Boston Red Sox acquire shortstop Joe Cronin from the Washington Senators for Lyn Lary

Boston Red Sox acquire shortstop Joe Cronin from the Washington Senators for Lyn Lary

    On October 26, 1934, the Boston Red Sox acquire shortstop Joe Cronin from the Washington Senators for Lyn Lary and an estimated $250,000. Cronin will hit .295 with 95 RBIs in 1935, the first of his 11 seasons as a Red Sox player. Baseball is the only game you can watch on the…

Lou Gehrig is ruled out for passing a runner and loses a homerun

Lou Gehrig is ruled out for passing a runner and loses a homerun

At Washington’s Griffith Stadium Lou Gehrig smashes a home run which clears the fence, but bounces back into the hands of center fielder Harry Rice. Baserunner Lyn Lary, thinking the fly ball is the third out, returns to the dugout without crossing home plate, and the ‘Iron Horse,’ trotting around the bases with his head down, is ruled out for passing a runner.