In a trade of major names‚ the Giants send Dick Bartell‚ Hank Leiber‚ and Gus Mancuso to the Cubs for Billy Jurges‚ Frank Demaree‚ and Ken O’Dea. The trade works best for the Giants as the New York-born Jurges will anchor the infield for 7 years; Chicago-born Bartell lasts just a season at Wrigley.
test October 10, 1938 – Game 4 was a rematch of the Game 1 starters, Red Ruffing vs. Lee. Like the closely contested series opener, it stayed close until New York pulled away with four runs in the bottom of the eighth. In the bottom of the second, the Yankees struck for three runs. Myril…
test On October 9, 1938, the New York Yankees become the first team in major league history to win three consecutive World Championships. The Yankees sweep the Chicago Cubs, 8-3, behind the eight-hit pitching of Red Ruffing at Yankee Stadium. Game 4 recap – was a rematch of the Game 1 starters, Ruffing vs. Bill…
October 6, 1938 Dizzy Dean pitching for the Cubs gets Yankees’ Tommy Henrich to pop up in Game 2 of 1938 World Series at Wrigley Field. Joe DiMaggio on deck. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Other Resources & Links
October 6, 1938 at Wrigley Field future hall of famers clash as Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Joe Gordon, Lefty Gomex and Dizzy Dean face off. Game 2 pitted the Yankees’ Lefty Gomez against former St. Louis Cardinals ace Dizzy Dean, who had been traded to Chicago in April and won seven of his eight…
October 1, 1938, At Wrigley Field, Game 1 of the World Series matched the New York Yankees, Red Ruffing, who had won 21 games during the season, against the Chicago Cubs’ 22-game winner Bill Lee. In the top of the second inning, Lou Gehrig walked and moved to third on a single by…
On September 28, 1938, It was around 5:30 p.m. Sunset, according to the Chicago Tribune, was 5:37 p.m. The umpires met between innings and Gabby Hartnett the Chicago Cubs player manager pleaded with them to allow the Cub’s to bat in the bottom of the 9th. The Cub’s had stormed back from 9 game on…
With the Pirates 11 1/2 games up on the Cubs, Dizzy Dean shuts out the Bucs for 8 innings. In the 9th Bill Lee relieves Dean, and the Cubs win, 2 – 1.
On June 26, 1938, at the Polo Grounds Carl Hubbell goes the distance in a 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs, notching his 200th major league win, pushing the New York Giants to a two-game lead in the National League pennant race. Larry French takes the loss. Newly-acquired Bob Seeds, up from Newark, leads the…
@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ On June 15, 1938, future Hall of Fame outfielder Billy Williams was born in Whistler, Alabama. His father Frank was a stevedore who had also played first base for the semipro Whistler Stars. Williams grew up in a segregated neighborhood. He attended Whistler High School. Entering professional baseball in 1956,…
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