A center field monument dedicated to Lou Gehrig is unveiled by the Yankees. The memorial is a tribute by his teammates of their beloved captain who died last month of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
The National League wins the sixth All-Star Game, 4 – 1, with the aid of fine pitching and four American League errors. Starter Johnny Vander Meer gets the win. Yankeeshurler Lefty Gomez is defeated for the first time in four All-Star starts. National League shortstop Leo Durocher becomes the first Dodger to start in an All-Star Game and gets a ‘bunt’ home run.
After the first batter is thrown out trying to bunt, Bob Feller, a 17 year-old farm boy from Van Meter, Iowa, strikes out 8 consecutive batters in three innings during an All-Star break exhibition game against the Cardinals’ Gashouse Gang. It is the Indian rookie’s first appearance in a major league uniform.
On July 6, 1933, the first major league All-Star Game is played at Comiskey Park. Babe Ruth third-inning two-run home run off Bill Hallahan proves to be the difference to give the American League a 4-2 win over the National League. Connie Mack manages the AL team while John McGraw comes out of retirement to…
On July 6, 1932, Billy Jurges of the Chicago Cubs is shot twice at a Hotle during a scuffle with his girlfriend Violet Popovich Valli,. Jurges, who is shot in the hand and the shoulder, decides not to file charges against Valli, a local nightclub and theater singer. Valli will be signed to a 22-week…
Bill Veeck Sr’s very popular Ladies’ Day promotion at Wrigley Field reaches new heights when more than 30,000 female fans attend the Cubs’ doubleheader against Cincinnati. An over-capacity crowd packs the small ballpark, with thousands of others, including late-arriving regular paying patrons, who are unable to gain admission into the North Side venue.
On July 6, 1929, After losing 11 in a row, including a 10 – 6 loss in the opener against the Philadelphia Phillies, the St. Louis Cardinals break out in the second game. They score 10 in the first and 10 more in the fifth to wallop the Phils, 28 – 6 on 28 hits….
After watching the Tigers belt eight home runs on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, the Browns use the off day to erect a screen in front of the RF pavilion. The screen stretches 156 feet from the foul pole toward CF, 310 feet down the line from home. In the next day’s game, Heinie Manush will hit three balls off the screen against the Yankees’ Waite Hoyt, while Babe Ruth will hit two off it in the series. This screen will remain in place into the 1940s, the only stadium with extended OF seating where it is impossible to catch a home run ball.
Urban Shocker, in poor health, is released by the Yankees after one appearance on the mound.
The Yankees score 14 in the fifth and beat Washington, 17 – 0. It’s the biggest inning ever until the Red Sox score 17 in a 1953 game.
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