Wednesday afternoon, August 14, 1946, bottom of the 5th inning, and Pete Reiser deftly glides past the tag of the Giants’ Walker Cooper on the front end… Read more “A Moment in Time – 8/14/46: Pete Reiser steals home, setting NL record”
Tag: Roy Campanella
Yankee Stadium Yogi
Returning to my blog after a long absence, but I’ll keep it short and sweet – on this day of memorials to the great Yogi Berra, a… Read more “Yankee Stadium Yogi”
1946 NL Pennant? It’s in the Cards
Sunday, August 25, 1946, Sportsman’s Park, St. Louis, first game of a doubleheader between the St Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Enos Slaughter and the batboy… Read more “1946 NL Pennant? It’s in the Cards”
The Call Heard ‘Round The World
9/27/51, Braves Field, Boston, bottom of the 8th inning: Boston Brave Bob Addis slides into Roy Campanella as umpire Frank Dascoli looks on. Addis was called safe,… Read more “The Call Heard ‘Round The World”
Behind the Bag 