
May 8, 1929: Carl Hubbell tosses no-hitter in 18th career start
Not yet known as “King Carl” or “Meal Ticket,” the New…

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…

May 19, 1929: Death at Yankee Stadium: Two fans die after rain stampede
It began with a clap of thunder and a sudden deluge of rain,…

May 23, 1929: Browns’ Ski Melillo, ‘weak sister with the stick,’ hits for the cycle
The St. Louis Browns ran off to a fast start to the 1929 season,…

May 24, 1929: Ted Lyons hurls 21-inning complete game in epic struggle
The staggering, awe-inspiring numbers point to an era in baseball…

June 3, 1929: Lefty Grove, George Uhle battle into extra innings
Something had to give as the league-leading Philadelphia Athletics…
June 9, 1929: Cubs’ Art Nehf hurls four-hitter to win duel over Ben Cantwell, Braves
National League teams set new records by averaging 5.36 runs…
June 15, 1929: Riggs Stephenson’s walkoff pop foul wins it in the 10th
After losing their first five extra-inning games of the 1929…

June 18, 1929: Hack Wilson’s two homers lift Cubs past Cardinals
“Part of [Hack] Wilson’s legend was his physical appearance.…

June 25, 1929: Robins stun Giants with 5 ninth-inning runs to tie game, then win in 10th
The Brooklyn Robins and New York Giants were seemingly participating…

July 4, 1929: Wilson-Kolp brawl in dugout mars Independence Day at Wrigley Field
On the day that Chicagoans were celebrating their country’s…

July 6, 1929: Cardinals break 11-game losing streak with 28-hit, 28-run mauling of Phillies
The St. Louis Cardinals were in a disastrous midseason slump…

July 12, 1929: A new ‘dead’ ball? Brooklyn wins after wild 9th inning
When Ebbets Field locker-room attendant Dan Comerford arrived…

July 25, 1929: Foxx and Grove lead resurgent A’s to 21-3 rout
Connie Mack's Philadelphia A's hadn't won an American League…

August 1, 1929: Guy Bush hurls shutout to win 10th consecutive decision
“Those among baseball fans who insist that pitching is a lost…

August 5, 1929: Nationals supply fireworks in record-setting game in Washington
Before the season the consensus among sportswriters was that…

August 7, 1929: Babe Ruth goes deep as Yankees split with A’s at Shibe Park
In this first game of a twin bill in the dog days of August 1929,…

August 10, 1929: Cannonball Jackman pitches a perfect game in New Bedford
If you were a fan of semipro baseball in New England in the late…

August 11, 1929: Babe Ruth hits 500th career home run
A solid klop must have filled Jake Geiser’s ears when a baseball…

September 2, 1929: Joe Cronin hits for first career cycle in win over Red Sox at Braves Field
From 1929 to 1932, the Boston Red Sox played their home games…

September 7, 1929: Havana’s Luis E. Tiant knocked out in Baltimore exhibition game
The Havana Red Sox baseball team arrived in Miami in March of…
September 14, 1929: Pat Malone tosses shutout for 21st win
When the Brooklyn Robins and the Chicago Cubs squared off for…

September 19, 1929: Oscar Melillo’s triple play highlights Senators’ win
Second baseman Oscar “Ski” Melillo of the St. Louis Browns…

October 6, 1929: At age 48, Boston Braves coach Johnny Evers plays final major league game
The third-place New York Giants and the cellar-dwelling Boston…