Lon Warneke, Cubs mound ace, intentionally walks a batter in the 7th to load the bases and bring up Giants P Roy Parmelee. He hits a grand slam for a 5 – 3 win.

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Lon Warneke, Cubs mound ace, intentionally walks a batter in the 7th to load the bases and bring up Giants P Roy Parmelee. He hits a grand slam for a 5 – 3 win.

Although Bob Johnson, Jimmie Foxx and Pinky Higgins hit successive homers in the 4th inning, St. Louis Browns P Jack Knott perseveres to beat the A’s, 7 – 4.

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Although Bob Johnson, Jimmie Foxx and Pinky Higgins hit successive homers in the 4th inning, St. Louis Browns P Jack Knott perseveres to beat the A’s, 7 – 4.

National League President John Heydler upholds the Cards’ protest of a loss to the Cubs on July 2nd. The game will be resumed from the point at which umpire Bill Klem waited too long to call an infield fly and will be played prior to a scheduled July 31st game.

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National League President John Heydler upholds the Cards’ protest of a loss to the Cubs on July 2nd. The game will be resumed from the point at which umpire Bill Klem waited too long to call an infield fly and will be played prior to a scheduled July 31st game.

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Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees draws the 2,000th walk of his career

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On July 17, 1934, Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees draws the 2,000th walk of his career, becoming the first player in major league history to reach the milestone. Ruth will eventually retire as the game’s all-time leader in bases on balls with 2,062, a record that he will hold until it is surpassed…