1939 – With the 6:30 Sunday curfew approaching, the Yankees start making deliberate outs, stalling to avoid a loss in Boston. Irate Fenway Park fans litter the field with cushions and debris. Umpire Cal Hubbard forfeits the game to the Yankees, but American League President Will Harridge subsequently overrules him, calling the game a 5 – 5 tie and fining the Yankees for their tactics.

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1939 – With the 6:30 Sunday curfew approaching, the Yankees start making deliberate outs, stalling to avoid a loss in Boston. Irate Fenway Park fans litter the field with cushions and debris. Umpire Cal Hubbard forfeits the game to the Yankees, but American League President Will Harridge subsequently overrules him, calling the game a 5 – 5 tie and fining the Yankees for their tactics.

Nine players hit homers, as the Giants beat the Dodgers, 10 – 6, in the opener of a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds, falling one short of the record for two teams in one game set in 1923.

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Nine players hit homers, as the Giants beat the Dodgers, 10 – 6, in the opener of a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds, falling one short of the record for two teams in one game set in 1923.

When Babe Dahlgren strikes out while being given an intentional walk and George Selkirk and Joe Gordon try to steal home on successive pitches by trotting to the plate, Red Sox fans throw a barrage of garbage onto the playing field at Fenway Park to protest the Yankees making deliberate outs to take advantage of the 6:30 Sunday curfew. Umpire Cal Hubbard rules the Boston crowd’s action makes it impossible to continue the game and awards the game as a forfeit to the Yankees with a 9 – 0 ‘official’ score.

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When Babe Dahlgren strikes out while being given an intentional walk and George Selkirk and Joe Gordon try to steal home on successive pitches by trotting to the plate, Red Sox fans throw a barrage of garbage onto the playing field at Fenway Park to protest the Yankees making deliberate outs to take advantage of the 6:30 Sunday curfew. Umpire Cal Hubbard rules the Boston crowd’s action makes it impossible to continue the game and awards the game as a forfeit to the Yankees with a 9 – 0 ‘official’ score.

1939 – The Dodgers and Cubs use an open date to play a doubleheader of two rained-out games. The visiting Cubs take the opener‚ 6 – 2, behind Larry French‚ and the Dodgers take the nitecap‚ 3 – 1. In game 2‚ Gabby Hartnett sets a major league record for games caught of 1‚722. The old mark was held by Ray Schalk.

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1939 – The Dodgers and Cubs use an open date to play a doubleheader of two rained-out games. The visiting Cubs take the opener‚ 6 – 2, behind Larry French‚ and the Dodgers take the nitecap‚ 3 – 1. In game 2‚ Gabby Hartnett sets a major league record for games caught of 1‚722. The old mark was held by Ray Schalk.

Yankee freshman Atley Donald, who will win 12 straight games to set an AL record for the most consecutive victories thrown by a rookie, throws a recorded pitch at 139 feet per second (94.7 mph) to establish a new record for a fastball. The velocity of ‘Swampy’s’ throw was measured by a speed meter owned by the Indians and the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

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Yankee freshman Atley Donald, who will win 12 straight games to set an AL record for the most consecutive victories thrown by a rookie, throws a recorded pitch at 139 feet per second (94.7 mph) to establish a new record for a fastball. The velocity of ‘Swampy’s’ throw was measured by a speed meter owned by the Indians and the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Wheaties sponsors the first telecast of a baseball game when their ads air during the Ebbets Field contest between the Reds and the Dodgers. The commercial broadcast is available only in New York City, where an estimated 500 people own television sets.

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Wheaties sponsors the first telecast of a baseball game when their ads air during the Ebbets Field contest between the Reds and the Dodgers. The commercial broadcast is available only in New York City, where an estimated 500 people own television sets.

1939 – Cleveland OF Jeff Heath punches a taunting fan leaning over the railing, but the umpires miss the incident and he goes unpunished.

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1939 – Cleveland OF Jeff Heath punches a taunting fan leaning over the railing, but the umpires miss the incident and he goes unpunished.

At Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field, NBC televises the first major league game in history on experimental station W2XBS
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At Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field, NBC televises the first major league game in history on experimental station W2XBS

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At Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field, NBC televises the first major league game in history on experimental station W2XBS, covering a doubleheader split in which the Reds win the first game, 5-2, and the Dodgers take the nightcap, 6-1. The network employs two cameras, one behind home plate, showing a wide view of the field, and the other on the third base line to capture the plays at first base.