Babe Ruth, another victim of the Great Depression, takes a pay cut of $23,000 from his previous salary of $75,000.
1933 – Babe Ruth, another victim of the Great Depression, takes a pay cut of $23,000 from his previous salary of $75,000.
Harry Heilmann and Frank O’Rourke of the Milwaukee Brewers during spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas
march 18 1933 Harry Heilmann and Frank O’Rourke of the Milwaukee Brewers during spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Other Resources & Links [et_pb_signup provider=”getresponse” getresponse_list=”Thomas Hannon|zs45L” success_action=”redirect” success_redirect_url=”https://thisdayinbaseball.com/join-the-community/” success_redirect_query=”on|off|off|off|off” title=”Baseball history from Doubleday to Present Day” button_text=”Join us!” description=” This Day In Baseball gives you cool facts and stories through…
During an exhibition game in Los Angeles, CA, a significant earthquake sends the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants scurrying to second base until the tremors stop.
During an exhibition game in Los Angeles, CA, a significant earthquake sends the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants scurrying to second base until the tremors stop.
Rogers Hornsby, out of baseball since being fired as Cubs manager last August, joins the St. Louis Cardinals
Rogers Hornsby, out of baseball since being fired as Cubs manager last August, joins the St. Louis Cardinals in spring training as a player. Hornsby will return to second base after a six-year absence from St. Louis.
Tom Yawkey buys the Boston Red Sox from Robert Quinn
Tom Yawkey buys the Boston Red Sox from Robert Quinn
Brooklyn Dodgers pitching ace Dazzy Vance is traded to the Cardinals
1933 – Brooklyn Dodgers pitching ace Dazzy Vance is traded to the Cardinals with infielder Gordon Slade for Ownie Carroll and Jake Flowers.
Senators release Joe Judge
After 18 seasons the Washington Senators first baseman Joe Judge is released . Judge was a staple for the franchise for 18 seasons, with a career BA of .299, 1034 RBI’s, 1184 runs scored, and a war of 47.9
Pittsburgh Pirates sign future Hall of Fame pitcher Waite Hoyt
On January 21 in 1933 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed pitcher Waite Hoyt, two months after he was released by the New York Giants. He was 33 at the time and had a career record of 195-141, 3.71 in 15 seasons, ten of them with the Yankees. Hoyt would go on to pitch four full seasons…
Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis announces that he is cutting his salary by 40 percent. Landis’s action is a sign of the times during the Great Depression; most players will have their salaries reduced for the coming season.
Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis announces that he is cutting his salary by 40 percent. Landis’s action is a sign of the times during the Great Depression; most players will have their salaries reduced for the coming season.
The Washington Senators get veteran catcher Luke Sewell from the Cleveland Indians.
The Washington Senators get veteran catcher Luke Sewell from the Cleveland Indians.
