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September 11, 1927: Goodbye, Shamokin: Pennsylvania city leaves affiliated ball with win

“‘Finis’ was written to the 1927 chapter of the New York-Pennsylvania…
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September 22, 1927: ‘Big Train’ Walter Johnson makes his last stop on the mound

The major sports story of the day for September 22, 1927, was…

September 30, 1927: Babe Ruth hits record 60th home run

Baseball history is filled with accounts of memorable home runs.…

October 2, 1927: Heilmann takes batting title on season-ending spree

Harry Heilmann entered the final day of the 1927 regular season…

October 8, 1927: New York Yankees win World Series on a wild pitch

After winning the first three games of the 1927 World Series,…

April 25, 1928: Red Lucas goes the distance for Reds in 17 innings

Standing only 5-feet-9 and weighing about 165 pounds, Cincinnati…

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…

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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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…

August 22, 1928: Mule Haas home run ends 17-inning marathon

The climate in the American League was changing. From 1921…

September 15, 1928: Braves play the last of record nine straight doubleheaders

When Ben Cantwell took the mound for the Boston Braves at Braves…

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…