June 8, 1934: A’s rookie Mort Flohr’s wayward first pitch nails Babe Ruth

Imagine being a rookie pitcher, rushed directly from college…
John Dillinger, 1934 mug shot (FBI.GOV)

June 8, 1934: Flying Reds, Public Enemies, and Baseball

Times were tough in June 1934. It was in the midst of the Great…

October 1, 1933: Lefty Ruth all right in final mound appearance

For all of his tremendous success in the batter’s box, Babe…

April 17, 1934: Cubs’ Lon Warneke makes history with Opening Day one-hitter

Opening Day of the baseball season is always a festive occasion,…

July 1, 1934: Dizzy and Ducky lead Cardinals to marathon victory in Cincinnati

It was a “titanic struggle,” declared sportswriter Jack Ryder…

June 19, 1934: Pie Traynor replaces George Gibson as Pirates manager

 When Pie Traynor reached the major leagues1 as a 21-year-old…

July 10, 1934: Carl Hubbell strikes out five Hall of Famers in a row at All-Star Game

The 1934 All-Star Game is remembered for the performance of New…

October 1, 1933: Wally Berger’s $10,000 home run

It didn't have nearly the impact of Bobby Thomson's pennant-winning…

July 13, 1934: The Babe bashes 700th career home run

Babe Ruth spent 15 years of his 22-year major-league career with…

August 14, 1933: Foxx hits for the cycle, drives in record 9 runs

Four months into another season of mashing American League pitching,…

April 29, 1934: Sunday professional baseball comes to Pittsburgh

In 1794, the legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania…

June 25, 1934: Lou Gehrig ‘accidentally’ hits for the cycle

The second-place New York Yankees hosted the last-place Chicago…