Baseball in the 1930s

Year

Clue

Answer

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

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

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

This annual midseason event takes place for the first time.

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."

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

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

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

Last legal spitballer retires.

This team hosts the first night game in history.

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

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

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

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

Throws two consecutive no-hitters.

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.

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

Red Barber becomes the first person to do this.

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

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