July 7, 1933: Ageless spitballer Jack Quinn finally runs dry at 50

Jack Quinn was ageless in more ways than one. First, for decades…
DeLorimier Park, circa 1933 (Musée McCord Museum)

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…
Joe DiMaggio (Trading Card Database)

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 14, 1933: Foxx hits for the cycle, drives in record 9 runs

Four months into another season of mashing American League pitching,…
Joe Medwick (Trading Card Database)

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…

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…

April 17, 1934: Cubs’ Lon Warneke makes history with Opening Day one-hitter

Opening Day of the baseball season is always a festive occasion,…

April 29, 1934: Sunday professional baseball comes to Pittsburgh

In 1794, the legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania…