July 20, 1933: Babe Herman’s three homers overwhelm Phillies

His parents named him Floyd and his fans knew him as Babe. In…
Joe DiMaggio (Trading Card Database)

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 14, 1933: Foxx hits for the cycle, drives in record 9 runs

Four months into another season of mashing American League pitching,…

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…

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…
John Dillinger, 1934 mug shot (FBI.GOV)

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…
Doc Cramer (TRADING CARD DB)

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…