“Same Calendar” 1929 World Series “Re” And Notes Thereof

Today’s ‘offs possibilities/meaningless A’s at Cubs game in venerable Wrigley Field, in the “as it ought to be,” light of day, comes 3 weeks shy of 95 years after the same two teams met in games 1 and (exactly) #2, of the same calendar as 2024/ 1929 World Series.

Then on Tuesday October 8th, the ’29 post-season which consisted of the 5 game Philadelphia A’s triumph (Howard Ehmke, famously “surprise starting” #1 and fanning a World Series record 13, a record that stood 24 years until Carl Erskine broke it with 14 in 1953) began. (The far too many 12 teams/2024, what amounts to a 12 team tournament commences in less than 2 weeks on Tuesday October 1st with four 12 to 8 round tilts. Despite that this year is exciting and I will have updates and try to watch).

I have cited here before how great the Philadelphia A’s from (1929-1931) (think about it they beat out the great New York Yankees, who had Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, among other greats, to win 3 straight A.L. “flags” and World Series titles in ’29 and ’30) were and the 5 game ’29 series ended with Philadelphia (“Philly was said as I thought of typing it instead of Philadelphia) scoring 3 runs/B9 to (3-2) the Cubs in #5 with Mule Haas hitting a tying 2RHR and Bing Miller tuning in the World Series winning run.

Connie Mack, the record time A’s manager, through thick, thin and thick and long thin again, pictured above in 1927.