
October 8, 1929: Howard Ehmke sets down Cubs in surprise start with a World Series record 13 strikeouts
Poor Charlie Root. Here’s a guy who had a very respectable…

October 9, 1929: Double-X and Bucketfoot Al lead A’s to Game 2 win in World Series
In Game One of the 1929 World Series, the Chicago Cubs set a…

October 11, 1929: The Mississippi Mudcat shuts down the Mackmen
Guy Bush “pitched one of his finest games,” gushed sportswriter…

October 12, 1929: A’s stage historic World Series comeback with 10-run inning
The Chicago Cubs’ Hack Wilson jogged out to his position in…

October 14, 1929: Bing Miller’s walk-off gives A’s the World Series title
It was another dramatic victory or staggering collapse, depending…

May 8, 1930: Freddie Lindstrom hits for the cycle, powering Giants past Pirates
The New York Giants began the 1930 season with seven straight…

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 26, 1930: Goose Goslin, Joe Judge first in 20th century to hit back-to-back homers twice in a game
On Monday afternoon, May 26, 1930, at Yankee Stadium, Washington…

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…

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 4, 1930: Al Simmons’ sixth RBI scores reliever Grove for A’s marathon win
The Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox were heading…

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 17, 1930: Big day for Braves rookie Berger with three home runs in doubleheader
Today’s ballplayers and their union would be aghast, but Great…
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.…

September 28, 1930: Babe Ruth returns to the mound in Boston, records first win in nine years
“What a happy world this would be if every one was accomplished…

September 28, 1930: Dizzy Dean makes debut and dazzles in season finale for World Series-bound Cardinals
When Pie Traynor of the Pittsburgh Pirates grounded out to give…