BALLPLAYERS | TEAMS | CHRONOLOGY | TODAY | BOOKS | NEWSLETTER | ERRATA | FAQ
Jump to:
Recent jumps
 » John Clarkson
» whitey ford
» gary carter
» 1897
» 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers

What's New?
Current Totals
Free Newsletter

Report An Error
Fixed Bugs

Browser Button
Jump from anywhere!
Link Your Site

Get Published!
Reader Submissions

Team Pages
All Teams
Greatest Teams

The Ballplayers
Historical Matchups
Negro Leaguers
Hall of Famers
MVPs

Bookshelf
New Excerpts
Photo Collections

The Chronology
Flashbacks
Baseball Eras
Today in BB History
Anyday in BB History
Rules: 1845-1899
Rules: 1900-present

FAQ
Authors

BaseballLibrary.com
Copyright © 2002
by The Idea Logical
Company, Inc.
All rights reserved.

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec
1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939


JANUARY
1934

Friday, January 5th

IN THE NEWS: Fire destroys the new CF bleachers under construction at Fenway Park.

Wednesday, January 10th

IN THE NEWS: William Walker is elected president of the Cubs, filling the vacancy created by William Veeck's death during the World Series.

Thursday, January 11th

IN THE NEWS: The Cardinals send C Bob O'Farrell and P Syl Johnson to the Phillies for P Glenn Spencer and cash. The Phils immediately name O'Farrell as player-manager.

Monday, January 15th

IN THE NEWS: Babe Ruth accepts a cut of $17,000 and signs a 1934 contract for $35,000.

Wednesday, January 17th

IN THE NEWS: Carl Hubbell, the National League MVP winner, is rewarded with a $18,000 contract by the New York Giants.

Friday, January 19th

IN THE NEWS: Judge Landis denies Shoeless Joe Jackson's appeal for reinstatement.

Thursday, January 25th

IN THE NEWS: Bill Terry, Giants manager, in an interview with New York newspapermen, asks, "Is Brooklyn still in the league?" The jest boomerangs as the Dodgers will rise in wrath at the season's end.