1940 – Rookie pitcher Charlie Frye belts a 2-run pinch homer to give the Phils a win over the Cubs.
1940 – Rookie pitcher Charlie Frye belts a 2-run pinch homer to give the Phils a win over the Cubs.
The Reds score three runs in the 9th – 2 coming home on a single by Frank McCormick – to defeat the Giants, 3 – 2.
The Reds score three runs in the 9th – 2 coming home on a single by Frank McCormick – to defeat the Giants, 3 – 2.
In the second of two games, Wally Moses steals home in the 10th inning to give the A’s the victory over the White Sox.
In the second of two games, Wally Moses steals home in the 10th inning to give the A’s the victory over the White Sox.
1940 – Hot-hitting Jimmie Foxx belts his 33rd home run, against Cleveland.
1940 – Hot-hitting Jimmie Foxx belts his 33rd home run, against Cleveland.
Jimmy Powers, sport editor of the Sunday New York Daily News, causes a flap when he suggests the Yankees’ poor play this season can be attributed to “a mass polio epidemic” contracted from Lou Gehrig. The former Yankee first baseman and his roommate, Bill Dickey, file suit and the newspaper retracts the story on September 26 and apologizes.
Jimmy Powers, sport editor of the Sunday New York Daily News, causes a flap when he suggests the Yankees’ poor play this season can be attributed to “a mass polio epidemic” contracted from Lou Gehrig. The former Yankee first baseman and his roommate, Bill Dickey, file suit and the newspaper retracts the story on September 26 and apologizes.
Henry McHenry, Poppa Ruiz and Ray Brown of the East team up on the second shutout of the East-West Game history, blanking the West, 11-0, in the 1940 East-West Game. Buck Leonard reaches base five times for the winners.
Henry McHenry, Poppa Ruiz and Ray Brown of the East team up on the second shutout of the East-West Game history, blanking the West, 11-0, in the 1940 East-West Game. Buck Leonard reaches base five times for the winners.
Stan Hack’s 4th hit of the game, a 2-out single in the 13th, gives the Cubs a 6 – 5 win over the Pirates. Claude Passeau, the last of five Cub pitchers, is the winner. Veteran Danny MacFayden takes the loss for the Bucs.
Stan Hack’s 4th hit of the game, a 2-out single in the 13th, gives the Cubs a 6 – 5 win over the Pirates. Claude Passeau, the last of five Cub pitchers, is the winner. Veteran Danny MacFayden takes the loss for the Bucs.
Jimmie Foxx homers in his 5th straight game as the Red Sox outslug the Senators, 12 – 9. Foxx’s feat sets a club record.
Jimmie Foxx homers in his 5th straight game as the Red Sox outslug the Senators, 12 – 9. Foxx’s feat sets a club record.
Jimmie Foxx hits two round trippers moves him ahead of Lou Gehrig on the all-time list with a total of 495.
1940 – Jimmie Foxx smashes two homers to help the Red Sox beat the Senators. The two round trippers move him ahead of Lou Gehrig on the all-time list with a total of 495.
Dodger SS Pee Wee Reese fractures his heel bone sliding into second base and is out for the rest of the season.
Dodger SS Pee Wee Reese fractures his heel bone sliding into second base and is out for the rest of the season.
