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The 1951 National League tie-breaker series was a best-of-three playoff series that extended Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1951 regular season to decide the winner of the National League (NL) pennant. The games were played on October 1, 2, and 3, 1951, between the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers.
The 18th Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played on July 10, hosted by the Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, with the National League winning, 8–3. On May 1, the Chicago White Sox become the sixth team in professional baseball to break the color line when they fielded future Hall-of-Famer Minnie Miñoso .
1951 Major League Baseball All-Star Game; N. 1951 National League tie-breaker series; 1951 New York Giants (MLB) season; 1951 New York Yankees season; P.
September 16 – Bill Klem, 77, Hall of Fame umpire known as the Old Arbitrator and the Father of Baseball Umpires, who officiated National League games during a 37-year career from 1905 to 1941 and introduced the inside chest protector, while working in 18 World Series to set a Major League Baseball record for umpires. [26]
Here is the full schedule for the upcoming MLB playoffs. ... 2024 MLB playoff schedule: Bracket, dates, time, TV for all games. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In Other News.
MLB playoff bracket: *Standings subject to change. American League Wild Card: No. 6 Kansas City Royals vs. No. 3 Houston Astros. No. 5 Detroit Tigers vs. No. 4 Baltimore Orioles
One of the more famous episodes in major league baseball history, and possibly one of the greatest moments in sports history, the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" is the name given to Bobby Thomson's walk-off home run that clinched the National League pennant for the New York Giants over their rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers. This game was the third ...
It was exactly 64 years ago that the first baseball game was broadcast on television in color. WCBS-TV in New York City broadcast the Boston Braves beating the Brooklyn Dodgers by an 8-1 score.