June 17, 1954: Roberts being Roberts: Robin goes the distance in 15-inning win
In June of 1954, Phillies fans had a good idea of what they…
July 25, 1954: Montreal Royals defeat Havana on Roberto Clemente’s walk-off home run
Max Macon, the new manager of the Montreal Royals, knew exactly…
June 3, 1954: Thompson, Mays power Giants over Cardinals with five-homer barrage
On the first Thursday of June in 1954, it seemed that everyone…
July 9, 1954: Fort Wayne Daisies win AAGPBL’s final All-Star Game
1954 AAGPBL all-stars. Back row, left to right: Barbara “Bobbie”…
July 30, 1954: Orioles’ Bob Kennedy hits first grand slam at Memorial Stadium
Following a last-place finish by the Orioles in 1902, the city…
June 23, 1954: Orioles beat Red Sox in 17 innings, set AL records for time and players
The Baltimore Orioles returned to the American League in 1954…
September 2, 1954: Roy Sievers knocks in 7 as Senators rout Tigers
“BLASTED!” yelled the box score.
“Senators Drub Tigers…
September 6, 1954: Carlos Paula integrates the Washington Senators
The game appeared to be merely the first in a meaningless,…
August 6, 1954: Did heckling Ted Williams cost the Orioles a game in the 10th inning?
The last-place Baltimore Orioles were 36 games behind the league-leading…
September 5, 1954: Asheville old-timers Bud Shaney, Ray Hathaway work quickly in Tri-State shutout
The Asheville (North Carolina) Tourists were in their ninth season…
August 13, 1954: 16 is magic number again for Jack Harshman in shutout duel
When Chicago White Sox pitcher Jack Harshman shut out the Detroit…
July 11, 1954: Giants’ Don Mueller hits for the cycle, while Willie Mays just misses
It could have been the first time ever.
From the very first…
August 23, 1954: Harmon Killebrew goes 3-for-4 in first start for Senators
Harmon Killebrew’s first major-league start hinted at a career…
September 1, 1954: Herb Score hurls one-hitter, surpasses 300 strikeouts for Indianapolis Indians
They didn’t know it at the time, but the Indianapolis Indians…
July 13, 1954: Senators rookie Dean Stone doesn’t retire a batter, but wins All-Star Game for American League
Despite five straight World Series titles, Casey Stengel had…
July 19, 1954: Hobie Landrith, an overnight success eight years in the making
It was a Monday evening well into a season in which the Cincinnati…
September 12, 1954: Cleveland fans set attendance record as 86,563 watch Indians sweep Yankees
The Murderers’ Row teams of the late 1920s are generally considered…
June 2, 1954: Yankees score seven runs in first inning, but lose to Indians in extras
The New York Yankees were five-time World Series champions heading…
July 5, 1954: Bill Glynn’s big day for Indians
The Cleveland Indians had just swept the Chicago White Sox at…
July 6, 1954: The Barber trims the Bums again
Salvatore Anthony Maglie came by his nickname, “Sal the Barber,”…
June 12, 1954: An unlikely candidate: Jim Wilson hurls first no-hitter at Milwaukee’s County Stadium
Milwaukee Braves beat reporter Lou Chapman characterized the…
July 15, 1954: Down by five runs in ninth, Braves rally to win
It had been a long night at the ballpark. You couldn’t blame…
June 2, 1954: Jackie Robinson ejected in Brooklyn’s rain-shortened win
On June 1, 1954, Brooklyn shut out the Braves, 2-0, in the first…
May 28, 1954: Milwaukee’s Lew Burdette pitches complete game in 12-inning walk-off win
A County Stadium crowd of 34,146 sat through two rain delays…