The Greatest Teams of Baseball's Golden Era · 15 Major League greats · 15 Negro League greats
A season of 30 historic clubs produced far more than standings and leaderboards. These twenty games capture some of the replay's best pitching duels, extra-inning marathons, dramatic home runs and memorable Major League–Negro League matchups.
Josh Gibson hit four home runs and drove in nine as Homestead overwhelmed Philadelphia. Among 1,802 games in the season, it stands as one of the replay's defining individual performances.
Bullet Rogan homered as the Monarchs edged the Yankees, 4–3, in ten innings — an early statement game in the MLB–Negro League portion of the schedule.
Detroit and Homestead battled deep into extra innings before the Tigers finally prevailed, 3–2, in the 16th.
Bing Miller's home run helped Philadelphia escape Birmingham, 4–3, in eleven innings at Shibe Park.
Buck Leonard homered as the Grays defeated the powerful 1929 Athletics, 4–2, in twelve innings.
Birmingham's Newberry shut out the 1932 Yankees, 1–0, producing one of the season's most striking pitching results.
Rube Foster threw a three-hit shutout as the 1917 Chicago American Giants beat the star-filled 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords, 5–0.
The Grays and Yankees traded late runs before Homestead pushed across the deciding run in the tenth for a 5–4 victory.
Ray Brown led the Grays past the 1936 Yankees, 7–3, in another showcase matchup between an elite Homestead club and a Yankees powerhouse.
Josh Gibson homered and tripled as the Crawfords defeated Babe Ruth's 1927 Yankees, 5–3.
Philadelphia and Homestead combined for 23 runs before the Athletics finally survived, 12–11, in eleven innings.
Ed Stone ended a tense 10-inning game with a walk-off home run, giving Homestead a 3–2 victory over the Yankees.
Josh Gibson's grand slam supplied the defining blow as Pittsburgh defeated Chicago, 6–2.
Ray Brown went 3-for-3 with a home run as Homestead beat the Yankees, 7–4, showing that the pitcher could influence the game on both sides of the ball.
Josh Gibson ended the meeting of two Homestead generations with a walk-off grand slam, giving the 1943 Grays a 5–3 victory.
Joe Gordon supplied the decisive hit as the 1939 Yankees edged the 1926 Chicago American Giants, 4–3, in ten innings.
Lefty Grove threw a shutout and went 3-for-4 at the plate as Philadelphia defeated the 1942 Grays, 5–0.
Stan Musial went 5-for-6 with two doubles, three RBI and four runs as St. Louis erupted for 15 runs against Homestead.
Rube Walberg went the distance, allowing two earned runs on six hits, as Philadelphia beat Homestead, 3–2. Josh Gibson homered in the ninth.
Jimmie Foxx delivered the walk-off home run as the Athletics finally defeated the Chicago American Giants, 5–3, in the 15th inning.