1930
01 - "Grover Cleveland Alexander, veteran major league hurler, said to today that he rejected an offer of Bud Maytag of Newton La. to manage a baseball club in 1930. Alex said that there are still enough "tricks" in his arm for another season or two in the big leagues." - - Chicago Tribune - Jan. 4, 1930
1931
03 - Founder of he American League, Ban Johnson died
12 - BBWAA becomes official presenter of MVP award
1932
10 - Ruth "calls his shot" at Wrigley
1933
12 - Boston pays record $250,000 to Washington for Joe Cronin
1934
01 - "Jimmy Williams, veteran catcher, was named manager of the Philadelphia National League baseball team for the 1934 season" - The Pittsburgh Press - Jan. 2, 1934
1935
02 - "Bob Quinn, business manager of Brooklyn, issued a drastic order to all Dodgers today forbidding them under penalty of fine and suspension to talk to newspapermen. This is a culmination of a feud which started when a Brooklyn headliner, angered because of a small contract phoned this writer and contradicted Quinn's statement that all was love and kisses in Flatbush." - Chicago Tribune - Feb. 1, 1935
1936
01 - "Only 36 complete games hurled by Brown's fragile staff" - The Sporting News - Jan. 2, 1936
1937
01 - "New baseball to be tested in batting drills" - "for a ball that will conform to the club owners recently expressed desire for curtailment of the riotous hitting which has been going on in the recent years"
- Chicago Tribune - Jan 9, 1937
1938
08 - "yellow ball used in a major league championship game for the first time in the opening contest of the August 2 double-header between the Dodgers and Cardinals in Brooklyn" - The Sporting News - August 11, 1938
1939
05 - Lou Gehrig ends streak
06 - Dedication of Hall of Fame
08 - Ray Chapman killed by a pitched ball from Carl May
11 - In a revolt against Ban Johnson, 11 club owners met in Chicago to adopt a plan for reducing teams from 16 to 12 teams. The plan was stopped.
12 - "The most important matter in the welfare of the national game it the complete divorcing from it of the gambling element" Commissioner Elect Landis.
01 - "Grover Cleveland Alexander, veteran major league hurler, said to today that he rejected an offer of Bud Maytag of Newton La. to manage a baseball club in 1930. Alex said that there are still enough "tricks" in his arm for another season or two in the big leagues." - - Chicago Tribune - Jan. 4, 1930
1931
03 - Founder of he American League, Ban Johnson died
12 - BBWAA becomes official presenter of MVP award
1932
10 - Ruth "calls his shot" at Wrigley
1933
12 - Boston pays record $250,000 to Washington for Joe Cronin
1934
01 - "Jimmy Williams, veteran catcher, was named manager of the Philadelphia National League baseball team for the 1934 season" - The Pittsburgh Press - Jan. 2, 1934
1935
02 - "Bob Quinn, business manager of Brooklyn, issued a drastic order to all Dodgers today forbidding them under penalty of fine and suspension to talk to newspapermen. This is a culmination of a feud which started when a Brooklyn headliner, angered because of a small contract phoned this writer and contradicted Quinn's statement that all was love and kisses in Flatbush." - Chicago Tribune - Feb. 1, 1935
1936
01 - "Only 36 complete games hurled by Brown's fragile staff" - The Sporting News - Jan. 2, 1936
1937
01 - "New baseball to be tested in batting drills" - "for a ball that will conform to the club owners recently expressed desire for curtailment of the riotous hitting which has been going on in the recent years"
- Chicago Tribune - Jan 9, 1937
1938
08 - "yellow ball used in a major league championship game for the first time in the opening contest of the August 2 double-header between the Dodgers and Cardinals in Brooklyn" - The Sporting News - August 11, 1938
1939
05 - Lou Gehrig ends streak
06 - Dedication of Hall of Fame
08 - Ray Chapman killed by a pitched ball from Carl May
11 - In a revolt against Ban Johnson, 11 club owners met in Chicago to adopt a plan for reducing teams from 16 to 12 teams. The plan was stopped.
12 - "The most important matter in the welfare of the national game it the complete divorcing from it of the gambling element" Commissioner Elect Landis.