Carl Hubbell subdues the Reds, 6 – 4, for his 20th win of the season. King Carl scatters 12 hits including three apiece by Kiki Cuyler and Lew Riggs. Dick Bartell gets three hits for the Terrymen, who remain two in back of the Cards.
On June 25, 1935 Billy Herman cracks a first-inning home run off Carl Hubbell and the Cubs score seven runs in the first three innings to beat the first-place Giants, 10 – 5. Herman adds another three hits and Augie Galan has three hits, including two triples. Dick Bartell has four hits for the Giants. Al Smith takes the loss for New York, while Fabian Kowalik pitches the last…
With the band playing Jingle Bells at Boston’s Braves Field on a snowy day with near freezing temperatures, Babe Ruth makes his National league debut, hitting a homer and a single off Giants’ legend Carl Hubbell. The Braves beat New York, 4-2, but the team will go on to win only 37 more games this season.
PODCAST – Hubbel Steals the show in 1934 All Star Game Full Broadcast Subscribe to our Podcast on Apples Podcast | Spotify | Google | Stitcher And connect with us wherever else you listen to Podcast. On July 10, 1934, The second All-Star Game belonged to Carl Hubbell. On the afternoon of…
On January 17, 1934, the New York Giants come to contract terms with National League Most Valuable Player Carl Hubbell. “The King,” who won league honors unanimously in 1933, will earn $18,000 for the upcoming season. The Giants will be well rewarded as Hubbell will lead the league in ERA, CG and SV’s and finish…
The Washington Senators topped 90 wins for a fourth straight season in 1933 and beat out the Yankees and Athletics for the American League pennant. Washington player-manager Joe Cronin hit .309 with 118 runs batted in while OF Heinie Manush was second in the league with a .336 average. The New York Giants edged the…
Lefty Grove wins his 24th game, replacing starter Tim McKeithan after four innings and the A’s leading, 8 – 3. The final score is 11 – 4, with General Crowder taking the loss. But Grove’s win is tainted. The Athletics “contrived” to give Grove the sure win, so that he could finish the season with more wins than National League star Carl Hubbell, who will finish with 23. American League President Will Harridge will reverse the official scorer’s decision next week and give the win to McKeithan, but the league eventually returns the win to Grove.
Carl Hubbell’s 45.1 consecutive scoreless innings streak ends when Randy Moore strokes a two-run single in the sixth inning of the Giants’ 3-1 loss to Boston at the Polo Grounds. By blanking Boston for the first five frames, the future Hall of Fame southpaw surpasses Ed Ruelbach’s National League mark of 44 innings established in 1908 with the Cubs.
On July 2, 1933, Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants pitches 18 innings of shutout ball in the first game of a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals. The screwballing left-hander wins the game, 1-0, while allowing six hits striking out 12 and no walks in a duel with Tex Carleton, who goes the…
At the Polo Grounds, umpire Charlie Pfirman officiates in his 1,700th consecutive National League game, as Carl Hubbell leads the New York Giants to a 1 – 0 victory over Fred Frankhouse the Boston Braves.
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