Robinson and Campanella

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

Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella bashed NL pitchers in…
Ebbets Field BP

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

The Brooklyn Dodgers take batting practice in an empty Ebbets…
Carl Erskine

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

When Game Three of the 1953 World Series began, Carl Erskine…
Roy Campanella with a mighty swing during spring training with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the early 1950s (SABR-Rucker Archive)

October 4, 1953: Yankees’ blasts prove too much for Brooklyn to overcome

Roy Campanella with a mighty swing during spring training…
Duke Snider

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

There were other events, including the meanderings of a runaway…
Courtesy of Trading Card Database

April 13, 1954: Athletics prevail on final Opening Day in Philadelphia

No one knew it was the Athletics' last home opener in Philadelphia,…
Johnny Mize

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

“How good a hitter was Mize? He was Lou Gehrig good. He was…
Jim Busby (The Topps Company)

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

The Yankees were cruising to their fifth straight AL pennant…
Bob Porterfield (TRADING CARD DB)

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

It was all over but the shouting. The pennant race in the American…

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

“Bob Trice has richly earned this reward,” proclaimed Ottawa…
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April 13, 1954: Willie Mays returns to Giants after service in Army

When the 1954 spring training began, the New York Giants had…

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

It wasn’t one of the storied Bill Veeck’s most creative promotions,…

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

It’s not so much what Ernie Banks did on Thursday, September…

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

Baseballs were flying out of major-league ballparks in 1953.…