Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over Chicago Cubs (4–2) All-Star Game, July 8 at Municipal Stadium: American League, 4–1 Other champions Negro League Baseball All-Star Game, August 11 at Comiskey Park: West, 11–8 (11 innings) Central American and Caribbean Games: Cuba Awards and honors Most Valuable Player Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers (AL) Gabby Hartnett, Chicago Cubs (NL) MLB statistical leaders Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final standings Negro leagues final standings Negro National League final standings *Source refers to the league as the "East-West League", but the league was more generally known as the "Negro National League." Source: Post-season: Pittsburgh won one half, New York won one half. Pittsburgh beat New York 5 games to 2 games in a play-off. Events January–May January 19 – The St. Louis Browns trade Bump Hadley to the Washington Senators for Luke Sewell and cash, then sell Sewell's contract to the Chicago White Sox. February 26 – The New York Yankees release Babe Ruth. Later the same day, the Boston Braves sign him. April 1 – Dazzy Vance joins the Brooklyn Dodgers. April 15 – Johnny Mize, who originally signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, but was sold to the Cincinnati Reds on December 13, , is returned to the Cards. April 16 – Opening day, Lefty Gomez holds the New York Yankees to just two hits as the Boston Red Sox win their season opener 1–0 at Yankee Stadium. In the National League, both the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers put up twelve runs in victories over the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies, respectively. April 18 – Detroit Tigers leadoff hitter Jo-Jo White draws five walks in the Tigers' 5–4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. April 21 The Cleveland Indians open their season with three consecutive extra innings games, amassing 41 total innings. After ten innings, the contest between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants at the Baker Bowl is called a 4–4 tie. The Phillies tie an NL record by turning six double plays, with Phillies shortstop Blondy Ryan tying the individual mark by being part of five of the double plays. May 8 – In the first game of a double header with the Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds catcher Ernie Lombardi ties a Major League record by hitting four consecutive doubles en route to a 15–4 victory. Lombardi logs just