September 8, 1933: Mel Almada becomes the first Mexican native to play in a major-league baseball game
The team that was the last to integrate had been – 26 years…
September 10, 1933: The Game of Games: Negro Leagues stage first all-star game at Comiskey Park
"The East-West Game became the spirit and life of Negro League…
September 16, 1933: Cardinals outlast Dodgers after 27 runs, 36 hits, and 17 walks
By the time the 1933 National League season was winding down…
September 21, 1933: A pennant for Ladies’ Day: Washington Senators clinch first place in American League
September 21, 1933, the last day of summer, was ladies day at…
September 30, 1933: Babe Herman’s third career cycle leads Cubs to third-place money
By September 30, the next-to-last day of the regular season in…
October 1, 1933: Lefty Ruth all right in final mound appearance
For all of his tremendous success in the batter’s box, Babe…
October 1, 1933: Wally Berger’s $10,000 home run
It didn't have nearly the impact of Bobby Thomson's pennant-winning…
October 5, 1933: Earl Whitehill whitewashes Giants, Buddy Myer is mighty in World Series win
With 15 minutes until game time, the tarp was still on the field…
October 6, 1933: King Carl Hubbell hurls 11-inning gem to put Giants on verge of title
“There have been few World Series battles in history that carried…
October 7, 1933: Mel Ott’s 10th-inning homer gives Giants a World Series championship
It was “one of the most spectacular closing chapters in all…
April 17, 1934: Cubs’ Lon Warneke makes history with Opening Day one-hitter
Opening Day of the baseball season is always a festive occasion,…
April 29, 1934: Sunday professional baseball comes to Pittsburgh
In 1794, the legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania…
June 8, 1934: Flying Reds, Public Enemies, and Baseball
Times were tough in June 1934. It was in the midst of the Great…
June 8, 1934: A’s rookie Mort Flohr’s wayward first pitch nails Babe Ruth
Imagine being a rookie pitcher, rushed directly from college…
June 10, 1934: Doc Cramer hits for the cycle, but Lou Gehrig’s grand slam wins game
The saying goes, “Once is a chance. Twice is a coincidence.…
June 19, 1934: Pie Traynor replaces George Gibson as Pirates manager
When Pie Traynor reached the major leagues1 as a 21-year-old…
June 25, 1934: Lou Gehrig ‘accidentally’ hits for the cycle
The second-place New York Yankees hosted the last-place Chicago…
July 1, 1934: Dizzy and Ducky lead Cardinals to marathon victory in Cincinnati
It was a “titanic struggle,” declared sportswriter Jack Ryder…
July 10, 1934: Carl Hubbell strikes out five Hall of Famers in a row at All-Star Game
The 1934 All-Star Game is remembered for the performance of New…
July 13, 1934: The Babe bashes 700th career home run
Babe Ruth spent 15 years of his 22-year major-league career with…
July 14, 1934: Tigers’ ‘G-Men’ pull off a miracle against Yankees
The 1934 season began with minimal fanfare for the Detroit Tigers…
August 17, 1934: Ed Coleman’s three bombs help A’s overcome White Sox
Fans of the Philadelphia Athletics could be excused for being…
August 19, 1934: Red Sox rookie Moose Solters hits for the cycle before a record Fenway crowd of 46,995
“Boston went baseball crazy again yesterday,” exclaimed the…
August 21, 1934: Cleveland scores nine runs in 9th to rally past A’s
The Philadelphia Athletics hosted the Cleveland Indians to complete…