Fred Frankhouse (SABR-Rucker Archive)

August 27, 1937: Fred Frankhouse tosses rain-shortened no-hitter

In the midst of the best game of his career, the Brooklyn Dodgers’…

April 27, 1938: Arky Vaughan slams Cubs, edges Cubs

The Pittsburgh Pirates began the 1938 season on a hot streak.…

May 4, 1938: Lloyd Waner’s big game with 4 hits, 5 RBIs lifts Pirates

The 1938 season was a good one for the Pittsburgh Pirates: a…

May 5, 1938: Al Epperly wins starting debut as Cubs pulverize Phillies

Longtime Chicago Tribune writer Irving Vaughan left no doubt…

May 9, 1938: Willard Hershberger stars as Reds pound Phillies

To the extent that twenty-first-century baseball fans remember…

May 31, 1938: Lou Gehrig plays his 2,000th consecutive game

On May 30, 1938, some 81,000 people crammed into Yankee Stadium…

June 11, 1938: Reds’ Johnny Vander Meer tosses first no-hitter

The Cincinnati Reds were one of the surprise teams in baseball…

June 19, 1938: Babe Ruth makes coaching debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers

Fans at Ebbets Field cheered when Babe Ruth — decked out in…

June 21, 1938: Mike Higgins sets record with 12th consecutive hit for Red Sox

On June 19, 1938, Boston Red Sox third baseman Mike “Pinky”…

June 22, 1938: Hank Steinbacher records perfect 6-for-6 day with White Sox

In a three-year big-league career, Chicago White Sox rookie right…

July 4, 1938: Shacking up with neighbors: Phillies join Athletics at Shibe Park

After 51 seasons and a single pennant at the Baker Bowl, the…

July 6, 1938: The summer of Vander Meer continues with All-Star win at Crosley Field

Johnny Vander Meer was enjoying a summer to remember. A spot…

July 6, 1938: Braves Field hosts an integrated baseball game

Bob Quinn owned the Boston Red Sox from 1923 into 1933. In 1936…
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July 9, 1938: Phillies’ Claude Passeau endures marathon to edge the Dodgers

The game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers…

July 13, 1938: Johnny Mize ends slump with three straight homers

“For weeks on end, the once fell bludgeonings of Johnny Mize…

July 20, 1938: Johnny Mize blasts three home runs for second time in eight days

Johnny Mize, a country boy from Demorest, Georgia, had been given…

August 5, 1938: Boston’s Joe Cronin transforms self from goat to hero

The Detroit Tigers hosted the visiting Red Sox at Briggs Stadium…

August 7, 1938: Van Lingle Mungo to the rescue in wild one at Ebbets Field

“Crazier than the guy sitting next to the railing of the…