June 1, 1937: Bill Dietrich resuscitates career with a no-hitter

The Chicago White Sox’ bespectacled 27-year-old right-hander…
Moose Solters (Trading Card DB)

June 8, 1937: Moose becomes goat after Cleveland gives up 6-run lead to Red Sox

As the Boston Red Sox came to the plate in the top of ninth inning…

June 11, 1937: Poffenberger gets best of Grove in debut

The Detroit Tigers found themselves on a nice little four-game…

July 9, 1937: Joe DiMaggio hits two homers as part of cycle

The Associated Press referred to Joe DiMaggio as “Murderers’…
Augusta Chronicle

July 13, 1937: Phillies snatch defeat from the hands of victory

“Out of a clear blue sky, six runs came tumbling into (Bill…

August 1, 1937: Gehrig hits for the cycle but DiMaggio’s home run grabs headlines

Lou Gehrig became the second New York Yankees player to hit for…

August 4, 1937: Cardiac Cardinals complete crazy comeback; Medwick ties record with four doubles

You know you’ve been to a great ballgame when you leave the…

August 13, 1937: Cubs rout Reds with mid-summer offensive explosion

The middle of August is often called the “dog days” of summer…
Fred Frankhouse (SABR-Rucker Archive)

August 27, 1937: Fred Frankhouse tosses rain-shortened no-hitter

In the midst of the best game of his career, the Brooklyn Dodgers’…

April 21, 1938: 31-year-old knuckleballer Tot Pressnell makes impressive debut

Tommy Holmes, the longtime Brooklyn Daily Eagle baseball writer,…

April 27, 1938: Arky Vaughan slams Cubs, edges Cubs

The Pittsburgh Pirates began the 1938 season on a hot streak.…

May 4, 1938: Lloyd Waner’s big game with 4 hits, 5 RBIs lifts Pirates

The 1938 season was a good one for the Pittsburgh Pirates: a…

May 5, 1938: Al Epperly wins starting debut as Cubs pulverize Phillies

Longtime Chicago Tribune writer Irving Vaughan left no doubt…

May 9, 1938: Willard Hershberger stars as Reds pound Phillies

To the extent that twenty-first-century baseball fans remember…

May 31, 1938: Lou Gehrig plays his 2,000th consecutive game

On May 30, 1938, some 81,000 people crammed into Yankee Stadium…
Bill LeFebvre (Trading Card Database)

June 10, 1938: Boston’s Bill LeFebvre homers in first, only at-bat of rookie season

Bill LeFebvre came to bat just once in his debut year of 1938.…

June 11, 1938: Reds’ Johnny Vander Meer tosses first no-hitter

The Cincinnati Reds were one of the surprise teams in baseball…

June 19, 1938: Babe Ruth makes coaching debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers

Fans at Ebbets Field cheered when Babe Ruth — decked out in…

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”…