
April 29, 1945: Boo Ferriss wins major-league debut and launches historic run
Like all the other major-league teams, the Boston Red Sox had…

May 6, 1945: Rookie Boo Ferriss wins second of eight consecutive decisions to start career
Dave “Boo” Ferriss, an ex-G.I. discharged from the Army Air…

May 13, 1945: Boo Ferriss’s scoreless inning streak ends, but he still wins third straight
Dave “Boo” Ferriss, an ex-GI discharged from the Army Air…

May 16, 1945: Rookie Jack Creel’s extended one-hit relief not enough for Cardinals to top Braves
The 1945 St. Louis Cardinals, winners of three consecutive wartime…

May 18, 1945: Boo Ferriss shuts out White Sox for fourth straight win
Dave “Boo” Ferriss, an ex-GI discharged from the Army Air…

May 23, 1945: Boo Ferriss beats Browns for fifth straight win
Dave “Boo” Ferriss, an ex-GI discharged from the Army Air…

May 26, 1945: Dodgers end losing streak behind Sandlock’s three hits
The Brooklyn Dodgers, who had won 11 in a row between May 5 and…

May 27, 1945: Boo Ferriss one-hits White Sox for sixth consecutive win
Dave “Boo” Ferriss, an ex-G. I. discharged from the Army…

May 31, 1945: Boo Ferriss wins seventh consecutive game to start career
Dave “Boo” Ferriss, began his major-league career with an…

June 6, 1945: Boo Ferriss wins record 8th straight game to start career
Dave “Boo” Ferriss began his major-league career with an…

June 19, 1945: Reds’ Joe Bowman bests Red Barrett in ‘Titanic Hill Duel’
The Cincinnati Reds edged the defending world champion St. Louis…

July 1, 1945: Tigers’ Hank Greenberg returns to baseball
“We’ll all have the answer pretty soon. Hank Greenberg is…

July 3, 1945: Cruel Cubs brutalize Braves, 24-2
As 6,000 faithful fans filed into Braves Field for a 2:30 P.M.…

July 6, 1945: Tommy Holmes’s greatest day and greatest season
On June 6, 1945, Tommy Holmes of the Boston Braves began a hitting…

July 10, 1945: MLB All-Star Game canceled during World War II
On February 21, 1945, Monroe Johnson, director of the federal…

July 10, 1945: Red Sox beat Braves in Boston’s ‘All-Star Replacement Game’ in 1945
Fenway Park in Boston was supposed to host the 1945 All-Star…

July 15, 1945: Bob Elliott hits for the cycle, drives in 6 runs to lead Pirates’ rout over Dodgers
A Sunday crowd of 24,129, including 261 servicemen, “got a…

July 21, 1945: Athletics, Tigers play to record setting 24-inning tie
The Saturday matinee was a matchup between the first-place…

August 1, 1945: Mel Ott swats 500th career home run for Giants
When Mel Ott smacked his 500th career home run, it was the latest…

August 4, 1945: Pirates rookie Salkeld hits for cycle, sets two records
On August 4, 1945, Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Bill Salkeld “joined…

August 10, 1945: Browns win slugfest at the bottom of the American League
There remained the matter of a ballgame on August 10, 1945. Two,…

August 13, 1945: KC Monarchs pay a ‘royal’ visit to Braves Field
On occasion, the buildup exceeds the event. Such was the case…

August 19, 1945: Jimmie Foxx records five strikeouts and a win in his first start as pitcher
By August 1945, Jimmie Foxx was in his 20th season in the major…

August 24, 1945: Bob Feller returns to baseball after World War II
Bob Feller’s return to major-league baseball after 44 months…