• Member Profile
  • Join a Chapter
  • Membership Directory
Society for American Baseball Research

Search the Research Collection

SABR Analytics

SABR Analytics Conference

Check out stories, photos, and highlights from the 2026 conference.

Learn More
  • Research
    • The Research Collection
    • Research Resources
  • Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Analytics Conference
    • Annual Convention
    • Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
    • Women in Baseball Conference
    • 19th Century Conference
    • SABR Day
  • Community
    • Join SABR
    • Regional Chapters
    • Research Committees
    • Chartered Communities
    • Member Benefit Spotlight
    • Members’ Home
  • Donate
  • SABR Scholars
    • Analytics Certification
    • Scholarships
    • Internships
  • Publications
  • Latest News
  • Menu Menu

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

Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Chris “Mojo” Denbow / Creative Commons)

April 1, 1954: Integrated baseball briefly comes to Birmingham as Cardinals beat White Sox in exhibition

Willie Mays (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

June 7, 1956: Willie Mays homers twice in Giants’ exhibition win at Metropolitan Stadium

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

Jim Bunning (Trading Card DB)

August 5, 1957: A harbinger of things to come: Metropolitan Stadium hosts Reds-Tigers exhibition

Pumpsie Green (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

June 16, 1958: Ted Williams, Pumpsie Green star in Red Sox exhibition at Minneapolis

May 7, 1959: Roy Campanella Night

Willie Mays (Trading Card DB)

June 15, 1959: Minneapolis Millers win exhibition against Giants despite Willie Mays’ home run

Tommy John (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 26, 1961: International League All-Stars buzzsaw big-league Indians with two-hitter

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

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

Hank Bauer (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

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

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

Whitey Ford, Trading Card Database.

July 25, 1968: Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle reunite for Yankees’ exhibition in Syracuse

Tom McGraw (Trading Card DB)

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

Mike Epstein and Ted Williams (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 9, 1969: Williams’s inspiration, Epstein’s power help Senators win exhibition in Buffalo

Cookie Rojas (Trading Card Database)

August 7, 1969: Awash in drama, Phillies punt exhibition against farm team in Reading

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Trading Card DB)

March 28, 1970: East-West Major League Baseball Classic honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Jon Warden (Trading Card DB)

June 2, 1971: Sore-armed Jon Warden’s last gasp helps Elmira Royals beat major-league parent

Harmon Killebrew (Trading Card DB)

August 9, 1971: Willie Mays and Harmon Killebrew delight Twins fans in exhibition

Joe Horlen (Courtesy of the Oakland Athletics)

April 17, 1972: Campus strike moves exhibition between A’s and Cal Bears to Oakland Coliseum

March 29, 1973: MLB experiments with Charlie Finley’s orange baseballs

Mel Behney (1974 Boston Red Sox Yearbook)

May 6, 1974: Career-ending injury, chilly weather mar Boston-Pawtucket exhibition

Jim Palmer (TRADING CARD DB)

August 8, 1974: Orioles ‘resign’ 5-run lead, lose exhibition in Rochester

Page 4 of 512345
Scroll to top Scroll to top Scroll to top