Washington rookie Sid Hudson takes a no-hitter into the 9th inning, but the Browns’ Rip Radcliff hits a pop fly double down the right-field line with no outs. A passed ball puts him on third base, but Hudson retires three for a 1 – 0 win. He’ll beat the A’s on a one-hit shutout in August.

Washington rookie Sid Hudson takes a no-hitter into the 9th inning, but the Browns’ Rip Radcliff hits a pop fly double down the right-field line with no outs. A passed ball puts him on third base, but Hudson retires three for a 1 – 0 win. He’ll beat the A’s on a one-hit shutout in August.

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On June 21, 1940 Washington rookie Sid Hudson takes a no-hitter into the 9th inning, but the Browns’ Rip Radcliff hits a pop fly double down the right-field line with no outs. A passed ball puts him on third base, but Hudson retires three for a 1 – 0 win. He’ll beat the A’s on a one-hit shutout in August. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@

The Cleveland Indians beat the St. Louis Browns, 3 – 2, in the first night game played at Sportsman’s Park before 24,827. Bob Feller beats Elden Auker and adds a home run as well.

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The Cleveland Indians beat the St. Louis Browns, 3 – 2, in the first night game played at Sportsman’s Park before 24,827. Bob Feller beats Elden Auker and adds a home run as well.

In front of just 793 paid customers in St. Louis‚ the Browns trip the Senators‚ 8 – 7‚ in 12 innings. Jimmy Bloodworth’s 2-run homer gives the Nats the lead in the top of the 12th‚ but the George McQuinn’s second homer of the day‚ a single‚ and a triple by Rip Radcliff‚ who scores on a sac fly, gives St. Louis the win over Sid Hudson.

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In front of just 793 paid customers in St. Louis‚ the Browns trip the Senators‚ 8 – 7‚ in 12 innings. Jimmy Bloodworth’s 2-run homer gives the Nats the lead in the top of the 12th‚ but the George McQuinn’s second homer of the day‚ a single‚ and a triple by Rip Radcliff‚ who scores on a sac fly, gives St. Louis the win over Sid Hudson.

1B Art Mahan and 2B Ham Schulte establish themselves as regulars at their positions with the Phillies. Fewer than a dozen players have been 120-or-more-game regulars in their only season in the major leagues, and the Phillies, again locked in last place, have two of them in one season. Neither Phillie will hit .250, but Schulte will top second basemen in fielding.

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1B Art Mahan and 2B Ham Schulte establish themselves as regulars at their positions with the Phillies. Fewer than a dozen players have been 120-or-more-game regulars in their only season in the major leagues, and the Phillies, again locked in last place, have two of them in one season. Neither Phillie will hit .250, but Schulte will top second basemen in fielding.

In the Pirates’ 5 – 2 loss to the Giants, only three Bucs bat in the 2nd, but all reach base. Maurice Van Robays singles and is picked off; Vince DiMaggio walks and is forced at 2B by Frankie Gustine, who is caught stealing.

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In the Pirates’ 5 – 2 loss to the Giants, only three Bucs bat in the 2nd, but all reach base. Maurice Van Robays singles and is picked off; Vince DiMaggio walks and is forced at 2B by Frankie Gustine, who is caught stealing.

The press reports the impending sale of the New York Yankees by the Ruppert estate to political bigwigs Jim Farley and Jesse Jones. The Sporting News declares the sale will be for $4 million. The imminent sale will resurface on the front page several times during the next year, but it will never happen.

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The press reports the impending sale of the New York Yankees by the Ruppert estate to political bigwigs Jim Farley and Jesse Jones. The Sporting News declares the sale will be for $4 million. The imminent sale will resurface on the front page several times during the next year, but it will never happen.

After the previous day’s rainout at Wrigley Field, the Brooklyn Dodgers score three in the 10th to beat Larry French, 4 – 1. Newt Kimball is the winner.

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After the previous day’s rainout at Wrigley Field, the Brooklyn Dodgers score three in the 10th to beat Larry French, 4 – 1. Newt Kimball is the winner.

In a 23 – 2 rout of Brooklyn, the Reds’ Harry Craft hits for the cycle (a home run, a triple, a double and two singles) as Cincinnati pounds out 27 hits.

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In a 23 – 2 rout of Brooklyn, the Reds’ Harry Craft hits for the cycle (a home run, a triple, a double and two singles) as Cincinnati pounds out 27 hits.

The Waner brothers, Lloyd Waner and Paul Waner, lose their places in the Pittsburgh outfield when new manager Frankie Frisch acquires Vince DiMaggio for Johnny Rizzo, who hit 23 home runs as a rookie in 1938. Vince takes over center field, flanked by Maurice Van Robays and Bob Elliott, each playing their first full season. Yesterday, the Bucs sold OF Fern Bell to Toronto.

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The Waner brothers, Lloyd Waner and Paul Waner, lose their places in the Pittsburgh outfield when new manager Frankie Frisch acquires Vince DiMaggio for Johnny Rizzo, who hit 23 home runs as a rookie in 1938. Vince takes over center field, flanked by Maurice Van Robays and Bob Elliott, each playing their first full season. Yesterday, the Bucs sold OF Fern Bell to Toronto.