1930s – Page 10 – Society for American Baseball Research

Bill LeFebvre (Trading Card Database)

June 10, 1938: Boston’s Bill LeFebvre homers in first, only at-bat of rookie season

June 11, 1938: Reds’ Johnny Vander Meer tosses first no-hitter

pitched double no-hitter for Cincinnati Reds in 1938.

June 15, 1938: Johnny Vander Meer tosses second straight no-hitter in historic night game at Ebbets Field

June 19, 1938: Babe Ruth makes coaching debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers

June 21, 1938: Mike Higgins sets record with 12th consecutive hit for Red Sox

June 22, 1938: Hank Steinbacher records perfect 6-for-6 day with White Sox

July 3, 1938: Browns defeat Tigers 6-5 after trading bases-loaded triples in extra innings

July 4, 1938: Shacking up with neighbors: Phillies join Athletics at Shibe Park

July 6, 1938: The summer of Vander Meer continues with All-Star win at Crosley Field

July 6, 1938: Braves Field hosts an integrated baseball game

Courtesy of Trading Card Database

July 9, 1938: Phillies’ Claude Passeau endures marathon to edge the Dodgers

July 12, 1938: Sloppy Cleveland defense overshadows Odell Hale’s cycle against Senators

July 13, 1938: Johnny Mize ends slump with three straight homers

July 20, 1938: Johnny Mize blasts three home runs for second time in eight days

August 5, 1938: Boston’s Joe Cronin transforms self from goat to hero

August 7, 1938: Van Lingle Mungo to the rescue in wild one at Ebbets Field

August 16, 1938: Lou Gehrig, Jake Powell battle for headlines in Yankees sweep

Monte Pearson (Courtesy of National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

August 27, 1938: Monte Pearson tosses Yankee Stadium’s first no-hitter

Ed Cole

August 30, 1938: Ed Cole wins only big-league game as Buster Mills, Red Kress star at plate

September 17, 1938: Merv Connors becomes first White Sox player to hit 3 homers in game at Comiskey Park

September 21, 1938: Storm of the Century hits Boston’s Braves Field

September 23, 1938: Bucky Walters shines in Reds’ triumph over Pirates

September 28, 1938: Hartnett hits Homer in the Gloamin’

October 2, 1938: Bob Feller sets new MLB strikeout record, whiffs 18 in loss