1930s – Society for American Baseball Research

May 8, 1930: Freddie Lindstrom hits for the cycle, powering Giants past Pirates

Babe Ruth swinging at the Polo Grounds in 1921 (SABR-RUCKER ARCHIVE)

May 21, 1930: Babe Ruth first to hit three home runs in a game at Shibe Park

May 22, 1930: Phillies finally beat Giants on Chuck Klein’s home run

May 26, 1930: Goose Goslin, Joe Judge first in 20th century to hit back-to-back homers twice in a game

May 28, 1930: Pete Alexander bows out in final big-league appearance

June 23, 1930: Hack Wilson hits for the cycle as Cubs pound Phillies

July 5, 1930: Black baseball comes to Yankee Stadium on behalf of the Pullman Porters

July 13, 1930: Thou shalt not … Cubs rally scrubbed by Boston’s Sunday law

July 25, 1930: Athletics pull off two triple steals in rout of Cleveland

Hack Wilson

July 26, 1930: Hack Wilson’s three-homer game spurs historic season

August 21, 1930: Chick Hafey hits for the cycle as Cardinals pound Phillies

August 28, 1930: Cardinals edge Cubs in 20 innings as pennant race tightens

Al Simmons (Trading Card DB)

September 4, 1930: Al Simmons’ sixth RBI scores reliever Grove for A’s marathon win

September 6, 1930: Brooklyn scores season-high 22 runs to ignite win streak

September 8, 1930: Old-timers make history in charity game at Braves Field

Wally Berger (Trading Card DB)

September 17, 1930: Big day for Braves rookie Berger with three home runs in doubleheader

September 28, 1930: Comeback Cubs prevail as Hack Wilson sets RBI mark

Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

September 28, 1930: Babe Ruth returns to the mound in Boston, records first win in nine years

September 28, 1930: Dizzy Dean makes debut and dazzles in season finale for World Series-bound Cardinals

October 1, 1930: Grove outduels Grimes in World Series opener

October 2, 1930: George Earnshaw quiets the Cardinals in Game 2

October 4, 1930: Wild Bill Hallahan shuts out A’s in Game 3 to rekindle Redbirds’ hopes

October 5, 1930: Jesse Haines defeats Lefty Grove in Fall Classic pitchers’ duel

October 6, 1930: Jimmie Foxx’s ninth-inning homer puts A’s on verge of a championship in Game 5