
October 2, 1947: Dodgers strike back to beat Yankees in Game 3
The Dodgers were in a hole after losing the first two games…

October 3, 1947: Cookie Lavagetto’s walk-off double shocks Yankees, ruins Bill Bevens’ no-hit bid
When the New York Yankees won the first two games of the 1947…

October 4, 1947: Spec Shea’s pitching puts Yankees on the verge of title
Brooklyn fans could barely believe what they were seeing. After…

October 5, 1947: Dodgers beat Yankees to send World Series to decisive seventh game
The Brooklyn Dodgers had their backs to the wall. After coming…

October 6, 1947: Joe Page leads Yankees to Game 7 win over Dodgers
The World Series headed into a seventh game for the third year…

April 16, 1948: Braves, Red Sox face off in City Series brawl
For decades the Braves traditionally started each big-league…

April 22, 1948: Bob Porterfield pitches Newark Bears to Opening Day victory
“No one grows up playing baseball pretending that they’re…

April 24, 1948: Stan Musial finds motivation in reaching milestone with 1,000 career hits
Battling appendicitis and tonsillitis, Stan Musial got off to…

May 5, 1948: Ted Williams records three outfield assists in one game
The “greatest hitter who ever lived”? Ted Williams said his…

May 8, 1948: Harry Brecheen’s almost-perfect game
Harry “The Cat” Brecheen had previously entered major-league…

May 9, 1948: Springfield Sallies drop inaugural game as AAGPBL’s overhand pitching era begins
Springfield Sallies hurler Erma “Bergie” Bergmann looked…

May 19, 1948: Stan Musial solidifies ‘The Man’ moniker with second 5-hit game of season
The night of May 19, 1948, Stan Musial strolled six times to…

May 20, 1948: Déjà vu: Joe DiMaggio homers twice in hitting for the cycle (again!)
It was the 24th regular season game of the 1948 season, but the…

May 20, 1948: Stan Musial dominates the Dodgers again as Cardinals complete sweep
The Man continued to damage Brooklyn’s pitching. The day after…

May 23, 1948: Boston Braves win two for Jimmy Fund
Two early-season games at Braves Field on May 23, 1948, were…

May 31, 1948: Tommy Lasorda strikes out 25, records game-ending hit for Schenectady
America’s Memorial Day festivities in 1948 included parades…

June 13, 1948: Babe Ruth makes final visit to Yankee Stadium
New Yorkers awoke to a dismal morning on June 13, 1948. Raindrops…

June 15, 1948: Televised baseball debuts in Boston
It was Tuesday night, June 15, 1948, and 24,124 Boston Braves…

June 15, 1948: ‘Look at your wonderful lights here’: Tigers win first night game in Detroit
Walter O. Briggs was definitely old school.As the owner of the…

June 24, 1948: Jackie Robinson’s first grand slam wins it for Dodgers in a walk-off
The Dodgers hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates for a Thursday afternoon…

June 30, 1948: Cleveland’s Bob Lemon throws a no-hitter against the Tigers
As June 1948 neared its conclusion, the 1948 American League…

July 4, 1948: Dodgers beat Giants in Fourth of July fireworks
The 28,770 holiday fans who filed into Ebbets Field on the…

July 13, 1948: Stan Musial wows St. Louis crowd with home run in All-Star Game
Baseball’s 15th All-Star Game took place in Sportsman’s Park…

July 17, 1948: New York Giants win in Leo Durocher’s debut as team’s manager
Leo Durocher managing the New York Giants made as much sense…
