June 27, 1933: Banjo Mangum pitches a shutout
When Leo Mangum took the mound on June 27, 1933, he was 37 years…
June 27, 1933: L.A. Angels overcome Joe DiMaggio’s home run; Win Ballou earns win
Noble Winfred “Win” Ballou (pronounced buh-LOO) was “one…
July 2, 1933: Giants’ Carl Hubbell tames the Gashouse Gang with an 18-inning shutout
The New York Giants’ Carl Hubbell had been outstanding in the…
July 6, 1933: A Dream Realized: Comiskey Park hosts first All-Star Game; Babe Ruth homers
In 1933, Chicago was celebrating its centennial by hosting a…
July 7, 1933: Ageless spitballer Jack Quinn finally runs dry at 50
Jack Quinn was ageless in more ways than one. First, for decades…
July 16, 1933: Roy Parmelee, Red Lucas battle all the way in extra-inning tilt
A warm, humid Sunday afternoon hovered over the west side of…
July 18, 1933: Night baseball makes its debut in Montreal
When it opened in 1928, Montreal’s De Lorimier Stadium was…
July 20, 1933: Babe Herman’s three homers overwhelm Phillies
His parents named him Floyd and his fans knew him as Babe. In…
July 23, 1933: Seals’ Joe DiMaggio extends hitting streak to 60 games
When Joe DiMaggio laced a single in the San Francisco Seals’…
July 30, 1933: Dizzy Dean fans 17 Cubs for new modern strikeout record
“[He] pitched with devastating speed, his curves breaking fast…
August 2, 1933: Mickey Cochrane ‘paces mates with bludgeon,’ hits for second career cycle
As August 1933 began, the race for the American League pennant…
August 6, 1933: Athletics rookie Mike Higgins hits for the cycle as Foxx pads Triple Crown numbers against Senators
It was the 101st game of the 1933 season for the Philadelphia…
August 14, 1933: Foxx hits for the cycle, drives in record 9 runs
Four months into another season of mashing American League pitching,…
August 17, 1933: Earl Averill hits for the cycle as Indians ‘bombard’ A’s
A major-league record eight batters hit for the cycle in 1933.1…
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…
September 10, 1933: The Game of Games: Negro Leagues stage first all-star game at Comiskey Park
"The East-West Game became the spirit and life of Negro League…
September 16, 1933: Cardinals outlast Dodgers after 27 runs, 36 hits, and 17 walks
By the time the 1933 National League season was winding down…
September 21, 1933: A pennant for Ladies’ Day: Washington Senators clinch first place in American League
September 21, 1933, the last day of summer, was ladies day at…
September 30, 1933: Babe Herman’s third career cycle leads Cubs to third-place money
By September 30, the next-to-last day of the regular season in…
October 1, 1933: Lefty Ruth all right in final mound appearance
For all of his tremendous success in the batter’s box, Babe…
October 1, 1933: Wally Berger’s $10,000 home run
It didn't have nearly the impact of Bobby Thomson's pennant-winning…
October 5, 1933: Earl Whitehill whitewashes Giants, Buddy Myer is mighty in World Series win
With 15 minutes until game time, the tarp was still on the field…
October 6, 1933: King Carl Hubbell hurls 11-inning gem to put Giants on verge of title
“There have been few World Series battles in history that carried…
October 7, 1933: Mel Ott’s 10th-inning homer gives Giants a World Series championship
It was “one of the most spectacular closing chapters in all…