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…
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…
August 5, 1957: A harbinger of things to come: Metropolitan Stadium hosts Reds-Tigers exhibition
Before the Minneapolis Millers’ inaugural game in Metropolitan…
June 16, 1958: Ted Williams, Pumpsie Green star in Red Sox exhibition at Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Millers of the American Association were the…
June 7, 1956: Willie Mays homers twice in Giants’ exhibition win at Metropolitan Stadium
Six weeks after Opening Day at their new $4.5 million ballpark…
July 7, 1942: Bob Feller is the headliner as military all-stars take on American League’s best in Cleveland
“I’ve seen everything of this sort ever attempted, but this…
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…
June 26, 1961: International League All-Stars buzzsaw big-league Indians with two-hitter
Official records will tell you that Tommy John made his first…
June 9, 1969: Williams’s inspiration, Epstein’s power help Senators win exhibition in Buffalo
Baseball card number 539 in the 1969 Topps set, titled “Ted…
June 8, 1964: Orioles go down on the farm in Aberdeen
The 1964 Aberdeen (South Dakota) Pheasants dominated the Class…
July 11, 1949: Chicago Herald-American All-Star Game: a tripleheader of future stars
From 1946 through 1965, the Hearst newspaper chain sponsored…
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…