1942 – The New York Daily Worker announces that Pittsburgh Pirates owner Bill Benswanger will arrange a tryout for Negro League players Roy Campanella, Sammy T. Hughes, and David Barnhill. In August, Campanella and Hughes will jump their team during a tight pennant race to “showcase” for the major leagues.

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1942 – The New York Daily Worker announces that Pittsburgh Pirates owner Bill Benswanger will arrange a tryout for Negro League players Roy Campanella, Sammy T. Hughes, and David Barnhill. In August, Campanella and Hughes will jump their team during a tight pennant race to “showcase” for the major leagues.

1941 – The West is embarrassed for the second year in a row, making five errors in a 8 – 3 loss in the 1941 East-West Game. Dave Barnhill tosses shutout ball in his stint for the East, while also getting two hits. Buck Leonard drives in three.

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1941 – The West is embarrassed for the second year in a row, making five errors in a 8 – 3 loss in the 1941 East-West Game. Dave Barnhill tosses shutout ball in his stint for the East, while also getting two hits. Buck Leonard drives in three.

 Hank Greenberg of the Tigers, who had hit home runs his last two at bats the day before, homers his first two times up to tie the major league record of four in a row. Greenberg has a record-setting eleven two-home run games during the season.

 Hank Greenberg of the Tigers, who had hit home runs his last two at bats the day before, homers his first two times up to tie the major league record of four in a row. Greenberg has a record-setting eleven two-home run games during the season.

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1938 – Hank Greenberg of the Tigers, who had hit home runs his last two at bats the day before, homers his first two times up to tie the major league record of four in a row. Greenberg has a record-setting eleven two-home run games during the season.

In an exhibition game against a semipro shoe company, Paul Dean is hammered for six hits and four runs in four innings. The Cards then rally with Flint Rhem and Pepper Martin on the mound to win, 8 – 5. A tearful Dean threatens to quit after the rout.

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In an exhibition game against a semipro shoe company, Paul Dean is hammered for six hits and four runs in four innings. The Cards then rally with Flint Rhem and Pepper Martin on the mound to win, 8 – 5. A tearful Dean threatens to quit after the rout.

The A’s knock out Vern Kennedy and then break an 8 – 8 tie with seven runs in the 9th to win, 15 – 8. Red Evans is the loser to Harry Kelley. The A’s collect 25 hits, including 5 by Lou Finney.

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The A’s knock out Vern Kennedy and then break an 8 – 8 tie with seven runs in the 9th to win, 15 – 8. Red Evans is the loser to Harry Kelley. The A’s collect 25 hits, including 5 by Lou Finney.

Under rainy conditions at Ebbets Field, the Dodgers thrill a crowd of 485 by routing Cy Blanton and beating the Pirates for the third straight time, 6 – 3. Fred Frankhouse has only one bad inning – the 3rd in which the Bucs make all their runs on six hits – in winning his 6th against eight losses. Frankhouse has five assists while SS Lonny Frey has none.

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Under rainy conditions at Ebbets Field, the Dodgers thrill a crowd of 485 by routing Cy Blanton and beating the Pirates for the third straight time, 6 – 3. Fred Frankhouse has only one bad inning – the 3rd in which the Bucs make all their runs on six hits – in winning his 6th against eight losses. Frankhouse has five assists while SS Lonny Frey has none.

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Reds bat out of order but Cub’s still win

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7/27/1935 – In the first game of two at Wrigley Field, the Reds started the top of the fifth with the pitcher due up. Instead, the batter at the top of the lineup, short stop Billy Myers, hit instead and singled. According to the next day’s Chicago Tribune, the “radio announcers caused quite a commotion in an effort to arouse [manager Charlie] Grimm, but to no avail.” Lew Riggs then stepped to the plate and once a pitch had been made to him, it was too late to protest the hit by Myers. Riggs struck out, Myers stole second and Babe Herman singled to left with Myers moving to third. Now Grimm came out to protest the batting out of turn – two batters too late! The Tribune’s account said: “Umpire [Cy] Rigler suggested to him that it might aid his pennant drive if he would try reading a rule book.” Jim Bottomley then knocked in the run that should not have scored. However, the Cubs swept the double header, so only marginal damage was done by this event.

1931 – Riggs Stephenson, Cubs outfielder, breaks an ankle in a game with the Phillies, as Chicago loses, 6 – 5, at Wrigley Field.

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1931 – Riggs Stephenson, Cubs outfielder, breaks an ankle in a game with the Phillies, as Chicago loses, 6 – 5, at Wrigley Field.

Ken Ash, throwing just one pitch in relief of Larry Benton, is credited with a full inning of work when he induces Charlie Grimm to hit into a triple play in the Reds’ 6-5 victory over the Cubs at Redland Field. The 28 year-old right-hander from West Virginia, removed in the bottom of the frame for a pinch-hitter, will also be awarded the win as the result of Cincinnati taking the lead for good in that frame.

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Ken Ash, throwing just one pitch in relief of Larry Benton, is credited with a full inning of work when he induces Charlie Grimm to hit into a triple play in the Reds’ 6-5 victory over the Cubs at Redland Field. The 28 year-old right-hander from West Virginia, removed in the bottom of the frame for a pinch-hitter, will also be awarded the win as the result of Cincinnati taking the lead for good in that frame.

41-year-old Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia Athletics makes the final regular start of his Hall of Fame career
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41-year-old Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia Athletics makes the final regular start of his Hall of Fame career

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On July 27, 1928,  At Chicago’s Comiskey Park, 41-year-old Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia Athletics makes the final regular start of his Hall of Fame career. Cobb collects a single and a double before being hit with a pitch in the chest by George “Sarge” Connally. The pitch leaves Cobb with a bad bruise, forcing…