1952 – Stan Musial makes his major league pitching debut. Harvey Haddix moves to right field, Hal Rice shifts to center, and Musial pitches to Frank Baumholtz. After Baumholtz grounds out to third, everyone returns to their positions.
At Sportsman’s Park on Sept. 28, 1952, In was scheme to add some life to the last game of the season, Eddie Stanky puts starter Harvey Haddix in right field and brings in Stan Musial to pitch to Cubs Frankie Baumholtz who is chasing Stan for the batting title. Stan threw one pitch and…
On the last day of the season at Ebbets Field, the Braves’ 77 years of representing Boston is extended by three innings when Eddie Mathews’ ninth-inning, two-out double ties the game. The contest is called due to darkness and ends in the 12th inning in a 5-5 tie with the Dodgers.
1952 – The Braves’ Eddie Mathews hits 3 home runs as Boston breaks a 10-game losing streak and beats Brooklyn, 11 – 3. Virgil Jester wins, his last in the majors and the last victory for the Boston Braves franchise.
On September 27, 1952, Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates becomes the first player to lead the National League in home runs for seven consecutive seasons. Kiner hits his 37th home run of the year, putting him in a season-ending tie with Hank Sauer of the Chicago Cubs…
1952 – The Yanks clinch their 4th straight pennant, an 11-inning, 5 – 2 win at Philadelphia behind Ed Lopat and Johnny Sain.
1952 – Hal Newhouser of the Tigers wins his 200th game. It is his last win for Detroit, who will release him in early 1953.
September 21, 1951 with the Red Sox trailing 2-0 In the 4th inning at Fenway Park against the Yankees Clyde Vollmer doubles to left field with Johnny Pesky and Ted Williams aboard. pesky scores but Hank Bauer fires a strike to Yogi Berra who tags out Ted Williams. Allie Reynolds holds the Sox scoreless the…
In front of the second largest crowd this season, with many of the 8,822 fans rooting for the Dodgers, the Braves play their final home game in Boston. Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella hits the last home run at Braves Field in an 8-2 victory over the Milwaukee-bound club.
Pacific Coast League’s Sacramento manager, former major league All-Star second baseman Joe Gordon, pinch hits homers in both ends of a doubleheader. The first one, a grand slam, wins the game, 4-1.
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