Joe DiMaggio is named American League MVP for the first time
1939 – Joe DiMaggio is named American League MVP, with Jimmie Foxx the runner-up.
Rugger Ardizoia, George Pucinelli and Ernie Orsatti. The Hollywood Stars, 1939 Pacific Coast League.
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With Mayor Fiorello La Guardia on hand, Lou Gehrig is sworn in as a member of the New York City Parole Commission. Although the term is for ten years, the former Yankee slugger will eventually become too ill even to sign his name and will ask for a leave of absence next year.
With Mayor Fiorello La Guardia on hand, Lou Gehrig is sworn in as a member of the New York City Parole Commission. Although the term is for ten years, the former Yankee slugger will eventually become too ill even to sign his name and will ask for a leave of absence next year.
New York Yankees set a record by winning their fourth consecutive World Championship in 1939
test On October 8, 1939, In the top of the tenth, Yankee outfielder Joe DiMaggio scores all the way from first base when Reds’ catcher Ernie Lombardi lies in a daze at home plate after being run over by ‘King Kong’ Charlie Keller. The Bronx Bombers score three runs thanks to ‘Lombardi’s Swoon’ and will…
In Game 3 at Crosley Field, Charlie Keller becomes the first rookie to hit two home runs in the same World Series game. The 22 year-old outfielder’s first and fifth inning homers, both off starter Junior Thompson, help the Yankees beat the Reds, 7-3.
In Game 3 at Crosley Field, Charlie Keller becomes the first rookie to hit two home runs in the same World Series game. The 22 year-old outfielder’s first and fifth inning homers, both off starter Junior Thompson, help the Yankees beat the Reds, 7-3.
Monte Pearson does not allow a base hit until one out in the 8th inning as he shuts out Cincinnati, 4 – 0. Babe Dahlgren hits a home run and a double as the Yankees take a 2-0 Series lead.
1939 – In Game 2 of the World Series, Yankees pitcher Monte Pearson does not allow a base hit until one out in the 8th inning as he shuts out Cincinnati, 4 – 0. Babe Dahlgren hits a home run and a double as the Yankees take a 2-0 Series lead.
1939 – The World Series begins at Yankee Stadium, with the Cincinnati Reds playing their first Series since the infamous 1919 match-up against the Chicago White Sox. With the Yankees as heavy favorites, the game is tied 1 – 1 until the last of the 9th inning, when Yankees catcher Bill Dickey singles home the winning run.
1939 – The World Series begins at Yankee Stadium, with the Cincinnati Reds playing their first Series since the infamous 1919 match-up against the Chicago White Sox. With the Yankees as heavy favorites, the game is tied 1 – 1 until the last of the 9th inning, when Yankees catcher Bill Dickey singles home the winning run.
