On October 27, 1922, Ralph Kiner is born in Santa Rita, New Mexico. Signed by the Pirates, Kiner will play two minor league seasons before entering the service in World War II. When he returns in 1946, he leads the NL in home runs seven straight seasons. Baseball is the only game you…
Behind Art Nehf’s complete game five-hitter, the Giants repeat as World Champions, sweeping the Yankees in five games, including one tie. George Kelly’s RBI single fuels the comeback 5-3 victory during the three-run eighth inning at the Polo Grounds.
1922 – For the first time, the entire World Series will be broadcast over the radio. Writer Grantland Rice does the announcing of the New York Giants-New York Yankees Series for station WJZ, in Newark, NJ, whose signal is relayed to WGY in Schenectady, NY.
On October 1, 1922, Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals reaches the .400 mark by going 3-for-5 in the final game of the regular season. “The Rajah” finishes the year with a .401 average and the National League batting crown… Pinterest Instagram Facebook Youtube Game Ticket {“dynamic”:true,”content”:”post_tags”,”settings”:{“before”:””,”after”:””,”link_to_term_page”:”on”,”separator”:” | “,”category_type”:”post_tag”}}
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