1945 – Scheduled demonstrations at the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field to end segregation in organized baseball are called off.

On August 18, 1945 — 1945 – Scheduled demonstrations at the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field to end segregation in organized baseball are called off.

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In Los Angeles, Barry Bonds walks in his first two at bats and then slugs his 67th homer in the 7th inning to give the Giants a 2 – 1 win over the Dodgers. Bonds hit a pair in his last two at bats the previous day. Bonds now has 35 homers on the road, a major league record.

Roy Halladay pitches a one-hitter to beat the Yankees, 6 – 0. Toronto ends New York’s winning streak at 6.

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