IN THE NEWS: At Los Angeles, the Angels split a pair with Hollywood, losing 10–6 and winning 7–2. The second game win starts a PCL record 19-game winning streak for the Angels.
IN THE NEWS: Announcer Red Barber calls the first-ever Dodger game to be broadcast, a losing effort to the Giants, 7–3. New York totals 13 hits in the game.
IN THE NEWS: A minor league attendance record is set at Jersey City as 45,112 see the Giants farm team play Newark (International League).
The Red Sox show off their prize rookie Ted Williams before 30,278 in the opener in New York, delayed two days because of rain. After striking out twice, Williams collects a double off Red Ruffing, who wins 2–0. Gehrig makes an error, goes hitless, and lines into two double plays in the only game featuring the two great sluggers. Other notables in what will become a historic box score include Joe DiMaggio, Bill Dickey, Jimmie Foxx, Joe Cronin, Bobby Doerr, Red Rolfe, and losing pitcher Lefty Grove. The Yanks score their first run on a homer by Dickey and their 2nd tally on an error by Jimmy Foxx. Boston has baserunners in each inning, but Ruffing tosses just the 2nd opening day shut out in Yankee history. Four umpires work the game including 3B ump George Pipgras, the starting pitcher for the Yankees in the 1929 Opener; his opponent for the Red Sox that day was Red Ruffing.
IN THE NEWS: Ted Williams plays his first game at Fenway, scoring the first run for Boston against the A's on a Frankie Hayes passed ball. The Sox roll to a 9–2 win.
IN THE NEWS: Chicago's Marv Owen equals a major-league record with four doubles, as the White Sox trounce the Browns 17–4.
Against the A's Bud Thomas, Ted Williams connects for his first ML home run while going 4-for-5. The A's win 12–8, but Thomas will be waived to the Senators in a week.
IN THE NEWS: In the 7th game of the season, Joe DiMaggio makes a sharp turn while fielding a liner against the Senators, and tears muscles in his right foot. The Yankees lose the game and DiMaggio will miss the next 35 games.
IN THE NEWS: Gehrig goes hitless in four at-bats against the Senators Joe Krakauskas and is now hitting just .143. This will be the last game in his remarkable streak, though the Iron Horse makes the trip to Detroit with the team.
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