1932

Philadelphia A’s and Cleveland Indians score 35 runs in an 18-inning game

ByThis Day in Baseball July 10, 1932July 29, 2021

On July 10, 1932, the Philadelphia A’s and Cleveland Indians score 35 runs in an 18-inning game. The A’s win, 18-17, as Jimmie Foxx ties an American League record with 16 total bases, and hits 3 homeruns and drives in 8. After Philadelphia starter Lew Krausse is knocked out in the 1st inning, , A’s…

Ben Chapman hits 3 homeruns @ Yankee Stadium

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Ben Chapman hits three home runs at Yankee Stadium

ByThis Day in Baseball July 9, 1932July 11, 2022

Yankees OF Ben Chapman hits three home runs in the second game of a doubleheader with Detroit at Yankee Stadium. Two are inside-the-park, as the Yankees win, 14 – 9.

Injury

Billy Jurges is shot twice in scuffle with girlfriend

ByThis Day in Baseball July 6, 1932June 24, 2021

On July 6, 1932, Billy Jurges of the Chicago Cubs is shot twice at a Hotle during a scuffle with his girlfriend Violet Popovich Valli,. Jurges, who is shot in the hand and the shoulder, decides not to file charges against Valli, a local nightclub and theater singer. Valli will be signed to a 22-week…

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Bill Dickey punches and breaks Carl Reynolds’s jaw

ByTom July 4, 1932July 4, 2023

Bill Dickey punches and breaks Carl Reynolds’s jaw after the Senator outfielder collides with him on a close play at home plate. The American League suspends the Yankee catcher for 30 days and fines him $1,000 for his one-punch fight.

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Dugdale Park in Seattle burns down after a 4th of July celebration. The cause is arson. Sicks Stadium will be built on the site and open in 1938.

ByBaseball July 4, 1932

Dugdale Park in Seattle burns down after a 4th of July celebration. The cause is arson. Sicks Stadium will be built on the site and open in 1938.

Minor Leagues

Buzz Arlett slugs four homers in one game for the second time in the season

ByThis Day in Baseball July 4, 1932April 20, 2019

On July 4, 1932, minor leaguer Buzz Arlett slugs four homers in one game for the second time in the season. Playing for Baltimore, Arlett hits his four homers and drives in nine runs against Reading in the first game of a doubleheader. Earlier, on June 1, he had hit four homers, also against Reading….

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With a Boston law that prohibited games from being played within 1000 feet of a church on Sundays now rescinded, the first Sunday game is played at Fenway Park with the Red Sox dropping a 13-2 decision. The team played its Sunday games at Braves Field on Commonwealth Avenue until the law was changed, having played their first home contest on the Christian day of worship on April 28, 1929.

ByTom July 3, 1932October 21, 2023

With a Boston law that prohibited games from being played within 1000 feet of a church on Sundays now rescinded, the first Sunday game is played at Fenway Park with the Red Sox dropping a 13-2 decision. The team played its Sunday games at Braves Field on Commonwealth Avenue until the law was changed, having played their first home contest on the Christian day of worship on April 28, 1929.