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The first Rawlings glove with a natural pocket that is adjustable appears on the field.

Leon Cadore, of Brooklyn, and Joe Oeschger, of Boston, pitch to a 1-1 tie in the first, and only, twenty-six inning game.

A new Yankee player named Babe Ruth hits his first Yankee home run over the roof in the Polo Grounds.

The first pitched ball death occurs when Ray Chapman is hit on the head by a Carl Mays pitch the day before.

The Reds take two of three games in the first and only tripleheader of the twentieth century.

The first brothers play against each other in a World Series game - Doc Johnston & Jimmy Johnston.

Elmer Smith hits the first grand slam in World Series history in the first inning of the game.

Bill Wambsganss turns the first and only unassisted triple play in World Series history.

The umpires use Lena Blackburne's Clay to rub the ball's shine away for the first time in major league play.

The first game heard on a radio station is broadcast via KDKA in Pittsburgh and the Pirates beat the Phillies 8-5.

Luke Stuart is first American League player to hit a home run in his first at bat.

Ray Schalk, from the White Sox, is the first and only catcher to make a putout at every single base.

The first World Series game heard on a radio station is broadcast via KDKA in Pittsburgh.

Willie Kamm is the first minor league player with a contract purchased for over $100,000.

Ken Williams becomes the first player in history to have thirty home runs and thirty stolen bases in the same season.

Charlie Robertson throws the first perfect game on the road.

The entire World Series will be heard over the radio for the first time ever. WJZ "repeats" the signal to WGY for the first time ever.

The first World Series game in Yankee Stadium is played and it's the first one heard on a nationwide radio network.

George Kelly hits a home run and becomes the first player with home runs in six consecutive games.

First resin bags appear on the mounds in the American League.

The Indians, who were only experimenting, are the first team to actually wear uniform numbers on the field thanks to two rain delays in New York.

The Yankees are the first team to permanently add uniform numbers to their shirts and the first to use them on home and away uniforms.

Clise Dudley is the first player to hit a home run with his first pitch ever.

Giants use the first PA (Public Announcement) at a major league game.

Harry Hartman is first announcer to say "Going, going, gone."

Jack Graney is first player to become a play-by-play announcer.

Tony Piet became the first player ever to hit a grand slam and a three-run homer off the same pitcher in back-to-back innings when he hit a three-run homer in the 2nd inning and a grand slam in the third inning off Hi Bell of the New York Giants.

First major league All-Star Game is played.

Reds players are first to use an airplane to get to a game.

William Wrigley (Cubs) is the first owner to allow all of his team's games to be heard on the radio.

First National League and major league night game is played: Reds 2 vs Phillies 1.

Augie Galan is the first to play one hundred fifty-four games and not hit into a double play.

First group of players are inducted into the hall of fame.

Bill Lefebvre is the first American League rookie to hit home run with his first pitch ever.

Johnny Vander Meer throws his second no-hitter (on June 15, 1938) and is the first and only pitcher to throw them consecutively (box scores for each gem can be found by clicking on the dates to the left).

Lou Gehrig's name is not on a lineup card for the first time in two thousand one-hundred thirty-one games.

The first American League night game takes places at Shibe Park.

The first televised baseball game ever is Princeton vs Columbia at Baker field. W2XBS is the network and Princeton wins 2-1.

First hall of fame inductions take place.

Johnny Mize is the first player to have two 3-homer games in one season.

The first televised major league baseball game ever is shown on W2XBS. Dodgers & Reds split the televised doubleheader.

Lou Gehrig is the first player to have his number retired.

On Opening Day at Comiskey Park, future Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller threw the first no hitter during an Opening Day contest in Major League history. On the opposite side of the dugout, this was the first & only time in Major League history a team's individual and cumulative batting average after the first game of the season was .000.

Dodgers are the first team to wear plastic batting helmets.

Hugh Mulcahy is the first player to be drafted for WWII.

Hank Greenberg is the first player to enter the armed services for WWII.

The first spitball rule ejection is pitcher Nels Potter.

Hank Borowy (46-25 with New York) started the season 10-5 with his Yankees, but found himself traded to the Chicago Cubs midseason. He then went 11-2, notched his first 20 win season (21-7), and became the first pitcher in Major League history to reach the 20 win plateau with at least 10 victories from each league.

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The Lively Ball Era