Carl Hubbell In The 1934 All Star Game

On a cable television show some years back, a discussion asked who was the greatest left handed pitcher of all time. Surely in the discussion is Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants.

82 years have passed since the second All-Star Game when Hubbell, with his dazzling screwball struck out 5 of the greatest hitters of the time or really any time, in succession.

The hitters were Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmy Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin.

Surely it was one of the great baseball performances ever, by one of the game’s best pitchers.