1933 – The Dodgers are zero for the afternoon against the Pirates, as Heinie Meine tops them, 1 – 0, in the opener and Waite Hoyt wins the nitecap, 2 – 0.
1933 – Johnny Marcum pitches his second shutout in just his second major-league start, as the A’s beat the White Sox, 8 – 0. With the shutout, Marcum ties the mark of Slow Joe Doyle in 1906.
On September 10, 1933, the first East-West All-Star Game in the history of the Negro Leagues is played at Chicago’s Comiskey Park. Future Hall of Famer Willie Foster notches a complete game in earning an 11-7 win for the West. Mule Suttles hits the games only homerun. Comiskey was the site of the first major…
On September 9, 1933, Joe Hauser of the American Association’s Minneapolis Millers sets a professional record by hitting his 68th and 69th home runs. Hauser, who had hit 63 home runs with the minor league Baltimore Orioles in 1930, will never make the major leagues…
In the second game of a doubleheader against Detroit, Red Sox outfielder Mel Almada makes his major league debut at Fenway Park. The Huatabampo, Sonora native is the first Mexican to play in the major leagues.
1933 – Rookie Johnny Marcum of the Philadelphia A’s wins his first major league start with a shutout, 6 – 0 over Cleveland.
On September 4, 1933, minor league slugger Joe Hauser of the Minneapolis Millers hits three home runs in a game. Hauser’s latest slugging feat gives him 65 home runs on the season, establishing a new professional record.@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@
At Boston, Dolf Luque comes to the aid of the Giants, pitching the last eight innings and knocking in the winning run in the 14th. The Giants shade the Braves, 4 – 3, then tie, 4 – 4, as a curfew ends the duel with two out in the 9th. Ben Cantwell pitches well in game two as all the Giants’ runs are unearned. The Braves draw 40,000 today and 140,000 for the four games with first-place New York, more than they drew the entire season of 1928.
Bosox pitcher Ivy Andrews allows just four Senator hits through eight innings, then a single, walk and pinch single by Cliff Bolton clips Ivy, 3 – 2. Monte Weaver wins, sending the Senators 8 1/2 games in the lead.
Wes Ferrell easily gains his 11th victory as the Indians scalp the White Sox, 11 – 3. Ferrell hits a homer and Joe Vosmik collects four hits for Cleveland.
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