1939 – The Yomiuri Giants beat the Hanshin Tigers, 4 – 2, to clinch the Japanese league pennant. The Giants will win the pennant for the next four years.
1938 – The Giants get slugger Zeke Bonura from Washington for $20,000 and two minor league players.
1935 – The Yankees trade the hot-tempered Johnny Allen to Cleveland for pitchers Monte Pearson and Steve Sundra, a minor leaguer.
The 1935 All-Star Game is assigned to Cleveland. Frank Frisch and Mickey Cochrane, rival managers in the St. Louis-Detroit World Series, will manage their respective league’s teams.
The National League votes to permit night baseball, authorizing a maximum of seven games by any team installing lights. The American League will not grant permission for night games until 1937.
1931 – Despite two wins in the World Series, spitball veteran Burleigh Grimes is traded by the Cards to the Cubs for the fallen Hack Wilson. Wilson will be offered just $7,500, reflecting the owner’s new austerity drive. Grimes will have three losing seasons in Chicago before calling it quits.
1930 – The BBWAA votes to continue the custom of selecting an MVP for each league. Beginning in 1931 the annual vote of the BBWAA will designate a player for this honor in each league. Previous MVP winners will be able to repeat under the new rules, something that was prohibited by the American League in the 1920s.
The Cards send Grover Alexander, 42, back to the Phillies with C Harry McCurdy for OF Homer Peel and P Bob McGraw.
The Browns trade C Wally Schang back to the Athletics for 3B Sammy Hale.
Brooklyn sends P Jesse Petty to Pittsburgh for SS Glenn Wright. Wright will injure his arm in a handball accident and will play just 24 games in 1929, but in 1930 he’ll post career highs in hitting and home runs.
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