August 25, 1952: Virgil Trucks hurls his second no-hitter of the season
Virgil Trucks’s 1952 season has been described by Gregory H.…
August 28, 1952: Dave Hoskins wins 20th game for Dallas Eagles on night held in his honor
1952 Globe Printing Dave Hoskins baseball card
Entering…
September 6, 1952: Robin Roberts tosses marathon for 23rd win
The annual drive for statistics to validate an otherwise disappointing…
September 7, 1952: Johnny Mize completes homer-in-every-ballpark with pinch-hit grand slam
“He is one batter who always knows what he is doing up at the…
September 7, 1952: Hartford goes out a winner before 64-year break from Organized Baseball
Hartford, Connecticut, is among the baseball markets that has…
September 8, 1952: South Bend wins protest, new Game 2 to get back into AAGPBL championship series
South Bend Blue Sox manager Karl Winsch was having none of it.…
September 14, 1952: Dramatic Eddie Mathews homer gives Boston Braves final home win
The Boston Braves played 2,811 regular-season home games at Braves…
September 15, 1952: Jackie Robinson and Dodgers end slump with home-run barrage
Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers were slumping as they…
September 20, 1952: Jackie Robinson, Carl Erskine lead Dodgers to victory
Jackie Robinson’s potent bat and Carl Erskine’s sore right…
September 20, 1952: Musial, Baumholtz compete for National League batting title
On the morning of Saturday, September 20, 1952, the St. Louis…
September 21, 1952: Braves bid adieu to Boston in home finale
The last home game of the 1952 season at Braves Field was played…
September 23, 1952: Dodgers clinch National League pennant
Carl Furillo, Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Pee Wee Reese,…
September 27, 1952: Eddie Mathews becomes first NL rookie to hit 3 home runs in a game
The Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves were two teams headed…
September 28, 1952: Cleveland finishes with win over Tigers; Larry Doby claims AL home-run crown
Both the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers were out of contention…
October 1, 1952: Joe Black and Dodgers’ defense beat Yankees in Game 1
Harold C. Burr gave a tepid review of the Dodgers pitching staff…
October 2, 1952: Yankees bash Dodgers behind Vic Raschi’s 3-hitter in Game 2
The 1952 World Series pitted the New York Yankees versus the…
October 4, 1952: Allie Reynolds’ 4-hit shutout in Game 4 evens World Series
“Of all the skills wrapped up in the complex game of big league…
October 5, 1952: Duke Snider hits and Carl Erskine pitches Dodgers to World Series lead in Game 5
“It would be so easy to believe, had you not seen it, that…
October 6, 1952: Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra power Yankees in Game 6
For the first time in six World Series appearances, the Dodgers…
October 7, 1952: Billy Martin saves the Series
The 1952 World Series was the fourth straight for the New York…
April 9, 1953: Braves get a wet welcome to Milwaukee
Since 1925, the Boston Braves and the Boston Red Sox had often…
April 13, 1953: Max Surkont spins shutout in Milwaukee Braves’ first game
A month before Opening Day 1953, the Cincinnati Reds were expecting…
April 14, 1953: Milwaukee Braves christen County Stadium with ceremonies, civic pride, and Hollywood-style extra-inning victory
The Milwaukee Braves opened the 1953 season on April 13 with…
April 15, 1953: Lindell, Sandlock’s efforts not enough in Pirates’ loss to Dodgers
It was a new season, the Pirates opening against the 1952 National…