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JANUARY
1938

Monday, January 10th

IN THE NEWS: Before a gathering of writers, players and executives in Baltimore, Jimmie Foxx, Chuck Klein, and Charlie Keller (representing the American League, National League, and IL) try out the balls to be used in the new season. The Sporting News reports (as noted by Dick Thompson) that ". . . regarding the dead ball, as adopted by the National League, and the lively ball, as retained by the American and International Leagues . . .the NL ball has a distinctly 'dead' sound coming off the bat, compared to the livelier AL ball."

Tuesday, January 18th

IN THE NEWS: Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the only player to get the required 75 percent of the BBWAA votes.

Wednesday, January 19th

IN THE NEWS: Larry MacPhail is announced as the new general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers.