April 15, 1947: Jackie Robinson’s major league debut

Jackie Robinson's major-league debut was more than just the first…

April 17, 1947: Jackie Robinson records his first National League hit for Dodgers

During his 10-year career in the National League, Jackie Robinson…

April 18, 1947: Ted Williams home run helps Boo Ferriss win his first game of season

It was just the third game of the 1947 season. The American League…

April 22, 1947: Jackie Robinson’s first meeting with Ben Chapman

Sometimes all of the elements of the story of a ballgame are…

April 27, 1947: A ‘good look’ at Eddie Waitkus on Babe Ruth Day at Wrigley

In the interrogation room at Cook County Jail, Ruth Ann Steinhagen…
Babe Ruth, circa 1934 (MLB.COM)

April 27, 1947: Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium

Two days before Thanksgiving 1946, Babe Ruth went to New York's…

May 9, 1947: Racial slurs won’t stop Jackie Robinson in Philadelphia

“Jackie has been accepted in baseball, and we of the Philadelphia…
Jackie Robinson (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

May 13, 1947: Jackie Robinson makes first appearance in Cincinnati with Dodgers

Before Jackie Robinson had been in the National League a month,…

May 18, 1947: Jackie Robinson welcomed at Chicago’s Wrigley Field

Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers came to Chicago’s…
Ted Williams (TRADING CARD DB)

May 19, 1947: Ted Williams saves Red Sox from being swept by Tigers at Fenway Park

It was looking like a sad Monday for Red Sox fans at Fenway Park.…

May 21, 1947: Jackie Robinson makes his Dodgers debut in St. Louis

Jackie Robinson never thought the abuse would happen in New York…

May 30, 1947: Braves’ Memorial Day sweep spoils Jackie Robinson’s Boston debut

Jackie Robinson’s debut at Braves Field was originally scheduled…

June 13, 1947: Red Sox win first night game at Fenway Park

In 1946, 11 years after the Cincinnati Reds had hosted the first…
Johnny Pesky, 1947 Bond Bread baseball card

June 18, 1947: Boston’s Johnny Pesky drives in winning run in 15th

The Boston Red Sox, defending American League champions, got…

June 18, 1947: Jackie Robinson’s baserunning and Gil Hodges’ homer lift Dodgers

The Wednesday afternoon game was the second of a three-game…

June 18, 1947: ‘The Whip’ Ewell Blackwell throws a no-hitter for Reds

“Ah just fired fast ball after fast ball at ’em in the ninth,”…

June 24, 1947: Jackie Robinson steals home for the first time with Dodgers

On the morning of Tuesday, June 24, 1947, two titans of sport…

July 3, 1947: Rookie Jackie Robinson’s hit streak reaches 20 games

The fireworks arrived a few days before the Fourth of July. On…