May 3, 1936: Next in line: Joe DiMaggio makes Yankees debut
Earle Combs began a string of Hall of Fame players who were starting…
April 18, 1939: Red Barber graces the airwaves in first Brooklyn Dodgers radio broadcast
Walter “Red” Barber was one of the pioneers of radio and…
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…
September 8, 1933: Mel Almada becomes the first Mexican native to play in a major-league baseball game
The team that was the last to integrate had been – 26 years…
April 20, 1937: Bobby Doerr records 3 hits in his Red Sox debut
Bobby Doerr was an exemplary batsman in his first major-league…
August 7, 1942: First Negro League baseball game is broadcast on radio
While we take radio for granted today, when it came onto the…
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…
October 3, 1921: A Negro League team plays in Sportsman’s Park for the first time
It was a groundbreaking event in White major-league baseball’s…
August 5, 1921: KDKA’s Harold Arlin broadcasts first baseball game over commercial radio as Pirates rally to beat Phillies
Jimmy Zinn spent 1921 as a swingman on the Pittsburgh Pirates’…
September 16, 1921: Goose Goslin makes his major-league debut; Cleveland returns to first place
He was known for his ability to hit, and he could hit for power.…
April 18, 1923: Babe Ruth homers in Yankee Stadium’s grand opening, hinting at franchise’s dynastic future
In 1913 the New York Highlanders were renamed the Yankees and…
April 16, 1929: Earl Averill homers in first plate appearance during Indians’ debut
Only two players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as of…
April 23, 1940: Pee Wee Reese goes 1-for-3 in Dodgers debut
“I don’t want to play with Brooklyn.”1 It’s unthinkable…
May 24, 1935: Reds fans see the lights in first night game in MLB history
Many baseball fans consider Branch Rickey the greatest innovator…
September 17, 1941: Stan Musial makes his major-league debut
In spring training before the 1941 season, the St. Louis Cardinals…
July 2, 1920: Cardinals get first win at Sportsman’s Park as Doak swashbuckles Pirates
The St. Louis Cardinals’ owner, Sam Breadon, generally shunned…
July 31, 1932: Lefty Grove shuts out Indians in first game at Cleveland Stadium
“Marvelous. It is the last word in baseball parks. A great…
August 8, 1921: Browns rookie Luke Stuart hits inside-the-park home run in first major-league at-bat
In a game characterized by lots of hits (27) and lots of errors…
June 15, 1923: Lou Gehrig plays first game in Yankee pinstripes
The year 1923 was a special one for fans of the New York Yankees…
August 23, 1936: Bob Feller wins first career start for Cleveland Indians
We may have all been there at one time or another. You begin…
April 29, 1934: Sunday professional baseball comes to Pittsburgh
In 1794, the legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania…
June 2, 1925: Gehrig replaces Pipp as Miller Huggins shakes up Yankees lineup
In a ceremony at the White House in May 1925, President Calvin…
September 21, 1922: Doc Hamann makes inglorious debut for Indians
After a world championship in 1920 and a tight pennant race with…
June 11, 1937: Poffenberger gets best of Grove in debut
The Detroit Tigers found themselves on a nice little four-game…