1930s – Page 3 – Society for American Baseball Research

George Earnshaw (Chicago History Museum, Chicago Daily News)

October 6, 1931: Earnshaw throws two-hit shutout to even Fall Classic

Courtesy of Trading Card Database

October 7, 1931: Wild Bill and the Wild Horse of the Osage lead Cardinals’ charge in Game 5

October 9, 1931: A’s Lefty Grove stymies Redbirds again in Game 6

October 10, 1931: Revenge is sweet for Cardinals in Game 7, even without Pepper

October 10, 1931: Grimes pitches Cardinals to Game 7 win over Mack’s Athletics

May 7, 1932: Bombardi! Ernie Lombardi’s walk-off triple helps Reds sink Braves

May 16, 1932: Reds’ Lucas and rainstorm soak McGraw’s Giants

June 3, 1932: Lou Gehrig hits four home runs, Tony Lazzeri hits for cycle in Yankees romp

June 23, 1932: The Goose wallops three; Goslin’s homers lift Browns over Yankees

July 3, 1932: Yankees beat Red Sox in first Sunday baseball game at Fenway Park

July 4, 1932: Yankees catcher Bill Dickey punches Carl Reynolds, draws 30-game suspension

Satchel Paige (TRADING CARD DB)

July 8, 1932: Satchel Paige throws first recorded no-hitter of his professional career

July 10, 1932: Athletics outlast Indians in 18-inning slugfest

July 12, 1932: Senators erase 7-run deficit thanks to 8 White Sox errors

July 15, 1932: Al Simmons becomes first A’s player to homer three times at Shibe Park

Mickey Cochrane (CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM)

July 22, 1932: Mickey Cochrane’s cycle paces A’s over Senators

Frank Warfield (TRADING CARD DB)

July 25, 1932: Lights at Griffith Stadium: Negro League Washington Pilots host city’s first night game

July 31, 1932: Lefty Grove shuts out Indians in first game at Cleveland Stadium

Bob Cooney (Baseball-Reference.com)

July 31, 1932: It was a ‘dark and stormy day’ for Browns, Red Sox

August 1, 1932: The Beards versus the Braves: House of David visits Boston

August 5, 1932: Tigers’ Tommy Bridges loses perfect game in the 9th

Kiki Cuyler (TRADING CARD DB)

August 31, 1932: Kiki Cuyler leads Cubs to 12th straight win

Ray Starr (Trading Card DB)

September 15, 1932: Cardinals’ Ray Starr shuts out Brooklyn in his first major-league start

Cumberland Posey (TRADING CARD DB)

September 19, 1932: Play ball at midnight: Grays, Crawfords duck the blue laws in Pittsburgh