▁min ors ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 - 5 4 ▁and ▁then ▁ret ire . ▁ ▁April ▁April ▁ 2 3 ▁– ▁Bob ▁C ain ▁and ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Brow ns ▁defeat ▁Bob ▁F eller ▁and ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Indians , ▁ 1 – 0 , ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁in ▁which ▁both ▁pitch ers ▁throw ▁a ▁one - h itter . ▁April ▁ 3 0 ▁V eter an ▁Neg ro ▁League ▁catch er ▁Qu in cy ▁Tr ou ppe ▁makes ▁his ▁major ▁league ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Indians . ▁At ▁ 3 9 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁he ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁ro ok ies ▁in ▁major ▁league ▁history . ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁Tr ou ppe ▁is ▁behind ▁the ▁plate ▁when ▁relief ▁pitch er ▁To oth pick ▁Sam ▁Jones ▁enters ▁the ▁game , ▁forming ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁battery ▁in ▁American ▁League ▁history . ▁Ted ▁Williams ▁hits ▁a ▁two ▁run ▁home ▁run ▁to ▁break ▁a ▁ 3 - 3 ▁tie ▁on ▁" T ed ▁Williams ▁Day " ▁at ▁Fen way ▁Park . ▁It ▁was ▁Williams ' ▁final ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁before ▁his ▁departure ▁for ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁Marine ▁f ighter ▁pilot . ▁ ▁May ▁May ▁ 5 ▁– ▁Mic key ▁Mant le ' s ▁father ▁dies ▁of ▁H od g kin ' s ▁D ise ase , ▁and ▁Mant le ▁will ▁miss ▁six ▁games ▁while ▁att ending ▁the ▁fun eral ▁and ▁seeing ▁to ▁family ▁matters ▁in ▁Oklahoma . ▁May ▁ 1 3 ▁– ▁Ron ▁Ne cc