
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 18, 1939: Red Barber graces the airwaves in first Brooklyn Dodgers radio broadcast
Walter “Red” Barber was one of the pioneers of radio and…

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…

April 25, 1939: Lou Gehrig shows final flash of brilliance with two-hit game for Yankees
The warning signs about Lou Gehrig had been accumulating all…

April 30, 1939: Lou Gehrig plays his final game with Yankees
Baseball’s greatest streak ended on a cloudy spring afternoon…

May 1, 1939: Brooklyn’s bats heat up in wacky win over Phillies
Nine games into his managerial career and Leo Durocher already…

May 1, 1939: Cubs, White Sox meet to raise funds for Monty Stratton’s accident recovery
When Monty Stratton opted to take a solo hunting trip for rabbits…

May 2, 1939: Lou Gehrig’s streak ends in Detroit
Detroit’s Briggs Stadium, renamed after 1935 for new owner…

May 4, 1939: Who is that Kid? Ted Williams homers in dramatic Detroit debut
Boston Red Sox rookie Ted Williams was 20 years old when he first…

May 5, 1939: Athletics’ Sam Chapman snaps 1-for-16 start to season by hitting for the cycle
Twelve games into the 1939 season found both the Philadelphia…

May 9, 1939: Red Sox rookie Ted Williams hits game-winning homer in 10th to beat Browns
In the course of his career, Ted Williams hit 521 major-league…

May 10, 1939: Olean beats Bradford on New York-Penn League’s first day
Forty-one minor leagues operated in the United States in 1939.…

May 16, 1939: A’s fall in first night game at Shibe Park
Philadelphia's Shibe Park, opened in 1909, ushered in the modern…

May 27, 1939: Tigers’ Charlie Gehringer hits for a natural cycle
On May 12, 1939, the St. Louis Browns hosted the Detroit Tigers…

May 30, 1939: Johnny Rizzo sets Pirates record with nine RBIs in a game
Jason Bay of the Pittsburgh Pirates had eight RBIs in a game…

June 9, 1939: Jimmie Foxx, Ted Williams homer for Red Sox in 18-7 win over Browns
Future Hall of Famers Jimmie Foxx and Ted Williams both homered…

June 26, 1939: Boston Bees buzz past Class A affiliate Bradford in exhibition
On May 10, 1939, the small city of Bradford, Pennsylvania, reentered…

June 27, 1939: Darkness descends after 23 innings for Bees, Dodgers
The Boston Bees and the Brooklyn Dodgers raced the sun for 23…

June 28, 1939: Yankees’ juggernaut continues with 23-2 smashing of A’s
What is a juggernaut? According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary,…

July 2, 1939: Ted Williams hits his first game-winning homer, off a future Hall of Famer
This game’s win was secured by Ted Williams’s first game-winning…