June 4, 1947: Dodgers’ Pete Reiser given last rites but survives collision with wall
As many baseball fans know, Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman…
June 13, 1947: Red Sox win first night game at Fenway Park
In 1946, 11 years after the Cincinnati Reds had hosted the first…
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…
July 5, 1947: Larry Doby integrates American League with pinch-hitting appearance for Cleveland
At 10:45 A.M. on July 5, 1947, Larry Doby and Cleveland Indians…
July 8, 1947: NL pitching dominates in All-Star Game at Wrigley Field
The 1947 All-Star Game was played for the first time in Wrigley…
July 10, 1947: Don Black pitches first no-hitter at Cleveland Stadium
Don Black reached the end of the line in Philadelphia. A’s…
July 17, 1947: St. Louis Browns turn to Negro Leagues in effort to climb toward respectability
At a time when the St. Louis Browns were sorely lacking for talent…
July 18, 1947: Ralph Branca flirts with perfect game, one-hits Cardinals at Ebbets Field
“I was a damn effective pitcher. It pains me to be remembered…
July 18, 1947: Tigers’ Hutchinson ends Yankees’ 19-game winning streak
Michigan and Trumbull was one of the more popular destinations…
July 20, 1947: Detroit fans set record attendance in series finale vs. Yankees
Sunday, July 20, 1947, was a sunny day in Detroit after a cool…
July 25, 1947: Willard Brown becomes first Black ballplayer in a major-league game at Fenway Park
Fenway Park hosted its first major-league game in April 1912,…
July 25, 1947: Reds’ Ewell Blackwell sets modern NL record with 16th straight victory
On Friday, July 25, 1947, Crosley Field was packed with 24,430…
July 27, 1947: West wins 15th annual Negro Leagues East-West Classic at Comiskey Park
There had been a Negro Leagues all-star game since September…
July 29, 1947: The West wins another Negro League East-West Game at Polo Grounds
The East-West All-Star Game was the highlight of the Negro Leagues’…
August 2, 1947: Red Sox win on Bobby Doerr Day at Fenway Park
August 2 was celebrated as Bobby Doerr Day at Fenway Park. For…
August 13, 1947: Willard Brown hits first American League home run by a Black player
Two weeks after the Cleveland Indians’ Larry Doby broke the…
August 17, 1947: Phillies attempt to negate Dodgers’ lead via Sunday ‘Blue Law’
One evening in the summer of 1947, the National League’s best…
August 17, 1947: Canadian pitchers Fowler, Marchildon win both ends of doubleheader for Philadelphia A’s
Dick Fowler (left) and Phil Marchildon (right) at Philadelphia…
August 17, 1947: After Woody Crowson dies in bus accident, Greensboro and Raleigh play in his honor
Stretched out across a seat near the rear of his minor-league…
August 18, 1947: Dottie Kamenshek goes 5-for-5 with two homers, chases second straight batting title
The under-achieving Rockford Peaches were for all intents and…