
August 1, 1932: The Beards versus the Braves: House of David visits Boston
"You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the…

August 5, 1932: Tigers’ Tommy Bridges loses perfect game in the 9th
On August 5, 1932, Tigers pitcher Tommy Bridges sent the Navin…

August 31, 1932: Kiki Cuyler leads Cubs to 12th straight win
Kiki Cuyler finished in the National League top 10 six times…

September 15, 1932: Cardinals’ Ray Starr shuts out Brooklyn in his first major-league start
The St. Louis Cardinals won the National League pennant in 1930,…

September 19, 1932: Play ball at midnight: Grays, Crawfords duck the blue laws in Pittsburgh
The 1932 baseball season in Pittsburgh saw a strong challenge…

September 23, 1932: Jumbo Brown tosses first career shutout as Yankees defeat worst-ever Red Sox team
“Cupcake,” a euphemism for a should-be-easy-to-beat opponent,…

October 1, 1932: The Babe calls his shot … or does he?
“Keep up the pepper, boys!”1 Chicago manager Charlie Grimm…

October 2, 1932: Yankees crush the Cubs to take World Series title in 4-game sweep
Winning their fourth title, the New York Yankees crushed the…

October 5, 1932: Minneapolis Millers come up short on ‘play of six decisions’
The Little World Series had been played on and off between the…

October 9, 1932: NFL’s Boston Braves return pro football to Beantown
As the 1932 National Football League season began, there was…

September 25, 1932: General Crowder in command for 15th straight victory
As Alvin “General” Crowder took the mound at Griffith Stadium…

May 1, 1933: Pirates hit two grand slams in 10-0 win over Phillies
The Pittsburgh Pirates hit two grand slams and beat the Philadelphia…

May 5, 1933: With ‘Four Dashes of Pepper,’ Cardinals’ Martin hits for the cycle
In front of a May 5, 1933, Ladies Day crowd of approximately…

May 14, 1933: Hack Wilson’s pinch-hit, walk-off grand slam sends Dodgers home victorious
A steady rain was pouring down on Ebbets Field in the bottom…

May 16, 1933: Senators collect 27 hits to win extra-inning thriller over Cleveland
Ending a topsy-turvy, roller-coaster ride, first baseman Joe…

May 26, 1933: Chuck Klein homers in 13th to hit for the cycle but Phillies fall to Cardinals
In a “valiant effort to prevent defeat,”1 Philadelphia’s…

May 27, 1933: Yankees score 12 runs in eighth for big comeback win
The Yankees of the 1920s won six American League pennants and…

June 8, 1933: Jimmie Foxx hits three homers for A’s against Yankees
It was 92 degrees, with humidity that made it feel like triple…

June 11, 1933: Pirates score 10 in ninth to beat the Cardinals
The Pittsburgh Pirates were slumping when they arrived in the…

June 18, 1933: Rixey, Reds up-end Cardinals long before Cooperstown comes calling
A pessimistic attitude bounded about Redland Field as the Cincinnati…

June 24, 1933: Arky Vaughan hits for the cycle in Pirates’ blowout win in Brooklyn
The Pittsburgh Pirates were nursing a four-game losing streak…

June 27, 1933: Banjo Mangum pitches a shutout
When Leo Mangum took the mound on June 27, 1933, he was 37 years…

June 27, 1933: L.A. Angels overcome Joe DiMaggio’s home run; Win Ballou earns win
Noble Winfred “Win” Ballou (pronounced buh-LOO) was “one…

July 2, 1933: Giants’ Carl Hubbell tames the Gashouse Gang with an 18-inning shutout
The New York Giants’ Carl Hubbell had been outstanding in the…