Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page June 24, 1931 – At the Baker Bowl the St Louis Cardinals sweep a pair from the Philadelphia Phillies‚ winning both games by 4-2 scores. After allowing just 3 hits in 8 innings‚ Ray Benge loses the opener in…
1930 – There are 42 hits in the Phillies’ 19 – 16 loss to the pennant-bound Cardinals. RF Chuck Klein makes his 44th assist, well above the record of 39 set by Mike Mitchell with the Reds in 1907.
Pirates third baseman Pie Traynor hits the eventual game-winning homers in both ends of a doubleheader. The future Hall Famer’s ninth-inning home run beats Philadelphia in the opener, 2-1, and the Massachusetts native also provides the winning margin in the nightcap with a three-run round-tripper in the top of the 13th inning in the team’s 16-15 victory over the A’s at the Baker Bowl.
On July 23, 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Pie Traynor hits the eventual game-winning homers in both ends of a doubleheader. The future Hall Famer’s ninth-inning home run beats Philadelphia in the opener, 2-1, and the Massachusetts native also provides the winning margin in the nightcap with a three-run round-tripper in the top of the…
Grover Cleveland Alexander wins his 373rd career game
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….
At the Baker Bowl, the Brooklyn Robins outslug the Philadelphia Phillies for a 20 – 16 victory in the first game of a doubleheader. Babe Herman and Johnny Frederick each have five hits for Brooklyn. The Phillies win the second game, 8 – 6. Frederick scores eight runs in the doubleheader to set a major league record for most runs scored in two games. The teams combine for a record 50 runs in a doubleheader.
At the Baker Bowl, with the Phillies leading the Cardinals, 12 – 3, a section of the right field stand collapses causing hundreds of fans to fall on the patrons below. Although there are many injuries, the only death is caused by the stampeding crowd.
At Philadelphia‚ Lee Meadows wins a pitching duel‚ 1 – 0, over Jimmy Ring, by hitting an 8th-inning homer over the LF wall. At 1 hour and 12 minutes‚ it is one of the fastest games of the year.
On April 15, 1924, At the Baker Bowl, President Braves Christy Mathewson watches his beloved Boston Braves during opening day. Philadelphia has tied the game in the bottom of the 9th, and they play to a 6-6 tie after 11 innings. Cy Williams leads the Phillies with 3 hits, Bill Cunningham leads the Braves attack…
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