Baseball in the 1930s

Year

Clue

Answer

1930

Sets a record for RBI in a season that still stands, with 191.

1931

Famous for committing the batter's sin of putting his foot "in the bucket," this player wins his second consecutive batting title.

1931

Wins the first AL MVP award given by the BBWAA. A pitcher, he won exactly 300 games in his career.

1933

This annual midseason event takes place for the first time.

1933

Wins the triple crown and his second of three MVPs. Lefty Gomez cracked that this player was so powerful he had "muscles in his hair."

1934

The Reds become the first team to use this mode of transport to get to a game.

1934

In the all-star game, this pitcher strikes out Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx, Simmons, and Cronin consecutively.

1934

Player makes national news by refusing to play on Yom Kippur.

1934

Last legal spitballer retires.

1935

This team hosts the first night game in history.

Year

Clue

Answer

1936

The Boston NL team adopts this name after a change in management. The name lasted only 5 years.

1937

Passes Rogers Hornsby to become the National League's career home run leader. This player's name is a common answer in crossword puzzles.

1937

Known for his mechanical consistency and quiet demeanor, this player wins the AL MVP Award.

1937

Retires with the highest career batting average among catchers, a record that stood until 2009.

1938

Throws two consecutive no-hitters.

1938

German-American famous for being perpetually hung over is asked by management to give up drinking. He does, and hits below .300 for the first time in his career. He and his brother have the most career hits among brother combinations.

1939

Legend plays his last game, finally succumbing to a disease now associated with his name.

1939

Red Barber becomes the first person to do this.

1939

The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in this New York town.

1939

Joe McCarthy manages this team to their fourth consecutive world series title.