test The New York Yankees continued their dynastic run of the late 1930s with a third straight World Series championship. The Chicago Cubs won the NL pennant by two games over Pittsburgh but were no match for the mighty Yankees, outscored 22-9 in a four-game sweep. The 1938 Bronx Bombers had five players with at…
Six years earlier, the Cubs copped the NL championship after dismissing Rogers Hornsby as manager in early August and replacing him with Charley Grimm. The Yanks, with McCarthy in command in ’32, coasted to the pennant by a 13-game margin. Fortunately for the Yankees and unfortunately for the Cubs, the similarities didn’t end there….
On December 3, 1938, Guy Hecker, who once scored seven runs in a game, dies in Wooster, Ohio, at the age of 82. Hecker played primarily with Louisville of the American Association, ending his career in 1890. Hecker is the only pitcher to win a batting title hitting .342 in 1884. [jetpack_subscription_form title=”Subscribe to This…
1938 – Fred Haney is signed as manager of the St. Louis Browns.
November 6, 1938 – Mack Jones was born in Atlanta. On July 13, 1961, he tied a National League record by getting four hits in his first major league game. The game was played in Busch Stadium and Bob Gibson started for the Cardinals. He was also one of six Milwaukee Braves to…
The brothers Joe, Vince and Dom DiMaggio play together for the first time, making up an outfield for an All-Star team in a West Coast charity game.
Ray Blades is hired as the new manager of the St. Louis Cardinals.
November 2, 1938 Boston Red Sox first baseman Jimmie Foxx (.349, 50, 175), receiving 19 of 22 first-place votes, becomes the first player to win the Most Valuable Player award three times. He also won the award in 1932 and 1933 with the Philadelphia A’s. The 31 year-old slugger was also the recipient of…
1938 – National League batting champ Ernie Lombardi of the Cincinnati Reds is named the Most Valuable Player. Chicago Cubs pitcher Bill Lee is runner-up.
The Gashouse Gang using their equipment as instruments. Stan Bordagaray, Bill McGee, former Cardinal Rip Collins, and Pepper Martin with Bob Weiland standing, 1938.
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