July 26, 1930: Hack Wilson’s three-homer game spurs historic season
Buoyed by a pregame band performance, Chicago Cubs center fielder…
October 2, 1930: George Earnshaw quiets the Cardinals in Game 2
These St. Louis Cardinals were a gang of swaggering roughnecks…
October 1, 1930: Grove outduels Grimes in World Series opener
To win their second consecutive World Series, the Philadelphia…
October 8, 1930: Earnshaw’s complete-game gem on one-day rest gives Athletics second straight championship
George Earnshaw “gave an exhibition of pitching mastery that…
September 4, 1930: Al Simmons’ sixth RBI scores reliever Grove for A’s marathon win
The Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox were heading…
May 21, 1930: Babe Ruth first to hit three home runs in a game at Shibe Park
Babe Ruth made history on May 21, 1930, when, in the first…
May 28, 1930: Pete Alexander bows out in final big-league appearance
On a miserably raw Wednesday afternoon in the first full year…
September 28, 1930: Dizzy Dean makes debut and dazzles in season finale for World Series-bound Cardinals
When Pie Traynor of the Pittsburgh Pirates grounded out to give…
May 26, 1930: Goose Goslin, Joe Judge first in 20th century to hit back-to-back homers twice in a game
On Monday afternoon, May 26, 1930, at Yankee Stadium, Washington…
July 5, 1930: Black baseball comes to Yankee Stadium on behalf of the Pullman Porters
Yankee Stadium had been open for seven seasons when the summer…
May 8, 1930: Freddie Lindstrom hits for the cycle, powering Giants past Pirates
The New York Giants began the 1930 season with seven straight…
September 28, 1930: Babe Ruth returns to the mound in Boston, records first win in nine years
“What a happy world this would be if every one was accomplished…
July 25, 1930: Athletics pull off two triple steals in rout of Cleveland
On July 9, 1930, the New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia…
June 23, 1930: Hack Wilson hits for the cycle as Cubs pound Phillies
In a Monday-afternoon game at Wrigley Field, the “Cubs buried…
September 28, 1930: Comeback Cubs prevail as Hack Wilson sets RBI mark
It is often said in sports that records are meant to be broken.…
October 6, 1930: Jimmie Foxx’s ninth-inning homer puts A’s on verge of a championship in Game 5
Of all seasons, the least likely in which to expect a pitchers’…
October 5, 1930: Jesse Haines defeats Lefty Grove in Fall Classic pitchers’ duel
With the Cardinals trailing the Philadelphia A’s two games…
October 4, 1930: Wild Bill Hallahan shuts out A’s in Game 3 to rekindle Redbirds’ hopes
The mood was gloomy and subdued at Sportsman’s Park in the…
August 21, 1930: Chick Hafey hits for the cycle as Cardinals pound Phillies
On this steamy August afternoon, the bespectacled outfielder…
July 13, 1930: Thou shalt not … Cubs rally scrubbed by Boston’s Sunday law
The clock didn’t exactly strike midnight for the Chicago Cubs,…
September 8, 1930: Old-timers make history in charity game at Braves Field
The romantic affection which Boston always has for the players…
September 17, 1930: Big day for Braves rookie Berger with three home runs in doubleheader
Today’s ballplayers and their union would be aghast, but Great…
August 28, 1930: Cardinals edge Cubs in 20 innings as pennant race tightens
Opening a four-game series at Wrigley Field, the St. Louis Cardinals…
May 22, 1930: Phillies finally beat Giants on Chuck Klein’s home run
The Philadelphia Phillies had lost all six games they had played…