The Newport Canners vs. Johnson City Soldiers’ Appalachian League contest in Tennessee ends in the sixth inning when the teams run out of baseballs. Some angry fans show their displeasure by destroying the set of bleachers that had been their seats before the game’s abrupt ending.

The Newport Canners vs. Johnson City Soldiers’ Appalachian League contest in Tennessee ends in the sixth inning when the teams run out of baseballs. Some angry fans show their displeasure by destroying the set of bleachers that had been their seats before the game’s abrupt ending.

Cardinals C Mickey Owen becomes the third National League backstop ever to make an unassisted double play, as the Cards beat the Bees, 5 – 2.

Cardinals C Mickey Owen becomes the third National League backstop ever to make an unassisted double play, as the Cards beat the Bees, 5 – 2.

Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle of his career

On August 1, 1937, Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees hits for the cycle. Gehrig’s cycle, the second of his major league career, highlights the Yankees’ 14-5 demolition of the St. Louis Browns. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Sponsor this Page   Listen to Voices From The Past on Our Podcast The Daily Rewind on Apples Podcast |…

Hank Leiber pinch-hits for the Giants, his first appearance since early May, following his hospitalization as a result of a Bob Feller beaning in spring training.

Hank Leiber pinch-hits for the Giants, his first appearance since early May, following his hospitalization as a result of a Bob Feller beaning in spring training.