Helen Callaghan (TRADING CARD DB)

August 31, 1945: Helen Callaghan manufactures a win for the Fort Wayne Daisies

The 1945 season was the height of the Deadball Era in the All-American…
Paul Schreiber (TRADING CARD DB)

September 4, 1945: Yankees’ Paul Schreiber returns to play after 22-year absence

On Tuesday, September 4, 1945, the Detroit Tigers and the New…

September 18, 1945: Senators stay alive in topsy-turvy home finale

With two weeks left in the season, the Senators were playing…

September 20, 1945: Cleveland Buckeyes dethrone Negro League champions

The Homestead Grays were a dynasty in Negro League baseball…

September 30, 1945: Versatile René Monteagudo tops out at .301

It was in Philadelphia, it was late September, and it was at…

October 6, 1945: Goat, Trout leave Cubs cursed and ‘Dizzy’ in Game 4

For Dizzy Trout, the 30-year-old right-hander, no victory had…

October 10, 1945: Newhouser leads Tigers to Game 7 victory

The Chicago Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers in the 1907 and…

March 17, 1946: Jackie Robinson plays his first exhibition game for Montreal Royals

On October 23, 1945, it was announced that Branch Rickey had…
Ted Williams (TRADING CARD DB)

April 16, 1946: Ted Williams returns to Red Sox after World War II

Would “The Kid” still have it? Opening Day of the 1946 season…

April 16, 1946: The ‘wearing of the green’ at Braves’ Opening Day

Boston’s baseball fans eagerly awaited the start of the 1946…
Bob Feller (TRADING CARD DB)

April 16, 1946: Cleveland’s Bob Feller hurls 3-hitter against White Sox on Opening Day

April 16 is an important date in Cleveland Indians and major-league…
Mel Ott (Trading Card DB)

April 16, 1946: Giants’ Mel Ott hits 511th and final career home run on Opening Day

Mel Ott began the 1946 season, the 21st of his career with the…
Johnny Pesky (TRADING CARD DB)

April 20, 1946: Johnny Pesky hits game-winning homer around the foul pole at Fenway Park

The Boston Red Sox hadn’t won a pennant for 28 years, not since…
Bob Feller (TRADING CARD DB)

April 30, 1946: Cleveland’s Bob Feller no-hits the Yankees, 1-0

Cleveland’s Bob Feller had been baseball’s best pitcher in…