Today in Comics History, May 15, 1941: There's absolutely no way that 1941 can be sad now!

from "The Clipper Bows Out: The Real Story of Joe DiMaggio" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), script by Ed Silverman (?), pencils and inks by Alex Kotzky (?), letters by Ben Oda

Today in Comics History, September 22, 1927: Fight breaks out during boxing match

from "Strange Sports Facts" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, September 1952), pencils and inks by Mario DeMarco

Today in Comics History, September 10, 1919: The disembodied head of Bob Feller is your host for these exciting tales of baseball thrills

from "Lakefront Larrupers: The Cleveland Indians" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), pencils and inks by Everett Raymond Kinstler, letters by Ben Oda

Today in Comics History, August 26, 1939: Baseball game interrupted by stupid Bud Lite commercial for very first time

from "Bob Feller's Baseball 'Firsts'" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), pencils and inks by Wally Littman

Today in Comics History, August 12, 1951: Batter finds it hard to miss 18-foot tall baseball

from "Home Run That Killed Brooklyn" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), pencils by Ross Andru (?), letters by Ben Oda

Today in Comics History, July 25, 1951: Okay, okay, enough baseball thrills; let's get to the killing Brooklyn part

from "Home Run That Killed Brooklyn" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), pencils by Ross Andru (?), letters by Ben Oda

Today in Comics History, July 17, 1941: Joe DiMaggio bitten by radioactive spider

from "The Clipper Bows Out: The Real Story of Joe Dimaggio" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), script by Ed Silverman (?), pencils and inks by Alex Kotzky (?), letters by Ben Oda

Today in Comics History, July 1, 1951: Mr. Tawky Tawny runs off the field screaming for his life

from "Skinning the Tiger" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), letters by John Duffy

Today in Comics History, July 1, 1859: The last time baseball was unsullied by commercialism

from Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), pencils and inks by Mario DeMarco

Today in Comics History, June 19, 1875: Baseball game won by Chicago Dog-Whistles

from "Bob Feller's Baseball 'Firsts'" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), pencils and inks by Wally Littman

Today in Comics History, June 7, 1892: I'd play pro baseball if this could be my position

from "Bob Feller's Baseball 'Firsts'" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), pencils and inks by Wally Littman

Today in Comics History, June 2, 1883: The day after the lights were installed, Roy Hobbs smashed them all with his home run

from "Bob Feller's Baseball 'Firsts'" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), pencils and inks by Wally Littman

Today in Comics History, June 1, 1925: He proceeded to what?!?

from "Strange Sports Facts" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), pencils and inks by Mario DeMarco

Today in Comics History, May 25, 1951: Baseball game called on account of a crisis on infinite earths

from "Home Run That Killed Brooklyn" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), pencils by Ross Andru (?), letters by Ben Oda