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May 29, 1928: Bill Terry hits for the cycle with grand slam as Giants rout Brooklyn
Two months into the 1928 season, the National League had a tight…
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June 2, 1928: Les is more: Braves’ Bell wallops three home runs
No ballpark was more suited to the Deadball Era in which it was…
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June 8, 1928: Curt Walker’s 3 clutch hits lead Reds to comeback victory over Brooklyn
In 2011 the Cincinnati Enquirer published a list of the 100 greatest…
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June 26, 1928: Red Barnes becomes first Senator to hit two home runs in cavernous Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium was death to home runs, yet inside-the-park…
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July 26, 1928: Hornsby’s Braves edge Cubs in 14 innings
The Chicago Cubs, managed by Joe McCarthy, were on a roll. They…
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July 26, 1928: Yankees’ Bob Meusel becomes first AL player to hit for cycle three times
New York’s Bob Meusel hit for the cycle — for the record…
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August 20, 1928: Art Shires raps out 4 hits in big-league debut with White Sox
Few rookies ever made a bigger splash in their debut than Chicago…
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August 22, 1928: Mule Haas home run ends 17-inning marathon
The climate in the American League was changing. From 1921…
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September 13, 1928: Cubs win one for the road over Cardinals behind Sheriff Blake’s 4-hit gem
The 1928 National League season was approaching its waning stages…
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September 15, 1928: Braves play the last of record nine straight doubleheaders
When Ben Cantwell took the mound for the Boston Braves at Braves…
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September 24, 1928: Braves wrap up their 15th doubleheader in 25 days with a win over Pirates
The Boston Braves played 15 doubleheaders in 25 days while wrapping…
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October 7, 1928: Lou Gehrig’s two homers too much for Redbirds in Game 3
Before the start of the 1928 World Series, former major-league…
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October 9, 1928: Sultan of Swat smacks three homers to sink the Cardinals in World Series sweep
Not even the all-powerful Kenesaw Mountain Landis could predict…
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October 14, 1928: Baltimore Black Sox beat Lefty Grove and all-star team
Future Hall of Famer Lefty Grove was coming off a 1928 season…
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October 29, 1928: Young Bob Feller catches glimpse of his future as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig barnstorm into Iowa
After the New York Yankees swept the St. Louis Cardinals to win…
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April 14, 1929: Sunday baseball in Boston for the first time
The weather turned unseasonably cold, rainy, and windy in Boston…
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April 16, 1929: Earl Averill homers in first plate appearance during Indians’ debut
Only two players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as of…
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April 17, 1929: Athletics open season by setting tone for dynasty to come
The 1929 season was expected to be the latest installment of…
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April 18, 1929: Rain delays Opening Day; Robins grounded in Boston hotel
Moping about the lobby of Boston’s luxurious Hotel Statler,…
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April 18, 1929: Babe Ruth celebrates ‘honeymoon’ with a home run
The Babe settled in the batter’s box on the port side of home…
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April 28, 1929: Red Sox fall in first official Sunday game in Boston
By the late 1920s, the longstanding prohibition against playing…
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May 5, 1929: Senior Circuit debuts Sunday baseball at Braves Field
Playing the national pastime on a Sunday was officially illegal…
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May 8, 1929: Carl Hubbell tosses no-hitter in 18th career start
Not yet known as “King Carl” or “Meal Ticket,” the New…
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May 16, 1929: New York’s Mel Ott hits for the cycle but Giants lose to Braves
“The Giants became tired of losing games one at a time.”1…