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April 17, 1929: Athletics open season by setting tone for dynasty to come

The 1929 season was expected to be the latest installment of…

April 18, 1929: Rain delays Opening Day; Robins grounded in Boston hotel

Moping about the lobby of Boston’s luxurious Hotel Statler,…

April 18, 1929: Babe Ruth celebrates ‘honeymoon’ with a home run

The Babe settled in the batter’s box on the port side of home…

April 28, 1929: Red Sox fall in first official Sunday game in Boston

By the late 1920s, the longstanding prohibition against playing…

May 5, 1929: Senior Circuit debuts Sunday baseball at Braves Field

Playing the national pastime on a Sunday was officially illegal…

May 8, 1929: Carl Hubbell tosses no-hitter in 18th career start

Not yet known as “King Carl” or “Meal Ticket,” the New…
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May 19, 1929: Death at Yankee Stadium: Two fans die after rain stampede

It began with a clap of thunder and a sudden deluge of rain,…

May 24, 1929: Ted Lyons hurls 21-inning complete game in epic struggle

The staggering, awe-inspiring numbers point to an era in baseball…
Lefty Grove (Trading Card DB)

June 3, 1929: Lefty Grove, George Uhle battle into extra innings

Something had to give as the league-leading Philadelphia Athletics…

June 15, 1929: Riggs Stephenson’s walkoff pop foul wins it in the 10th

After losing their first five extra-inning games of the 1929…

June 18, 1929: Hack Wilson’s two homers lift Cubs past Cardinals

“Part of [Hack] Wilson’s legend was his physical appearance.…

July 4, 1929: Wilson-Kolp brawl in dugout mars Independence Day at Wrigley Field

On the day that Chicagoans were celebrating their country’s…
Dazzy Vance (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

July 12, 1929: A new ‘dead’ ball? Brooklyn wins after wild 9th inning

When Ebbets Field locker-room attendant Dan Comerford arrived…

July 25, 1929: Foxx and Grove lead resurgent A’s to 21-3 rout

Connie Mack's Philadelphia A's hadn't won an American League…

August 1, 1929: Guy Bush hurls shutout to win 10th consecutive decision

“Those among baseball fans who insist that pitching is a lost…

August 7, 1929: Babe Ruth goes deep as Yankees split with A’s at Shibe Park

In this first game of a twin bill in the dog days of August 1929,…

August 11, 1929: Babe Ruth hits 500th career home run

A solid klop must have filled Jake Geiser’s ears when a baseball…