William "Slim" Emmerich (Baseball-Reference.com)

September 7, 1943: Last-place Allentown beats Connie Mack’s A’s in exhibition

What happens when the worst team in the American League meets…
Tom McGraw (Trading Card DB)

May 19, 1969: White Sox hold off Class A Appleton in spirited exhibition

The 1969 Chicago White Sox didn’t fare well in other teams’…

April 13, 1957: Braves and Millers put on a cold-weather exhibition in Minneapolis

The Milwaukee Braves and the Minneapolis Millers were both…

May 6, 1963: Army Cadets make it close in exhibition against Mets

When Tampa Bay takes on Toronto, it’s the Rays against the…

June 30, 1943: World War II relief game is a South Side success in Chicago

When there’s a band in the house for a Wednesday game, you…

April 11, 1947: Jackie Robinson debuts in a Dodgers uniform at Ebbets Field

“The Brooklyn Dodgers today purchased the contract of Jackie…

April 10, 1947: Jackie Robinson, a Royal at Ebbets Field

“I hadn’t even made up my mind Wednesday night. It came…
Hank Bauer (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 8, 1964: Orioles go down on the farm in Aberdeen

The 1964 Aberdeen (South Dakota) Pheasants dominated the Class…

August 10, 1946: Cobb meets Wagner in the Windy City for high school all-star game

In 1946, the Esquire’s All-American Boys’ Baseball Game,…

April 9, 1965: Astros beat Yankees in first game inside the Houston Astrodome

“The opening night against the Yankees was one of the most…

April 9, 1953: Braves get a wet welcome to Milwaukee

Since 1925, the Boston Braves and the Boston Red Sox had often…

May 7, 1959: Roy Campanella Night

They numbered more than 90,000. To be precise, 93,103 people…

October 12, 1963: Latin American charity game is Polo Grounds’ ‘grand finale’

The last baseball game ever played at the Polo Grounds was…

April 16, 1948: Braves, Red Sox face off in City Series brawl

For decades the Braves traditionally started each big-league…

August 13, 1945: KC Monarchs pay a ‘royal’ visit to Braves Field

On occasion, the buildup exceeds the event. Such was the case…

October 1, 1946: Red Sox tune up for World Series vs. AL All-Stars

On Sunday morning, September 29, 1946, Boston Red Sox general…

June 26, 1944: The Tri-Cornered War Bond Baseball Game

Twenty days after the D-Day invasion of Normandy, a special baseball…