Dazzy Vance (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

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

When Ebbets Field locker-room attendant Dan Comerford arrived…

October 14, 1929: Bing Miller’s walk-off gives A’s the World Series title

It was another dramatic victory or staggering collapse, depending…

October 11, 1929: The Mississippi Mudcat shuts down the Mackmen

Guy Bush “pitched one of his finest games,” gushed sportswriter…

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

Connie Mack's Philadelphia A's hadn't won an American League…
Lefty Grove (Trading Card DB)

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

Something had to give as the league-leading Philadelphia Athletics…

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

On the day that Chicagoans were celebrating their country’s…

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

“Part of [Hack] Wilson’s legend was his physical appearance.…

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

In this first game of a twin bill in the dog days of August 1929,…

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

The staggering, awe-inspiring numbers point to an era in baseball…

September 19, 1929: Oscar Melillo’s triple play highlights Senators’ win

Second baseman Oscar “Ski” Melillo of the St. Louis Browns…

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

After losing their first five extra-inning games of the 1929…

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

“Those among baseball fans who insist that pitching is a lost…

September 14, 1929: Pat Malone tosses shutout for 21st win

When the Brooklyn Robins and the Chicago Cubs squared off for…

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

A solid klop must have filled Jake Geiser’s ears when a baseball…

October 12, 1929: A’s stage historic World Series comeback with 10-run inning

The Chicago Cubs’ Hack Wilson jogged out to his position in…