Goose Goslin credits an interview for his Hall Call January 28 Cooperstown Calls in 1968 — Goose Goslin, a former Washington Senator and Detroit Tigers Tiger outfielder who retired with a career .316 batting average after playing in five World Series, and Kiki...
Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker get cleared for fixing games On January 27 1927 — Citing accuser Dutch Leonard’s refusal to appear at the hearings of January 5th, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis issues a lengthy decision clearing Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker of...
Ford Frick ushers in new deadball era On January 26, 1963, Alarmed by such increased home run numbers across the Majors, Ford Frick convinced the owners to agree to having the strike zone widened before the 1963 season. The zone will stretch from the top of the...
Lefty Gomez – SOLD by Bombers On January 25, 1943, the Yankees sell future Hall of Famer Lefty Gomez to the Boston Braves. Gomez will never pitch in a game for the Braves, who decided to release the veteran southpaw. Gomez will eventually sign with the...
The original hit king George Sisler On January 24, 1939, the baseball writers select EddieCollins, Willie Keeler and George Sisler to the Hall of Fame. George Sisler never played on a pennant winner and he wasn’t a slugger, but in spite of that he earned...
