Game Stories – Page 86 – Society for American Baseball Research

August 31, 1953: Would Ted Williams trade 18 points off his batting average for a game-winning home run?

August 28, 2023

Would Ted Williams trade 18 points off his batting average for…

August 31, 1953: Senators nip Browns as Gil Coan homers off Satchel Paige

May 19, 2020

It wasn’t one of the storied Bill Veeck’s most creative promotions,…

September 1, 1953: Jackie Robinson’s big day helps Dodgers complete home sweep of Cardinals

February 28, 2022

The 1953 Dodgers enjoyed so much success against the St. Louis…

September 3, 1953: Jean Faut tosses second perfect game, earns final win of illustrious career

July 6, 2022

Jean Faut was having another outstanding season for the South…

September 12, 1953: Bob Porterfield wins 20th game of season for Senators

April 29, 2022

It was all over but the shouting. The pennant race in the American…

September 13, 1953: Johnny Mize’s final home run beats Indians

April 18, 2023

“How good a hitter was Mize? He was Lou Gehrig good. He was…

September 13, 1953: Bob Trice becomes first Black player on Philadelphia A’s

March 5, 2022

“Bob Trice has richly earned this reward,” proclaimed Ottawa…

September 17, 1953: Ernie Banks breaks color barrier for Cubs

November 15, 2019

It’s not so much what Ernie Banks did on Thursday, September…

September 22, 1953: Satchel Paige, Don Larsen lead St. Louis Browns to their final win

May 26, 2020

Satchel Paige and Don Larsen earned baseball immortality in dramatically…

September 27, 1953: Preston Ward’s walk-off blast in 9th propels Pirates in season finale

May 15, 2019

The 1953 season was a tough one for both the Pittsburgh Pirates…

September 27, 1953: St. Louis Browns depart for Baltimore after 100th loss of the season

November 21, 2018

When Duane Pillette took the mound for the woeful St. Louis Browns…

October 2, 1953: Dodgers’ Carl Erskine sets World Series record with 14 strikeouts

May 6, 2024

When Game Three of the 1953 World Series began, Carl Erskine…

October 3, 1953: ‘Let’s Be Unmerciful!’ Dodgers top Yankees in Game 4

April 30, 2024

There were other events, including the meanderings of a runaway…

Roy Campanella with a mighty swing during spring training with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the early 1950s (SABR-Rucker Archive)

October 4, 1953: Yankees’ blasts prove too much for Brooklyn to overcome

April 30, 2024

Roy Campanella with a mighty swing during spring training…

October 5, 1953: Billy Martin’s walk-off single lifts Yankees to fifth consecutive World Series title

September 25, 2023

The New York Yankees entered Game Six of the 1953 World Series…

April 13, 1954: Tom Alston makes Cardinals history as first Black player to take the field

March 8, 2022

With the start of the 1954 season, beer magnate August A. Busch…

April 13, 1954: Willie Mays returns to Giants after service in Army

July 23, 2020

When the 1954 spring training began, the New York Giants had…

April 13, 1954: Athletics prevail on final Opening Day in Philadelphia

June 26, 2023

No one knew it was the Athletics' last home opener in Philadelphia,…

April 13, 1954: Pirates’ Vern Law celebrates return from military service with Opening Day win

February 5, 2019

The Pittsburgh Pirates were eager to open the 1954 season following…

1954 Baltimore Orioles program (COURTESY OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES)

April 15, 1954: Orioles return to Baltimore after 52 years

July 23, 2020

The streets of Baltimore were jam-packed with an estimated 350,000…

April 17, 1954: Cubs thump Cardinals in NL’s longest 9-inning game

December 3, 2019

Near the end of March 1954, Stan Hack was suddenly named to become…

Nino Escalera and Chuck Harmon (TRADING CARD DB)

April 17, 1954: Nino Escalera, Chuck Harmon integrate Cincinnati Reds in loss to Milwaukee Braves

March 28, 2022

Box scores don’t lie. But sometimes they cannot tell the…

April 23, 1954: At age 35, Jackie Robinson steals home against Pirates