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…
Murry Dickson

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…
Joe Garagiola (TRADING CARD DB)

October 10, 1946: Garagiola, Cardinals batter Boston to even up World Series

The St. Louis Cardinals were operating at a deficit as the 1946…
Joe Dobson (TRADING CARD DB)

October 11, 1946: Boston’s Joe Dobson shines with two-hitter to win Game 5

In Game Four of the 1946 World Series, the visiting St. Louis…

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

“I hadn’t even made up my mind Wednesday night. It came…

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

“The Brooklyn Dodgers today purchased the contract of Jackie…