Willie Mays with the Minneapolis Millers in 1951 (SABR-Rucker Archive)

May 1, 1951: Willie Mays has 3 hits, makes spectacular catch in Millers’ home opener

Willie Mays had three hits, Ray Dandridge had four, and Hoyt…
Connie Mack (Trading Card Database)

August 9, 1951: Corning A’s win big for special guest Connie Mack

A full-page ad in the August 6, 1951, issue of the Corning (New…
SmithQuincy

July 14, 1953: Decatur wins Mississippi-Ohio Valley All-Star Game

On July 14, 1953, the National League defeated the American League,…

April 30, 1957: Baby ‘Baby Bull’ Cepeda wows Minneapolis fans

Polled in the April 30, 1957, issue of the Minneapolis Tribune1…
Bob Malkmus (Trading Card DB)

May 26, 1957: Millers rally from 8 runs down to sweep Wichita

Hard-changing Minneapolis pulled to within a half-game game of…

August 27, 1956: ‘Grate’ throw highlights Millers’ win over Omaha

As the first season of play at Metropolitan Stadium neared…

May 1, 1954: Pat Mullin’s two homers help Buffalo Bisons trounce Ottawa Athletics

Lyall Smith, sports editor of the Detroit Free Press, made a…

May 22, 1957: Bradford, Pennsylvania, bids farewell to professional baseball

Pro baseball in Bradford, Pennsylvania, began in 1887 in a league…

May 10, 1953: Ernie White’s curious but short-lived two-catcher strategy

Ernie White 1 had a predicament. His Columbia (South Carolina)…
Sibby Sisti (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 30, 1955: Burlington, Vermont, welcomes pro ball with a bang

Vermont is one of the least-represented states on Baseball-Reference’s…

June 25, 1957: George ‘Babe’ Ruth wins minor-league game with homer

Of course they called him Babe. George Ernest Ruth had the fortune,…
Andy Tomasic

April 26, 1951: Ottawa Giants bring Triple-A baseball back to Canada’s capital

“We have jumped from the Class C Border League to Triple-A…