Arky Vaughan hits for the cycle, as the Pirates beat the Dodgers, 15 – 3.
Arky Vaughan hits for the cycle, as the Pirates beat the Dodgers, 15 – 3.
1933 – Danny Taylor, centerfielder for Brooklyn makes an unassisted double play but it is little help as the Cardinals win, 15 – 4.
On June 20, 1933 – Danny Taylor, centerfielder for Brooklyn makes an unassisted double play but it is little help as the Cardinals win, 15 – 4.
Lou Gehrig’s consecutive game streak stays intact, even though he and Yankees manager Joe McCarthy are thrown out of a game
1933 – Lou Gehrig’s consecutive game streak stays intact, even though he and Yankees manager Joe McCarthy are thrown out of a game. McCarthy is suspended for three games but not Gehrig, whose streak, now at 1,249, continues.
Walter Johnson assumes the managerial reins of the Cleveland Indians
On June 9, 1933, future Hall of Famer Walter Johnson assumes the managerial reins of the Cleveland Indians. The former Washington Senators’ pitcher and manager will lead the Indians to a third-place finish in 1934, but will be forced to resign his post midway through the 1935 season.
Jimmie Foxx homers in 4 straight at bats over 2 games
On June 8, 1933, At Shibe Park Jimmie Foxx of the Philadelphia A’s hits three home runs in a 14-10 win over the New York Yankees. His home runs come in his first three at-bats, Foxx had homered his last time up the previous day to give him four consecutive home runs. In todays game…
Cleveland Indians general manager Billy Evans fires manager Roger Peckinpaugh and hires Walter Johnson to take over. Bibb Falk manages for one game until Johnson arrives.
Cleveland Indians general manager Billy Evans fires manager Roger Peckinpaugh and hires Walter Johnson to take over. Bibb Falk manages for one game until Johnson arrives.
Joe Sewell of the New York Yankees strikes out for the first time on the season
On May 22, 1933, in a 3-0 win behind Lefty Gomez over Cleveland, Joe Sewell of the New York Yankees strikes out for the first time on the season. Sewell, the 34 year old future hall of farmer, playing in his final season, will strike out only three more times in 524 at-bats.
For the first time in major league history, brothers on opposite teams hit home runs in the same game. Boston Red Sox catcher Rick Ferrell homers off his brother Wes Ferrellin the 2nd inning, but the Cleveland Indians pitcher returns the favor as he homers in the 3rd on a pitch called by his sibling. It is the only time that the Ferrell brothers homer in the same game.
For the first time in major league history, brothers on opposite teams hit home runs in the same game. Boston Red Sox catcher Rick Ferrell homers off his brother Wes Ferrellin the 2nd inning, but the Cleveland Indians pitcher returns the favor as he homers in the 3rd on a pitch called by his sibling. It is the only time that the Ferrell brothers homer in the same game.
Cecil Travis of the Washington Senators makes an incredible major league debut.
On May 16, 1933, Cecil Travis of the Washington Senators makes an incredible major league debut. Travis sets a modern day record by collecting five singles in his first five at-bats. Travis is retired in his final two at-bats, but his Senators still defeat the Cleveland Indians, 11-10, in 12 innings. Senators third baseman Cecil…
Hack Wilson pounds a 9th-inning pinch-grand slam the first in Brooklyn Dodgers history
With rain pelting down at Ebbets Field, Hack Wilson pounds a 9th-inning pinch-grand slam, the first in Brooklyn Dodgers history, to beat Ad Liska and the Philadelphia Phillies, 8 – 6. The homer is inside-the-park, just the third pinch inside-the-park grand homer in major league history, and the first since 1910.
