1920s – Page 15 – Society for American Baseball Research

April 16, 1929: Earl Averill homers in first plate appearance during Indians’ debut

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April 17, 1929: Athletics open season by setting tone for dynasty to come

April 18, 1929: Rain delays Opening Day; Robins grounded in Boston hotel

April 18, 1929: Babe Ruth celebrates ‘honeymoon’ with a home run

April 28, 1929: Red Sox fall in first official Sunday game in Boston

May 5, 1929: Senior Circuit debuts Sunday baseball at Braves Field

May 8, 1929: Carl Hubbell tosses no-hitter in 18th career start

May 16, 1929: New York’s Mel Ott hits for the cycle but Giants lose to Braves

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May 19, 1929: Death at Yankee Stadium: Two fans die after rain stampede

May 23, 1929: Browns’ Ski Melillo, ‘weak sister with the stick,’ hits for the cycle

May 24, 1929: Ted Lyons hurls 21-inning complete game in epic struggle

Lefty Grove (Trading Card DB)

June 3, 1929: Lefty Grove, George Uhle battle into extra innings

June 9, 1929: Cubs’ Art Nehf hurls four-hitter to win duel over Ben Cantwell, Braves

June 15, 1929: Riggs Stephenson’s walkoff pop foul wins it in the 10th

June 18, 1929: Hack Wilson’s two homers lift Cubs past Cardinals

June 25, 1929: Robins stun Giants with 5 ninth-inning runs to tie game, then win in 10th

July 4, 1929: Wilson-Kolp brawl in dugout mars Independence Day at Wrigley Field

July 6, 1929: Cardinals break 11-game losing streak with 28-hit, 28-run mauling of Phillies

Dazzy Vance (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

July 12, 1929: A new ‘dead’ ball? Brooklyn wins after wild 9th inning

July 25, 1929: Foxx and Grove lead resurgent A’s to 21-3 rout

August 1, 1929: Guy Bush hurls shutout to win 10th consecutive decision

Buddy Myer (TRADING CARD DB)

August 5, 1929: Nationals supply fireworks in record-setting game in Washington

August 7, 1929: Babe Ruth goes deep as Yankees split with A’s at Shibe Park

August 11, 1929: Babe Ruth hits 500th career home run