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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…

Lou Gehrig returns to 1B and goes 4 for 4, including 3 doubles, off Schoolboy Rowe, but the New York Yankees lose to the Detroit Tigers, 8 – 3.

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Lou Gehrig returns to 1B and goes 4 for 4, including 3 doubles, off Schoolboy Rowe, but the New York Yankees lose to the Detroit Tigers, 8 – 3.

Tigers pull off a miracle against Yankees

Tigers pull off a miracle against Yankees

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At Navin Field in Detroit, MI, in an effort to keep the consecutive game streak intact, the Yankees have lumbago-stricken Lou Gehrig bat lead-off and list him as the shortstop in the lineup. After singling in the first inning, the “Iron Horse” leaves the game without fielding as the Detroit Tigers pound out 11 doubles to edge the Yankees, 12 – 11.

Babe Ruth 700th homerun
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Babe Ruth hits his 700th homerun

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On July 14, 1934, In front of 20,000 fans during the 3rd inning at Navin Field in Detroit, Babe Ruth wallops a Tommy Bridges 3-2 pitch far over the right field wall for his 700th career home run. The 4 – 2 victory over the Tigers puts the Bronx Bombers back into first place, but Lou Gehrig is helped off the field in the 1st inning with a…

Chuck Klein is out of the Cubs lineup because of injuries as they beat the Braves, 7 – 4. He is batting .331 with 19 homers and 65 RBI, but will miss much of the second half and never again will return to the high level of performance previously shown.

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Chuck Klein is out of the Cubs lineup because of injuries as they beat the Braves, 7 – 4. He is batting .331 with 19 homers and 65 RBI, but will miss much of the second half and never again will return to the high level of performance previously shown.

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Carl Hubbell strikes out five consecutive future Hall of Famers

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    PODCAST – Hubbel Steals the show in 1934 All Star Game Full Broadcast Subscribe to our Podcast on Apples Podcast | Spotify  | Google | Stitcher And connect with us wherever else you listen to Podcast.   On July 10, 1934, The second All-Star Game belonged to Carl Hubbell. On the afternoon of…

Just four days after throwing a no-hitter, Satchel Paige finds himself on the short end of another no-hitter
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Just four days after throwing a no-hitter, Satchel Paige finds himself on the short end of another no-hitter

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Just four days after throwing a no-hitter, Satchel Paige finds himself on the short end of another no-hitter, thrown by Willie “Sug” Cornelius. However, Cornelius’ Chicago American Giants are unable to score, and the game is a scoreless tie after nine innings. Paige’s Pittsburgh Crawfords break open the no-hitter in the 10th inning, and Paige beats Cornelius, 3 – 0.