August 21, 1950: AAGPBL barnstormers delight Montreal fans with a ‘jeu spectaculaire’
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League’s barnstorming…
August 26, 1950: Roy Campanella’s three homers sink Reds
“His homers were terrific clouts,” gushed sportswriter Harold…
August 28, 1950: Cubs’ Hank Sauer slams three home runs
Hank Sauer’s major-league career didn’t flourish until he…
August 31, 1950: Dodgers’ Gil Hodges hits four home runs at Ebbets Field
Returning from a road trip on which they won 8 of 11 games,…
September 7, 1950: Hoot Evers hits for the cycle as Tigers stage ‘sensational comeback’
After the first week of September 1950, the Cleveland Indians…
September 9, 1950: Phillies rally to beat Braves in Curt Simmons’ last start before call to arms
"Naturally we’re going to miss him,” said Philadelphia Phillies…
September 10, 1950: Joe DiMaggio homers three times at Washington’s Griffith Stadium
Most players would consider entering an early September game…
September 15, 1950: Kluszewski knocks out Church, but Phillies edge Reds in opener
With an 8-4 record and a sparkling 2.22 ERA, 25-year-old Emory…
September 15, 1950: Let’s play three! Timely Ennis hit in 18th gives Whiz Kids a doubleheader sweep
In one of the most thrilling games of a thrilling season, the…
September 17, 1950: Rockford Peaches win third straight AAGPBL title on Helen Nicol Fox’s Game 7 shutout
Rockford Peaches manager Bill Allington needed a starting pitcher…
September 18, 1950: Tommy Brown hits unlikely 3 homers for Dodgers
Tommy Brown first gained notoriety as a 16-year-old for the…
September 28, 1950: Phillies’ lead shrinks as Giants sweep doubleheader
“What a difference a day makes.” Think Dinah Washington and…
September 30, 1950: Whiz Kids fizzle in Brooklyn, setting up a showdown
“Even their nickname has backfired. The Dodger jockeys have…
October 1, 1950: Dick Sisler’s 10th-inning home run clinches Phillies’ pennant on the last day of the season
The last game of the 1950 season found the Philadelphia Phillies…
October 1, 1950: Gus Zernial hits three homers in nightcap; four for the day
The October 1, 1950, doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox…
October 4, 1950: Yankees’ Vic Raschi shuts out Phillies on two hits in World Series opener
Philadelphia Phillies manager Eddie Sawyer faced a dilemma. Who…
October 5, 1950: DiMaggio’s 10th-inning homer gives Yankees a 2-0 lead in World Series
The 1949 World Series opened with Allie Reynolds facing Brooklyn’s…
October 6, 1950: Jerry Coleman’s walk-off single lifts Yankees to 3-0 lead in World Series
Without a day off in the 1950 World Series, the venue shifted…
October 7, 1950: Yogi Berra delivers knockout blow as Yankees sweep Phillies in World Series
Phillies manager Eddie Sawyer selected Bob Miller to start the…
April 21, 1951: Mantle hits first career double; Gil Coan ties record with two triples in same inning
Granted, it was only the first week of the 1951 season, but the…
April 25, 1951: ‘Still bounding toward Lake Michigan’: Eddie Robinson hits one out of Comiskey Park
Anyone who has been to a baseball game in Chicago knows that…
April 26, 1951: Ottawa Giants bring Triple-A baseball back to Canada’s capital
“We have jumped from the Class C Border League to Triple-A…
April 30, 1951: New York Giants start long climb out of the cellar
Nothing in the early spring of 1951 gave any clue that this would…
May 1, 1951: Minnie Miñoso homers in first plate appearance for White Sox; Mickey Mantle boosts Yankees with first career homer
The long love affair between Minnie Miñoso, the first black…