Yankees take game one behind Red Ruffing
1942 – Down 7 – 0 to Red Ruffing in the World Series opener, the Cardinals storm back for four 9th-inning runs, not enough to win but enough to portend the result of the WS.
1939 – White Sox reliever Clint Brown sets a ML record with his 61st relief appearance.
1939 – White Sox reliever Clint Brown sets a ML record with his 61st relief appearance.
1938 – Jimmie Wilson resigns as manager of the Phillies. He will be replaced by Doc Prothro.
1938 – Jimmie Wilson resigns as manager of the Phillies. He will be replaced by Doc Prothro.
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Carl Hubbell scatters 7 hits and limits the Yankees to a solo home run by George Selkirk to give Giants 1-0 Series Lead
1936 – In the World Series opener, Carl Hubbell scatters 7 hits and limits the Yankees to a solo home run by George Selkirk. The Giants take a decisive 6 – 1 win.
Babe Ruth makes his final appearance as a New York Yankee
On September 30, 1934, Babe Ruth makes his final appearance as a New York Yankee. Ruth goes 0-for-4 with a walk in a 5-3 loss to the Washington Senators, then leaves the field in tears. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@
Coach Charley O’Leary scores a run as a pinch hitter for the Browns at age 52 – the oldest ML player ever to do so.
Coach Charley O’Leary scores a run as a pinch hitter for the Browns at age 52 – the oldest ML player ever to do so.
Rip Collins sets the NL record for Homeruns by a switch hitter and Dizzy Dean wins his 30th clinching the pennant
With a two-run round-tripper off Allyn Stout at Sportsman’s Park in the Cardinals’ 9-0 victory over Cincinnati, Rip Collins establishes a National League record when he blasts his league-leading 35th home run of the season as a switch hitter. The 30 year-old first baseman’s mark will not be broken until Howard Johnson goes deep from both sides of the plate 36 times in 1987 for the Mets.
With the visiting Phillies leading 1 – 0 in the 4th, Boston’s Wally Berger clouts a grand slam and the Braves hold on to win, clinching 4th place. It is Boston’s highest finish in 14 years.
With the visiting Phillies leading 1 – 0 in the 4th, Boston’s Wally Berger clouts a grand slam and the Braves hold on to win, clinching 4th place. It is Boston’s highest finish in 14 years.
At Sportsman’s Park in a 12-2 Cubs rout of the Cardinals, Babe Herman hits for the cycle, becoming the first player in baseball history to do it three times
At Sportsman’s Park in a 12-2 Cubs rout of the Cardinals, Babe Herman hits for the cycle, becoming the first player in baseball history to do it three times. The Chicago outfielder, playing for the Dodgers, also accomplished the feat on two other occasions in 1931.
In the season finale, the last-place White Sox lose to Cleveland, 5-3, finishing the campaign with a 53-99 record, 47 games out of first place. Chicago did not throw a single left-handed hurler during the entire season.
In the season finale, the last-place White Sox lose to Cleveland, 5-3, finishing the campaign with a 53-99 record, 47 games out of first place. Chicago did not throw a single left-handed hurler during the entire season.
