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…
July 6, 1933: A Dream Realized: Comiskey Park hosts first All-Star Game; Babe Ruth homers
In 1933, Chicago was celebrating its centennial by hosting a…
July 7, 1933: Ageless spitballer Jack Quinn finally runs dry at 50
Jack Quinn was ageless in more ways than one. First, for decades…
July 16, 1933: Roy Parmelee, Red Lucas battle all the way in extra-inning tilt
A warm, humid Sunday afternoon hovered over the west side of…
July 18, 1933: Night baseball makes its debut in Montreal
When it opened in 1928, Montreal’s De Lorimier Stadium was…
July 19, 1933: Rick Ferrell homers off brother Wes, who also homers, in Cleveland’s 13-inning win
When Boston Red Sox catcher Rick Ferrell hit a home run off his…
July 20, 1933: Babe Herman’s three homers overwhelm Phillies
His parents named him Floyd and his fans knew him as Babe. In…
July 23, 1933: Seals’ Joe DiMaggio extends hitting streak to 60 games
When Joe DiMaggio laced a single in the San Francisco Seals’…
July 30, 1933: Dizzy Dean fans 17 Cubs for new modern strikeout record
“[He] pitched with devastating speed, his curves breaking fast…
August 2, 1933: Mickey Cochrane ‘paces mates with bludgeon,’ hits for second career cycle
As August 1933 began, the race for the American League pennant…
August 6, 1933: Athletics rookie Mike Higgins hits for the cycle as Foxx pads Triple Crown numbers against Senators
It was the 101st game of the 1933 season for the Philadelphia…
August 14, 1933: Foxx hits for the cycle, drives in record 9 runs
Four months into another season of mashing American League pitching,…
August 17, 1933: Earl Averill hits for the cycle as Indians ‘bombard’ A’s
A major-league record eight batters hit for the cycle in 1933.1…