The Braves sweep a twin bill from the Phillies played at Fenway Park, the home of the American League’s Red Sox, because the seats in the reserved grandstand in their Boston ballpark are still tacky after the team’s Opening Day debacle due to wet paint. As a thank-you, the Red Sox, who play all day games at home, are offered the use of Braves Field for night games, but the team declines the invitation.

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The Braves sweep a twin bill from the Phillies played at Fenway Park, the home of the American League’s Red Sox, because the seats in the reserved grandstand in their Boston ballpark are still tacky after the team’s Opening Day debacle due to wet paint. As a thank-you, the Red Sox, who play all day games at home, are offered the use of Braves Field for night games, but the team declines the invitation.

Ed Head of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitches a 5 – 0 no-hitter against the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field. It is Head’s first appearance since his return from the military.

Ed Head of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitches a 5 – 0 no-hitter against the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field. It is Head’s first appearance since his return from the military.

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Ed Head of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitches a 5 – 0 no-hitter against the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field. It is Head’s first appearance since his return from the military.

1946 – Frankie Hayes of the Cleveland Indians plays the last of his 312 consecutive games as a catcher. He started his streak on October 12, 1943, while playing for the St. Louis Browns.

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1946 – Frankie Hayes of the Cleveland Indians plays the last of his 312 consecutive games as a catcher. He started his streak on October 12, 1943, while playing for the St. Louis Browns.