September 9, 1931: Al Capone turns out for Cubs-White Sox charity exhibition in Chicago
By 1931, Al Capone was the kingpin of the criminal enterprise…
September 12, 1931: Fenway Park pigeons play a role in 1-0 Red Sox win in 13 innings
In mid-September of 1931, the Philadelphia Athletics were running…
September 15, 1931: Philadelphia A’s clinch American League pennant without fanfare
The Philadelphia Athletics had a veritable lock on first place.…
September 20, 1931: Cardinals’ Gabby Street returns to field after 19 seasons
Charles Evard Street’s long winding path to St Louis had a…
September 23, 1931: Charity begins at home plate: Red Sox, Braves team up for benefit game
In 1931 the United States was two years into the Great Depression,…
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 2, 1931: ‘Wild Horse’ Pepper Martin steals the show as Cardinals take Game 2 of World Series
Bill Hallahan “cast a spell of impotence over the bats of the…
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.…
October 6, 1931: Earnshaw throws two-hit shutout to even Fall Classic
Three games into the 1931 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics'…
October 7, 1931: Wild Bill and the Wild Horse of the Osage lead Cardinals’ charge in Game 5
“There were just seven wonders of the world before this world…
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…
October 10, 1931: Grimes pitches Cardinals to Game 7 win over Mack’s Athletics
The Philadelphia Athletics were one game away from their third…
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…
June 3, 1932: Lou Gehrig hits four home runs, Tony Lazzeri hits for cycle in Yankees romp
It was a game of excess, played on a Friday afternoon in Philadelphia’s…
June 23, 1932: The Goose wallops three; Goslin’s homers lift Browns over Yankees
Goose Goslin was a dangerous hitter, suggested St. Louis sportswriter…
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 4, 1932: Yankees catcher Bill Dickey punches Carl Reynolds, draws 30-game suspension
It may have come as a surprise to some that the New York Yankees…
July 8, 1932: Satchel Paige throws first recorded no-hitter of his professional career
No other player in the history of the Negro Leagues is as mythicized…
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…
July 15, 1932: Al Simmons becomes first A’s player to homer three times at Shibe Park
From 1929 through 1931, the Philadelphia Athletics claimed…
July 22, 1932: Mickey Cochrane’s cycle paces A’s over Senators
There are many long-standing myths about Washington, one of which…