On September 24, 1940, At Shibe Park, Boston Red Sox slugger Jimmie Foxx hits his 500th home run. Foxx connects against his former team George Caster, of the Philadelphia A’s. Fellow Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Joe Cronin also reach the seats against pitcher George Caster, who allows six home runs on the day……
On May 16, 1939, Four years after the Senior Circuit began playing evening tilts the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Athletics play the first night game in American League history. A gathering of 15,109 fans watches the contest at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park, which becomes the third major league park to feature lights. The cold weather halved…
On June 27, 1938, future Hall of Fame slugger Jimmie Foxx belts the 400th homer of his career, off Bob Feller in the 5th inning in a 7-3 loss vs Cleveland. He joined an exclusive list that at that time included only Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
On June 26, 1938, at the Polo Grounds Carl Hubbell goes the distance in a 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs, notching his 200th major league win, pushing the New York Giants to a two-game lead in the National League pennant race. Larry French takes the loss. Newly-acquired Bob Seeds, up from Newark, leads the…
On July 22, 1934, Hall of Fame pitcher St Louis Cardinal Dazzy Vance records his 2,000th career strikeout during the last complete game of his career, in a 4-2 win over the Boston Braves. Vance won seven NL strikeout titles in his career. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@
On July 17, 1934, Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees draws the 2,000th walk of his career, becoming the first player in major league history to reach the milestone. Ruth will eventually retire as the game’s all-time leader in bases on balls with 2,062, a record that he will hold until it is surpassed…
abe Ruth of the New York Yankees hits his 500th home run
Grover Cleveland Alexander wins his 373rd career game
1926 – Tris Speaker hits his 700th career double in the Indians’ 6 – 0 win over the Athletics. Speaker will finish his career with a record 792 doubles.
On May 12, 1926, Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators wins his 400th career game. The “Big Train” defeats the St. Louis Browns, 7-4, to reach the rarely-achieved milestone.
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