May 1, 1954: Pat Mullin’s two homers help Buffalo Bisons trounce Ottawa Athletics
Lyall Smith, sports editor of the Detroit Free Press, made a…
May 2, 1954: Stan Musial sets major-league record with five home runs in doubleheader
Early on Sunday morning, May 2, 1954, a group of 37 people from…
May 10, 1954: Indians bat around in first inning, hang on to beat Yankees
On a dreary Monday night at Cleveland Stadium, 22,456 fans “shivered…
May 16, 1954: Pioneering Pirates rookie Curt Roberts collects three hits, continues steady defense
Branch Rickey, who had shaken the foundations of Organized Baseball…
May 17, 1954: Cardinals’ Joe Presko and Tom Alston defy expectations as nine justices deal Jim Crow a mortal blow
The day Robin Roberts, the pride of Philadelphia, was elected…
May 24, 1954: Willie Mays’ 2 homers, 3 hits, and 4 RBIs sink Phillies
Willie Mays topped the National League in slugging percentage…
May 28, 1954: Milwaukee’s Lew Burdette pitches complete game in 12-inning walk-off win
A County Stadium crowd of 34,146 sat through two rain delays…
June 2, 1954: Jackie Robinson ejected in Brooklyn’s rain-shortened win
On June 1, 1954, Brooklyn shut out the Braves, 2-0, in the first…
June 2, 1954: Yankees score seven runs in first inning, but lose to Indians in extras
The New York Yankees were five-time World Series champions heading…
June 3, 1954: Thompson, Mays power Giants over Cardinals with five-homer barrage
On the first Thursday of June in 1954, it seemed that everyone…
June 12, 1954: An unlikely candidate: Jim Wilson hurls first no-hitter at Milwaukee’s County Stadium
Milwaukee Braves beat reporter Lou Chapman characterized the…
June 17, 1954: Roberts being Roberts: Robin goes the distance in 15-inning win
In June of 1954, Phillies fans had a good idea of what they…
June 23, 1954: Orioles beat Red Sox in 17 innings, set AL records for time and players
The Baltimore Orioles returned to the American League in 1954…
July 5, 1954: Bill Glynn’s big day for Indians
The Cleveland Indians had just swept the Chicago White Sox at…
July 6, 1954: The Barber trims the Bums again
Salvatore Anthony Maglie came by his nickname, “Sal the Barber,”…
July 9, 1954: Fort Wayne Daisies win AAGPBL’s final All-Star Game
1954 AAGPBL all-stars. Back row, left to right: Barbara “Bobbie”…
July 11, 1954: Giants’ Don Mueller hits for the cycle, while Willie Mays just misses
It could have been the first time ever.
From the very first…
July 13, 1954: Senators rookie Dean Stone doesn’t retire a batter, but wins All-Star Game for American League
Despite five straight World Series titles, Casey Stengel had…
July 15, 1954: Down by five runs in ninth, Braves rally to win
It had been a long night at the ballpark. You couldn’t blame…
July 17, 1954: Dodgers field first majority-Black lineup in National League history
Pitcher Don Newcombe (right) and catcher Roy Campanella were…
July 19, 1954: Hobie Landrith, an overnight success eight years in the making
It was a Monday evening well into a season in which the Cincinnati…
July 25, 1954: Montreal Royals defeat Havana on Roberto Clemente’s walk-off home run
Max Macon, the new manager of the Montreal Royals, knew exactly…
July 30, 1954: Orioles’ Bob Kennedy hits first grand slam at Memorial Stadium
Following a last-place finish by the Orioles in 1902, the city…
July 31, 1954: Braves’ Joe Adcock smashes four home runs in historic performance at Ebbets Field
When one thinks of home-run hitters and the Milwaukee Braves,…