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Forget About The War, Let’s Play Ball, Boston Braves at Cincinnati Reds, July 29, 1943 (Recreation)

“I honestly feel that it would be best for the country to keep baseball going."  With those words from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, organised baseball continued duri

When Cass Michaels Didn’t Die, Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia Athletics, Aug 28, 1954 (Recreation)

The Chicago White Sox are up two games to one as they visit the Philadelphia Athletics for the last time, yet the final game in the series is played in the shadow of deat

Shutting Out Murderers' Row, New York Yankees at Washington Senators, Aug 13, 1932 (Recreation)

The police are lined up around Griffith Stadium to keep the peace as the Washington Senators are visited by the New York Yankees. There’s little love between the two team

The 22-year Old Rookie Who Broke Tom Seaver, San Diego Padres at New York Mets, May 6, 1972 (Recreation)

A Saturday game in May can be both an inconsequential checkmark in a season and a game that can be looked back on as a captivating moment in history.  It’s impossible to

The $100,000 Pitcher Stolen From The Yankees, Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs, July 29, 1945 (Recreation)

The Chicago Cubs are on a tear. The Northside faithful can feel a dynasty building beneath their feet, with every pitch, every hit, and every run coming home. And now the

The Four Immortals Of The Alabaster Plaster, St Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates, June 16, 1961 (Recreation)

Just another Friday night in the Steel Capital of the world, and the defending World Series champions welcome the St Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh? Think again. The Pira

To Live The Impossible Dream, California Angels at Boston Red Sox, July 27, 1967 (Recreation)

What a difference a year makes. From finishing second-last in the American League, the Boston Red Sox are sitting just one-and-a-half games behind the White Sox after the

Fred Haney’s Sunday Sweep, Milwaukee Braves at Brooklyn Dodgers, June 17, 1956 (Recreation)

Can a four-game series define a season? The Brooklyn Dodgers’ “Boys Of Summer’ are no longer boys. The defending World Series champions find themselves in a three-way br

Baseball In The Shadow Of War, Detroit Tigers at Washington Nationals, May 14, 1941 (Recreation)

The shadow of war hangs over the 1941 season, a season that historians call “the last pure summer of baseball” before the world is irrevocably changed. Club rosters will

The Go-Go White Sox Are Ready To Win, Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians, July 1, 1955 (Recreation)

The Cleveland Indians' Big Four rotation served them well in 1954, delivering 111 wins and a ticket to the World Series. Yet their power is fading, and many worry that th

The Birth Of The Big Red Machine, Los Angeles Dodgers at Cincinnati Reds, April 9, 1969 (Recreation)

The year of the pitcher is over. Following a league-wide ERA of 2.98, Denny McLain’s 31 wins, and Bob Gibson’s 1.12 ERA, the MLB took drastic action; the mound was lowere

The Forgotten August Night That Defined A Dynasty, Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees, August 15, 1960 (Recreation)

The ageing empire of Casey Stengel’s Yankees is in a desperate three-way street fight for the American League against the Chicago White Sox (the defending champions) and

BONUS - From The Clubhouse: The Beauty And History Of Baseball Scorecards (Bonus Episode)

Welcome to Classic Baseball Radio’s Clubhouse, where we step back from the hectic pace of the games and take some time to talk about the history of baseball. Consider the

Robin Roberts And The Whiz Kids Collapse, Philadelphia Phillies at New York Giants, September 28, 1950 (Recreation)

The Philadelphia Phillies were meant to have the 1950 National League sewn up. With two weeks left in the regular season, they were seven and a half ahead of the Red Sox

Dave Winfield Skips The Minors. Houston Astros at San Diego Padres, June 19, 1973 (Recreation)

The San Diego Padres have lost their last nine games, and with rumours of the franchise moving to Washington, the management is looking for anything to bring the winning

Dizzy Dean Takes Revenge On The Gashouse Gang, St Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs, April 24, 1938 (Recreation)

Following an injury at the 1937 All-Star Game, Dizzy Dean lost his fastball, and the St Louis Cardinals traded away one of the leading lights of The Gashouse Gang. The Ch

The Chairman's Masterpiece, Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees, May 6, 1956

1956 is a year that Yankees fans have fond memories of... Mickey Mantle will take the triple crown, Don Larsen will pitch a perfect game in the World Series, and Whitey F

Can Ted Williams Save The Day? Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox, September 17, 1953 (Recreation).

The Boston Red Sox are in trouble. They are 36-37 at home, and have three games left to avoid the losing record; and they've just lost the first game in a two-game series

Waite Hoyt's Other Final Game, Cincinnati Reds at SF Giants, October 3, 1965.

The SF Giants have just lost a place in the World Series, with arch rivals the Dodgers taking the National League's spot the previous evening. The Giants' 94-67 record wi

Elston Howard Takes Charge In The Bronx, Washington Senators at New York Yankees, June 19, 1963 (Recreation)

The records credit Jim Bouton with the win, but everyone who followed the Yankees' 1963 season knows that the driving force in the middle of the year was Elston Howard.