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…

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…

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…

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…

July 13, 1938: Johnny Mize ends slump with three straight homers

“For weeks on end, the once fell bludgeonings of Johnny Mize…

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…

August 5, 1938: Boston’s Joe Cronin transforms self from goat to hero

The Detroit Tigers hosted the visiting Red Sox at Briggs Stadium…

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 27, 1938: Monte Pearson tosses Yankee Stadium’s first no-hitter

Between April 1923 and August 1938, there were 13 no-hitters…

September 21, 1938: Storm of the Century hits Boston’s Braves Field

“Peace in our time” dominated international headlines everywhere…

September 23, 1938: Bucky Walters shines in Reds’ triumph over Pirates

The Cincinnati Reds played the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first…

September 28, 1938: Hartnett hits Homer in the Gloamin’

Pittsburgh manager Pie Traynor trudged back to the Belmont Hotel…

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…

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…

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…

April 21, 1939: Bob Feller makes his first Opening Day start in front of Judy Garland

The Cleveland Indians were supposed to open the 1939 season on…

April 23, 1939: Ted Williams hits his first major-league home run

Ted Williams hit the first of his 521 major-league home runs…