1950s – Page 9 – Society for American Baseball Research

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

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

Billy Martin (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

October 5, 1953: Billy Martin’s walk-off single lifts Yankees to fifth consecutive World Series title

April 13, 1954: Tom Alston makes Cardinals history as first Black player to take the field

1951-Giants-researchbox-Mays-readbios

April 13, 1954: Willie Mays returns to Giants after service in Army

Courtesy of Trading Card Database

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

April 13, 1954: Pirates’ Vern Law celebrates return from military service with Opening Day win

1954 Baltimore Orioles program (COURTESY OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES)

April 15, 1954: Orioles return to Baltimore after 52 years

April 17, 1954: Cubs thump Cardinals in NL’s longest 9-inning game

Nino Escalera and Chuck Harmon (TRADING CARD DB)

April 17, 1954: Nino Escalera, Chuck Harmon integrate Cincinnati Reds in loss to Milwaukee Braves

April 23, 1954: At age 35, Jackie Robinson steals home against Pirates