July 27, 1946: Rudy York hits two grand slams for Red Sox

On July 27, 1946, the hard-hitting Boston Red Sox visited Sportsman’s…

July 27, 1946: War hero Warren Spahn returns to Braves after World War II

When Warren Spahn returned to the Braves midway through the 1946…

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,…
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August 15, 1946: Sam Chapman wallops three homers

Of all the games played at Shibe Park, few were more unusual…

September 11, 1946: Johnny Vander Meer’s tireless 15 innings end in futility

Pee Wee Reese and Pete Reiser made their major-league debuts…

September 25, 1946: Hilton Smith goes the distance as Monarchs roll in Game 5

Negro League team owners could see the handwriting on the wall…

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

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

October 1, 1946: Extra time: Cardinals take NL playoff opener over Dodgers

Going into the last day of the 1946 baseball season, Brooklyn…
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October 3, 1946: Cardinals finish tiebreaker sweep, advance to the World Series

In 1946, for the first time in history, a major-league pennant…

October 7, 1946: ‘The Cat’ Harry Brecheen purrs for Cardinals in Game 2

Despite the loss to the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 World Series…