The New York Yankees clinch their fourth successive pennant
1939 – The New York Yankees clinch their fourth successive pennant with a win over Detroit.
Jimmie Foxx of the Boston Red Sox undergoes an appendectomy, sidelining him for the rest of the season
On September 9, 1939, Jimmie Foxx of the Boston Red Sox undergoes an appendectomy, sidelining him for the rest of the season. Although Foxx will not return to action in 1939, his 35 home runs will hold up as the most in the American League. He also finishes the year with a .360 batting average…
Bob Feller becomes the youngest modern-era player to win 20 games
Bob Feller, with his 12-1 victory over the Browns in St. Louis, becomes the youngest modern-era player to win 20 games. The 20 year-old Indians’ fireballer finishes the season 24-9 while posting a 2.85 ERA.
1939 – After Labor Day games, the Reds lead the Cards by 4 games. In the American League, the Yankees are 14 ½ ahead.
1939 – After Labor Day games, the Reds lead the Cards by 4 games. In the American League, the Yankees are 14 ½ ahead.
1939 – With the 6:30 Sunday curfew approaching, the Yankees start making deliberate outs, stalling to avoid a loss in Boston. Irate Fenway Park fans litter the field with cushions and debris. Umpire Cal Hubbard forfeits the game to the Yankees, but American League President Will Harridge subsequently overrules him, calling the game a 5 – 5 tie and fining the Yankees for their tactics.
1939 – With the 6:30 Sunday curfew approaching, the Yankees start making deliberate outs, stalling to avoid a loss in Boston. Irate Fenway Park fans litter the field with cushions and debris. Umpire Cal Hubbard forfeits the game to the Yankees, but American League President Will Harridge subsequently overrules him, calling the game a 5 – 5 tie and fining the Yankees for their tactics.
When Babe Dahlgren strikes out while being given an intentional walk and George Selkirk and Joe Gordon try to steal home on successive pitches by trotting to the plate, Red Sox fans throw a barrage of garbage onto the playing field at Fenway Park to protest the Yankees making deliberate outs to take advantage of the 6:30 Sunday curfew. Umpire Cal Hubbard rules the Boston crowd’s action makes it impossible to continue the game and awards the game as a forfeit to the Yankees with a 9 – 0 ‘official’ score.
When Babe Dahlgren strikes out while being given an intentional walk and George Selkirk and Joe Gordon try to steal home on successive pitches by trotting to the plate, Red Sox fans throw a barrage of garbage onto the playing field at Fenway Park to protest the Yankees making deliberate outs to take advantage of the 6:30 Sunday curfew. Umpire Cal Hubbard rules the Boston crowd’s action makes it impossible to continue the game and awards the game as a forfeit to the Yankees with a 9 – 0 ‘official’ score.
Nine players hit homers, as the Giants beat the Dodgers, 10 – 6, in the opener of a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds, falling one short of the record for two teams in one game set in 1923.
Nine players hit homers, as the Giants beat the Dodgers, 10 – 6, in the opener of a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds, falling one short of the record for two teams in one game set in 1923.
1939 – The Dodgers and Cubs use an open date to play a doubleheader of two rained-out games. The visiting Cubs take the opener‚ 6 – 2, behind Larry French‚ and the Dodgers take the nitecap‚ 3 – 1. In game 2‚ Gabby Hartnett sets a major league record for games caught of 1‚722. The old mark was held by Ray Schalk.
1939 – The Dodgers and Cubs use an open date to play a doubleheader of two rained-out games. The visiting Cubs take the opener‚ 6 – 2, behind Larry French‚ and the Dodgers take the nitecap‚ 3 – 1. In game 2‚ Gabby Hartnett sets a major league record for games caught of 1‚722. The old mark was held by Ray Schalk.
