1933 – The Giants sweep a pair from the Cubs at Wrigley Field, winning, 5 – 1 and 4 – 0. Reliever Hi Bell helps apply the whitewash in game 2, besting Lon Warneke. Starter Roy Parmeleeis leading 3 – 0 when he hits Tuck Stainback on the arm breaking it. He walks the bases full and Bell comes in.

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1933 – The Giants sweep a pair from the Cubs at Wrigley Field, winning, 5 – 1 and 4 – 0. Reliever Hi Bell helps apply the whitewash in game 2, besting Lon Warneke. Starter Roy Parmeleeis leading 3 – 0 when he hits Tuck Stainback on the arm breaking it. He walks the bases full and Bell comes in.

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White Sox veteran hurlers Sad Sam Jones age 41 and Red Faber age 44 are the starting pitchers in a doubleheader with the A’s at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park

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White Sox veteran hurlers Sad Sam Jones (41) and Red Faber (44) are the starting pitchers in a doubleheader split with the A’s at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park. It will be another 53 seasons before another pair of 40+ year-old teammates (Yankees Tommy John and Joe Niekro) start both ends of a twin bill.

1933 – The Dodgers are zero for the afternoon against the Pirates, as Heinie Meine tops them, 1 – 0, in the opener and Waite Hoyt wins the nitecap, 2 – 0.

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1933 – The Dodgers are zero for the afternoon against the Pirates, as Heinie Meine tops them, 1 – 0, in the opener and Waite Hoyt wins the nitecap, 2 – 0.

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The first East/West Negro League All Star Game is played

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On September 10, 1933, the first East-West All-Star Game in the history of the Negro Leagues is played at Chicago’s Comiskey Park. Future Hall of Famer Willie Foster notches a complete game in earning an 11-7 win for the West. Mule Suttles hits the games only homerun. Comiskey was the site of the first major…

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Joe Hauser of the American Association’s Minneapolis Millers sets a professional record by hitting his 68th and 69th home runs

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On September 9, 1933, Joe Hauser of the American Association’s Minneapolis Millers sets a professional record by hitting his 68th and 69th home runs. Hauser, who had hit 63 home runs with the minor league Baltimore Orioles in 1930, will never make the major leagues…

In the second game of a doubleheader against Detroit, Red Sox outfielder Mel Almada makes his major league debut at Fenway Park. The Huatabampo, Sonora native is the first Mexican to play in the major leagues.

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In the second game of a doubleheader against Detroit, Red Sox outfielder Mel Almada makes his major league debut at Fenway Park. The Huatabampo, Sonora native is the first Mexican to play in the major leagues.

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Joe Hauser hits 3 home runs in a game and sets new professional home run record

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On September 4, 1933, minor league slugger Joe Hauser of the Minneapolis Millers hits three home runs in a game. Hauser’s latest slugging feat gives him 65 home runs on the season, establishing a new professional record.@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@

At Cincinnati, the Reds clip the Pirates, 9 – 3, the first loss for the Bucs in nine games. The Pirates now trail the Giants by eight games. Red Lucas goes all the way for the win, as the Reds shell rookie Ralph Birkofer. After the game, Edd Roush’s old-timers defeat Buck Herzog’s Nine, 8 – 5, called after five innings on account of “tiredness.” Ninety three old timers turn out and about half take a turn at the plate. Roush’s squad includes Pat Duncan, Larry Kopf, Bill Rariden, and Rube Bressler, all stars on the 1919 Reds team. Donie Bush and Honus Wagner are the shortstops.

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At Cincinnati, the Reds clip the Pirates, 9 – 3, the first loss for the Bucs in nine games. The Pirates now trail the Giants by eight games. Red Lucas goes all the way for the win, as the Reds shell rookie Ralph Birkofer. After the game, Edd Roush’s old-timers defeat Buck Herzog’s Nine, 8 – 5, called after five innings on account of “tiredness.” Ninety three old timers turn out and about half take a turn at the plate. Roush’s squad includes Pat Duncan, Larry Kopf, Bill Rariden, and Rube Bressler, all stars on the 1919 Reds team. Donie Bush and Honus Wagner are the shortstops.