The Yankees sell Carl Mays to the Reds for $7500
1923 – The Yankees sell Carl Mays (5-2), who is considered a troublemaker, to the Reds for $7500. The submariner will win 20 for the Reds next season.
“Wild Bill” Donovan dies in a train crash in Forsyth, New York
On December 9, 1923, former major league pitcher and manager “Wild Bill” Donovan dies while traveling on the 20th Century Limited train to Chicago for Major League meetings, Donovan was the New Haven manager, in Forsyth, New York. Another well-known baseball passenger, Hall of Fame executive George Weiss, had swapped berths with Donovan…
History of the World Series – 1923
“Somewhere else” turned out to be somethin’ else — a place called Yankee Stadium. The ballpark was hailed for its prime location, enormous seating capacity and beauty. The location — much to the chagrin of the competition-wary Giants — was about a quarter-mile from the Polo Grounds and just across the Harlem River in the…
Giant manager John McGraw trades two future hall of famers and gets one back
Giant manager John McGraw trades outfielders Casey Stengel and Bill Cunningham along with shortstop Dave Bancroft to the Braves for pitchers Joe Oeschger and Bill Southworth. Although the deal will have little impact for Boston or New York, three of the five players involved in the transaction, Stengel, Bancroft, and Southworth, will become major league managers and will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Babe Ruth makes a postseason appearance in a New York Giants uniform
1923 – Babe Ruth makes a postseason appearance in a New York Giants uniform as the Giants defeat the minor league Baltimore Orioles, 9 – 0. Ruth hits a home run over the right field roof at the Polo Grounds. The game is a benefit for destitute former Giants owner John Day.
Citing the unsavory characters associated with the sport, American League president Ban Johnson persuades AL owners to prohibit boxing matches in their parks
1923 – Citing the unsavory characters associated with the sport, American League president Ban Johnson persuades AL owners to prohibit boxing matches in their parks. The National League declines to go along with it.
Soon after Babe Ruth receives his World Series winner’s share of $6,160.46, insurance agent Harry Heilmann, who beat Ruth for the batting title by 10 points, sells him a $50,000 life insurance policy. Beneficiaries are Mrs. Ruth and adopted daughter Dorothy.
1923 – Soon after Babe Ruth receives his World Series winner’s share of $6,160.46, insurance agent Harry Heilmann, who beat Ruth for the batting title by 10 points, sells him a $50,000 life insurance policy. Beneficiaries are Mrs. Ruth and adopted daughter Dorothy.
Ruth leads comeback as Yankees take World Series title vs Giants
On October 15, 1923, .At the Polo Grounds, Babe Ruth two-out homer in the first started the scoring. But then the Giants and their Polo Grounds crowd came to life. Three singles in the first tied the score. Center fielder Bill Cunningham knocked in a go-ahead run in the fourth, followed by catcher Frank Snyder’s homer in…
Ruth blasts 2 homeruns in World Series win
test October 11, 1923 – At the Polo Grounds, after hitting his 2nd homer of the game, this one in the 5th inning, and crossing home plate, Babe Ruth is led to the Yankee dugout by batboy Eddie Bennet, and at the same time tipping his hat right and left to the cheering crowd during…
Casey Stengel delivers the first homerun in World Series History @ Yankee Stadium to seal a Giant win
In the first postseason game ever played at Yankee Stadium, veteran Giants outfielder Casey Stengel becomes the first player to hit a World Series homer in the Bronx ballpark, breaking a 4-4 deadlock in the top of the ninth inning with an inside-the-park round-tripper off Joe Bush. The Game 1 matchup is the first Fall Classic contest to be broadcast nationally.
