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June 19, 1938: Babe Ruth makes coaching debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Fans at Ebbets Field cheered when Babe Ruth — decked out in…
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June 21, 1938: Mike Higgins sets record with 12th consecutive hit for Red Sox
On June 19, 1938, Boston Red Sox third baseman Mike “Pinky”…
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June 22, 1938: Hank Steinbacher records perfect 6-for-6 day with White Sox
In a three-year big-league career, Chicago White Sox rookie right…
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July 3, 1938: Browns defeat Tigers 6-5 after trading bases-loaded triples in extra innings
It has been said that one of the great things about baseball…
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July 4, 1938: Shacking up with neighbors: Phillies join Athletics at Shibe Park
After 51 seasons and a single pennant at the Baker Bowl, the…
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July 6, 1938: The summer of Vander Meer continues with All-Star win at Crosley Field
Johnny Vander Meer was enjoying a summer to remember. A spot…
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July 6, 1938: Braves Field hosts an integrated baseball game
Bob Quinn owned the Boston Red Sox from 1923 into 1933. In 1936…
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July 9, 1938: Phillies’ Claude Passeau endures marathon to edge the Dodgers
The game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers…
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July 12, 1938: Sloppy Cleveland defense overshadows Odell Hale’s cycle against Senators
On July 12, 1938, approximately 10,000 fans entered Griffith…
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July 13, 1938: Johnny Mize ends slump with three straight homers
“For weeks on end, the once fell bludgeonings of Johnny Mize…
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July 20, 1938: Johnny Mize blasts three home runs for second time in eight days
Johnny Mize, a country boy from Demorest, Georgia, had been given…
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August 5, 1938: Boston’s Joe Cronin transforms self from goat to hero
The Detroit Tigers hosted the visiting Red Sox at Briggs Stadium…
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August 7, 1938: Van Lingle Mungo to the rescue in wild one at Ebbets Field
“Crazier than the guy sitting next to the railing of the…
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August 16, 1938: Lou Gehrig, Jake Powell battle for headlines in Yankees sweep
For much of the 1938 season, Lou Gehrig struggled to hit with…
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August 27, 1938: Monte Pearson tosses Yankee Stadium’s first no-hitter
Between April 1923 and August 1938, there were 13 no-hitters…
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August 30, 1938: Ed Cole wins only big-league game as Buster Mills, Red Kress star at plate
It was another long season for the St. Louis Browns. The club…
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September 17, 1938: Merv Connors becomes first White Sox player to hit 3 homers in game at Comiskey Park
Home Runs and Comiskey Park. Those two didn’t mix much for…
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September 21, 1938: Storm of the Century hits Boston’s Braves Field
“Peace in our time” dominated international headlines everywhere…
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September 23, 1938: Bucky Walters shines in Reds’ triumph over Pirates
The Cincinnati Reds played the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first…
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September 28, 1938: Hartnett hits Homer in the Gloamin’
Pittsburgh manager Pie Traynor trudged back to the Belmont Hotel…
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October 2, 1938: Bob Feller sets new MLB strikeout record, whiffs 18 in loss
The Detroit Tigers concluded their 1938 season with a three-game…
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October 5, 1938: Yankees’ Red Ruffing shackles Cubs in World Series opener
After a six-year hiatus, the Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees…
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October 6, 1938: Sore-armed Dizzy Dean loses Game Two on Crosetti’s late homer
Knowing visitors to Wrigley Field realize upon entering the venerated…
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April 18, 1939: Red Barber graces the airwaves in first Brooklyn Dodgers radio broadcast
Walter “Red” Barber was one of the pioneers of radio and…