Gabby Street (TRADING CARD DB)

September 20, 1931: Cardinals’ Gabby Street returns to field after 19 seasons

Charles Evard Street’s long winding path to St Louis had a…

October 1, 1931: Lefty Grove, A’s subdue Cardinals in opening game of World Series

Anticipation of the 1931 World Series steadily peaked all summer…

October 5, 1931: Cardinals tag Grove early; Burleigh Grimes grinds in Game 3

When the 1931 World Series opened at Sportsman's Park in St.…
George Earnshaw (Chicago History Museum, Chicago Daily News)

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

Three games into the 1931 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics'…

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

The day before Game Six of the 1931 World Series, more than 500…

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

Gabby Street wanted revenge, so he went to the firm of Hallahan…

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

On a warm Saturday afternoon in early May 1932,1 the day Burgoo…

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

John McGraw’s men were sopping wet and mad as hell standing…

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

For years, Sunday baseball was banned in Boston – and in most…

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

On July 10, 1932, the Philadelphia Athletics played the Cleveland…

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

The Washington Senators had a good year in 1932 – their final…
Mickey Cochrane (CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM)

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

There are many long-standing myths about Washington, one of which…