The Cincinnati Reds acquire catcher Val Picinich from the Boston Red Sox for cash.
1926 – The Cincinnati Reds acquire catcher Val Picinich from the Boston Red Sox for cash.
The A’s pick up veteran SS Bill Wambsganss from the Red Sox.
The A’s pick up veteran SS Bill Wambsganss from the Red Sox.
Two future Hall of Famers make their major league debuts with the Philadelphia Athletics in the same game
Two future Hall of Famers make their major league debuts with the Philadelphia Athletics in the same game. Lefty Grove starts against the Boston Red Sox and leaves in the 4th inning after walking four and striking out nobody. He gives up five runs on six hits. In the 8th inning, Mickey Cochrane pinch-hits a single, while the Athletics go on to score nine runs in the last four innings to win, 9 – 8, in ten innings. Grove, known as Groves in Baltimore, is also listed that way in the New York Times box score. Grove will become the first pitcher to lead the American League in strikeouts and walks in the same year.
Charlie Gehringer makes his debut
VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia September 22, 1924 At Navin Field, Charlie Gehringer makes his debut as a defensive replacement in a Tigers 9-1 win over the Red Sox. He fields two balls cleanly and turns a double play. Gehringer’s first manager was Ty Cobb, who treated the youngster as if he didn’t exist….
Red Sox righthander Howard Ehmke has the White Sox popping up all day in his 6 – 0 win. Only one assist is made by Boston.
Red Sox righthander Howard Ehmke has the White Sox popping up all day in his 6 – 0 win. Only one assist is made by Boston.
Ty Cobb steals 3 bases in one inning for 6th time in career
On August 10, 1924, Ty Cobb steals second base once, third base twice, and home once. As part of 4 steal day Cobb steals second, third and home in the same inning for the sixth and final time in his illustrious career. Cobb pulls off the feat against the Boston Red Sox battery of pitcher…
Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians make a seven-player deal involving star first baseman George “Tioga” Burns
On January 7, 1924, the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians make a seven-player deal involving star first baseman George “Tioga” Burns. A .328 batter in 1923, Burns joins second baseman Chick Fewster and catcher Al Walter in heading to the Indians, while catcher Steve O’Neill, second baseman Bill Wambsganss, outfielder Joe Connolly…
Lefty O’Doul, who will become an outstanding major league hitter later in his career, gives up 13 runs in the sixth inning as the Indians rout the Red Sox, 27-3. The San Francisco native will finish his 11-year stint in the majors with a lifetime batting average of .349.
Lefty O’Doul, who will become an outstanding major league hitter later in his career, gives up 13 runs in the sixth inning as the Indians rout the Red Sox, 27-3. The San Francisco native will finish his 11-year stint in the majors with a lifetime batting average of .349.
Yankee Stadium Opens – The House That Ruth Built
On April 18, 1923, an overflow crowd of 74,200 attended the first game in the history of Yankee Stadium. Bob Shawkey beats Howard Ehmke and the Boston Red Sox, 4 – 1. Appropriately enough, Babe Ruth hits a three-run homer in the “House That Ruth Built,” highlighting the New York Yankees’ victory. The new $2.5…
The Boston Red Sox continue to work on improving the New York Yankees, sending future Hall of Fame pitcher Herb Pennock to them
1923 – The Boston Red Sox continue to work on improving the New York Yankees, sending future Hall of Fame pitcher Herb Pennock, who is entering the prime of his career, to New York in exchange for infielder Norm McMillan, pitcher George Murray, outfielder Camp Skinner, and $50,000.
