No-hitters are special, but to have two in one season is historic. During the 1944 season, Boston Braves right hander Jim Tobin became the second pitcher in the modern era to toss a pair of hitless affairs in the same year. Cincinnati’s Johnny Vander Meer was the first in 1938 with back-to-back performances. The knuckleballer […]
Category: 1930s Baseball History
Voting for the National Baseball Hall of Fame has always been fascinating. Between the writers and other committees there is always controversy. Perhaps one of the most unusual stories belongs to Red Ruffing, who was inducted in 1967 after the third and final run-off election in the history of the shrine. According to the rules […]
It was a trade that made front page news back in 1932. Babe Herman of the Brooklyn Dodgers apparently wasn’t happy. The star outfielder was holding out during spring training because, according to stories in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle prior to the season, he didn’t like the $15,000 offer from the Dodgers after making $19,000 […]
Connecting through social media sites like Facebook has become commonplace in today’s world. Like most people, it’s allowed me to stay in contact with many friends from high school and college. But there is something that social media has done for me, which was hard to imagine as I began writing about baseball history on […]
One swing determined everything. In one moment, New York Yankees pitcher Bill Bevens lost a no-hitter and a game on baseball’s biggest stage in 1947. Bevens was one out away from winning the fourth contest of the World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers, but one pitch to Cookie Lavagetto resulted in a reversal of fortune. […]
It was a game of firsts. During the 1920 World Series one of the unusual contests took place in game five as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-1 on Oct. 10. There were three things that happened for the first time in the history of the Fall Classic. Elmer Smith, Jim Bagby and […]
No. 14 is finally getting recognition from a baseball hall. The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame will induct Pete Rose and celebrate the all-time hits leader at Great American Ballpark during the weekend of June 24-26, 2016. For many Reds fans it is something that is long overdue. Some are even holding out hope that […]
Back in the 1940s, major baseball players contributed heavily to the effort by the United States during World War II. Many star players were heroes on and off the field. One of the first players to join the armed forces was Buddy Lewis of the Washington Senators after the 1941 season. He was in the […]
Goody Rosen never got to play in an all-star game during his time in the major leagues. Due to travel restrictions during World War II, the 1945 mid-summer classic was not played, so Rosen missed his opportunity as it was his only all-star season. Born in Toronto in 1912, Rosen played in six seasons in […]
The oldest living person who played Major League Baseball is about to celebrate his 100th birthday on Oct. 17. Born in Connecticut in 1915, Mike Sandlock played in five seasons in the big leagues during his professional career that spanned from 1938 to 1954. Primarily a catcher, he made his debut in the majors in […]