May 8, 1930: Freddie Lindstrom hits for the cycle, powering Giants past Pirates

The New York Giants began the 1930 season with seven straight…
Babe Ruth swinging at the Polo Grounds in 1921 (SABR-RUCKER ARCHIVE)

May 21, 1930: Babe Ruth first to hit three home runs in a game at Shibe Park

Babe Ruth made history on May 21, 1930, when, in the first…

May 22, 1930: Phillies finally beat Giants on Chuck Klein’s home run

The Philadelphia Phillies had lost all six games they had played…

May 28, 1930: Pete Alexander bows out in final big-league appearance

On a miserably raw Wednesday afternoon in the first full year…

June 23, 1930: Hack Wilson hits for the cycle as Cubs pound Phillies

In a Monday-afternoon game at Wrigley Field, the “Cubs buried…

July 5, 1930: Black baseball comes to Yankee Stadium on behalf of the Pullman Porters

Yankee Stadium had been open for seven seasons when the summer…

July 13, 1930: Thou shalt not … Cubs rally scrubbed by Boston’s Sunday law

The clock didn’t exactly strike midnight for the Chicago Cubs,…

July 25, 1930: Athletics pull off two triple steals in rout of Cleveland

On July 9, 1930, the New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia…
Hack Wilson

July 26, 1930: Hack Wilson’s three-homer game spurs historic season

Buoyed by a pregame band performance, Chicago Cubs center fielder…

August 21, 1930: Chick Hafey hits for the cycle as Cardinals pound Phillies

On this steamy August afternoon, the bespectacled outfielder…

August 28, 1930: Cardinals edge Cubs in 20 innings as pennant race tightens

Opening a four-game series at Wrigley Field, the St. Louis Cardinals…

September 6, 1930: Brooklyn scores season-high 22 runs to ignite win streak

Heavy hitters for the 1930 Brooklyn Robins (L to R): RF Babe…

September 8, 1930: Old-timers make history in charity game at Braves Field

The romantic affection which Boston always has for the players…

September 28, 1930: Comeback Cubs prevail as Hack Wilson sets RBI mark

It is often said in sports that records are meant to be broken.…

October 1, 1930: Grove outduels Grimes in World Series opener

To win their second consecutive World Series, the Philadelphia…

October 2, 1930: George Earnshaw quiets the Cardinals in Game 2

These St. Louis Cardinals were a gang of swaggering roughnecks…