, 1953: Jackie Robinson’s big day helps Dodgers complete home sweep of Cardinals

September 3, 1953: Jean Faut tosses second perfect game, earns final win of illustrious career

Bob Porterfield (TRADING CARD DB)

September 12, 1953: Bob Porterfield wins 20th game of season for Senators

Johnny Mize

September 13, 1953: Johnny Mize’s final home run beats Indians

September 13, 1953: Bob Trice becomes first Black player on Philadelphia A’s

September 17, 1953: Ernie Banks breaks color barrier for Cubs

September 22, 1953: Satchel Paige, Don Larsen lead St. Louis Browns to their final win

September 27, 1953: Preston Ward’s walk-off blast in 9th propels Pirates in season finale

September 27, 1953: St. Louis Browns depart for Baltimore after 100th loss of the season

Carl Erskine

October 2, 1953: Dodgers’ Carl Erskine sets World Series record with 14 strikeouts

Duke Snider

October 3, 1953: ‘Let’s Be Unmerciful!’ Dodgers top Yankees in Game 4

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