Monte Pearson (Courtesy of National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

August 27, 1938: Monte Pearson tosses Yankee Stadium’s first no-hitter

Between April 1923 and August 1938, there were 13 no-hitters…

September 21, 1938: Storm of the Century hits Boston’s Braves Field

“Peace in our time” dominated international headlines everywhere…

September 23, 1938: Bucky Walters shines in Reds’ triumph over Pirates

The Cincinnati Reds played the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first…

September 28, 1938: Hartnett hits Homer in the Gloamin’

Pittsburgh manager Pie Traynor trudged back to the Belmont Hotel…

October 2, 1938: Bob Feller sets new MLB strikeout record, whiffs 18 in loss

The Detroit Tigers concluded their 1938 season with a three-game…

October 5, 1938: Yankees’ Red Ruffing shackles Cubs in World Series opener

After a six-year hiatus, the Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees…

October 6, 1938: Sore-armed Dizzy Dean loses Game Two on Crosetti’s late homer

Knowing visitors to Wrigley Field realize upon entering the venerated…

April 21, 1939: Bob Feller makes his first Opening Day start in front of Judy Garland

The Cleveland Indians were supposed to open the 1939 season on…

April 23, 1939: Ted Williams hits his first major-league home run

Ted Williams hit the first of his 521 major-league home runs…

April 30, 1939: Lou Gehrig plays his final game with Yankees

Baseball’s greatest streak ended on a cloudy spring afternoon…
Cookie Lavagetto (Trading Card DB)

May 1, 1939: Brooklyn’s bats heat up in wacky win over Phillies

Nine games into his managerial career and Leo Durocher already…

May 2, 1939: Lou Gehrig’s streak ends in Detroit

Detroit’s Briggs Stadium, renamed after 1935 for new owner…

May 4, 1939: Who is that Kid? Ted Williams homers in dramatic Detroit debut

Boston Red Sox rookie Ted Williams was 20 years old when he first…

May 10, 1939: Olean beats Bradford on New York-Penn League’s first day

Forty-one minor leagues operated in the United States in 1939.…
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May 16, 1939: A’s fall in first night game at Shibe Park

Philadelphia's Shibe Park, opened in 1909, ushered in the modern…

May 27, 1939: Tigers’ Charlie Gehringer hits for a natural cycle

On May 12, 1939, the St. Louis Browns hosted the Detroit Tigers…

May 30, 1939: Johnny Rizzo sets Pirates record with nine RBIs in a game

Jason Bay of the Pittsburgh Pirates had eight RBIs in a game…