At Shibe Park, Lou Gehrig receives a tremendous standing ovation from the Philadelphia crowd when he brings out the lineup card to the umpires prior to the second game of a twin bill. A’s manager Connie Mack, who rarely leaves the dugout, goes to home plate to shake the hand of the terminally ill Yankee captain.

ByTom

At Shibe Park, Lou Gehrig receives a tremendous standing ovation from the Philadelphia crowd when he brings out the lineup card to the umpires prior to the second game of a twin bill. A’s manager Connie Mack, who rarely leaves the dugout, goes to home plate to shake the hand of the terminally ill Yankee captain.

The Yankees hit 13 homeruns in a doubleheader collecting a record 53 total bases

The Yankees hit 13 homeruns in a doubleheader collecting a record 53 total bases

ByBaseball

The Yankees hit eight home runs in the first game of a doubleheader with the A’s, and five more in the nightcap. Both are major league records, as are the 53 total bases in a doubleheader. Joe DiMaggio, Babe Dahlgren and Joe Gordon each hit three homers. The Yankees win the opener, 23 – 2, and take the nightcap, 10 – 0.

The Dodgers and Bees play a 23-inning, 2 – 2 game at Boston, called on account of darkness

The Dodgers and Bees play a 23-inning, 2 – 2 game at Boston, called on account of darkness

ByThis Day in Baseball

On June 27, 1939 The Dodgers and Bees play a 23-inning, 2 – 2 game at Boston, called on account of darkness after 5 hours and 15 minutes. Whit Wyatt pitches 16 innings for the Dodgers. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@

Kid Gleason, Connie Mack, Philadelphia a’s, Connie mack

The Yankees play their first night game in franchise history, losing to Connie Mack’s A’s, 3-2

ByTom

The Yankees play their first night game in franchise history, losing to Connie Mack’s A’s, 3-2, at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park, where the first-ever American evening tilt took place last month. The Bronx Bombers will not play their first home game under the lights for another seven years.

Cleveland batters Ben Chapman, Hal Trosky and Jeff Heath homer in the seventh inning to tie a major-league record, while beating Philadelphia, 8 – 4.

ByBaseball

On June 25, 1939 Cleveland batters Ben Chapman, Hal Trosky and Jeff Heath homer in the seventh inning to tie a major-league record, while beating Philadelphia, 8 – 4.   Source Baseball Reference June 25

The New York Yankees announce Lou Gehrig’s retirement, based on the report that he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The 36-year-old star will remain with the team as captain.

The New York Yankees announce Lou Gehrig’s retirement, based on the report that he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The 36-year-old star will remain with the team as captain.

ByBaseball

On June 21, 1939 The New York Yankees announce Lou Gehrig’s retirement, based on the report that he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The 36-year-old star will remain with the team as captain.

Lou Brock St Louis Cardinals
|

Lou Brock Stats & Facts

ByThis Day in Baseball

    Lou Brock Position: Leftfielder Bats: Left  •  Throws: LeftHeight – 5-11 Weight –  170lb (180cm, 77kg)Born: June 18, 1939 in El Dorado, ARDeath: September 6, 2020High School: Union HS (Monroe, LA)School: Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA)Debut: September 10, 1961 (9,504th in MLB history)vs. PHI 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 30, 1979vs. NYM 4 AB, 0 H, 0…

In front of a record crowd of 23,864 fans at Ruppert Stadium, Lou Gehrig plays his last game in a Yankee uniform when he participates in an exhibition contest against the Kansas City Blues (AA), the team’s American Association farm club. The ‘Iron Horse’, playing only three innings and batting eighth, grounds out weakly to second base in his only at-bat.

ByTom

In front of a record crowd of 23,864 fans at Ruppert Stadium, Lou Gehrig plays his last game in a Yankee uniform when he participates in an exhibition contest against the Kansas City Blues (AA), the team’s American Association farm club. The ‘Iron Horse’, playing only three innings and batting eighth, grounds out weakly to second base in his only at-bat.

With much of its funding provided by the Clark Foundation, a charitable organization established by the Singer Sewing Machine Company, the Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated in Cooperstown, the site selected due to an erroneous report made that claimed Abner Doubleday had invented the game in the small town located in upstate New York. The Hall of Fame is officially dedicated at Cooperstown, New York. The greatest-ever gathering of members and future inductees of the Hall of Fame accept their plaques: Grover Alexander, Ty Cobb, Eddie Collins, Walter Johnson, Nap Lajoie, Connie Mack, Babe Ruth, George Sisler, Tris Speaker, Honus Wagner and Cy Young.

ByBaseball

On June 12 1939, With much of its funding provided by the Clark Foundation, a charitable organization established by the Singer Sewing Machine Company, the Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated in Cooperstown, the site selected due to an erroneous report made that claimed Abner Doubleday had invented the game in the small town located…

With much of its funding provided by the Clark Foundation, a charitable organization established by the Singer Sewing Machine Company, the Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated in Cooperstown, the site selected due to an erroneous report made that claimed Abner Doubleday had invented the game in the small town located in upstate New York. Players selected from the first four Hall of Fame induction elections are enshrined as its first members.

ByTom

On June 12 1939, With much of its funding provided by the Clark Foundation, a charitable organization established by the Singer Sewing Machine Company, the Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated in Cooperstown, the site selected due to an erroneous report made that claimed Abner Doubleday had invented the game in the small town located…