Babe Ruth hits a fungo 447 feet in an unofficial test, beating all trial competition records.
Babe Ruth hits a fungo 447 feet in an unofficial test, beating all trial competition records.
1929 – The Cubs regain the National League lead; a 9-game winning streak gives them a 4 1/2 game lead.
1929 – The Cubs regain the National League lead; a 9-game winning streak gives them a 4 1/2 game lead.
Jimmy Foxx clouts a drive over the double-deck roof in LF‚ one of the longest homers hit at Shibe Park.
Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page July 23, 1929 – The Philadelphia Athletics split with the visiting Cleveland Indians‚ winning 4-1 before losing 9-3. Rube Walberg wins his 13th in the opener‚ beating Willis Hudlin. Mickey Cochrane (#22) and Al Simmons bang homers. In the…
1929 – The Cardinals decide they made a mistake when they sent manager Bill McKechnie to Rochester and brought up Billy Southworth; they swap them back again. Both will make the Hall of Fame for their managerial work.
1929 – The Cardinals decide they made a mistake when they sent manager Bill McKechnie to Rochester and brought up Billy Southworth; they swap them back again. Both will make the Hall of Fame for their managerial work.
1929 – Trying to curb the hitters, National League president John Heydler orders umpires to rub up new balls before each game to remove the gloss.
1929 – Trying to curb the hitters, National League president John Heydler orders umpires to rub up new balls before each game to remove the gloss.
The Pirates outslug the Phillies, 15 – 9, at the Baker Bowl. Pittsburgh hits five homers; the Phils, four, with one home run coming in each inning, a virtually insurmountable record.
The Pirates outslug the Phillies, 15 – 9, at the Baker Bowl. Pittsburgh hits five homers; the Phils, four, with one home run coming in each inning, a virtually insurmountable record.
Chick Hafey 10-for-10 streak ties the National League record
Cardinals OF Chick Hafey, with eight straight hits in his two previous games, gets two more before the Phils’ “Fidgety Phil” Collinsstops him. His 10-for-10 streak ties the National League record. The Cards win 7 – 4.
Cardinals set MLB record scoring 28 against Phillies
On July 6, 1929, After losing 11 in a row, including a 10 – 6 loss in the opener against the Philadelphia Phillies, the St. Louis Cardinals break out in the second game. They score 10 in the first and 10 more in the fifth to wallop the Phils, 28 – 6 on 28 hits….
After watching the Tigers belt eight home runs on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, the Browns use the off day to erect a screen in front of the RF pavilion. The screen stretches 156 feet from the foul pole toward CF, 310 feet down the line from home. In the next day’s game, Heinie Manush will hit three balls off the screen against the Yankees’ Waite Hoyt, while Babe Ruth will hit two off it in the series. This screen will remain in place into the 1940s, the only stadium with extended OF seating where it is impossible to catch a home run ball.
After watching the Tigers belt eight home runs on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, the Browns use the off day to erect a screen in front of the RF pavilion. The screen stretches 156 feet from the foul pole toward CF, 310 feet down the line from home. In the next day’s game, Heinie Manush will hit three balls off the screen against the Yankees’ Waite Hoyt, while Babe Ruth will hit two off it in the series. This screen will remain in place into the 1940s, the only stadium with extended OF seating where it is impossible to catch a home run ball.
At the Polo Grounds, the New York Giants become the first team to use a public address system.
At the Polo Grounds, the New York Giants become the first team to use a public address system.
