Champions World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over Philadelphia Athletics (4–3) Awards and honors MLB Most Valuable Player Award Lefty Grove, Philadelphia Athletics, P Frankie Frisch, St. Louis Cardinals, 2B Statistical leaders 1MLB Pitching Triple Crown Winner Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final standings Negro leagues final standings Negro National League final standings † Columbus and HoD were not in the league but their games counted in the standings. No official standings were published. St. Louis was declared champion. East (independent teams) final standings A loose confederation of teams were gathered in the East to compete with the West, however East teams did not organize a formal league as the West did. Events January–April January 24 – Following his release from the Cleveland Indians four days earlier, Joe Sewell joins the New York Yankees. February 5 – Chicago Cubs outfielder Hack Wilson, who set National League marks for home runs (56) and runs batted in (191) the previous season, signs for $35,000. His RBI record is still standing today. February 21 – The Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play a ten inning exhibition game at Buffalo Stadium in Houston, Texas. It is the first major league night game. April 2 – Seventeen-year-old female Chattanooga Lookouts pitcher Jackie Mitchell takes the mound against the New York Yankees in a Spring training game. She strikes out the first two batters she faces- Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. April 24: Rogers Hornsby has three home runs and eight runs batted in during the Cubs' 10–6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies play to a twelve inning 7–7 tie at the Polo Grounds. April 27 – Boston Braves centerfielder Wally Berger ties a modern record with four assists in a 2–0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. April 29 – Wes Ferrell pitches a no-hitter as the Cleveland Indians defeat the St. Louis Browns, 9–0. May–August May 26 – The New York Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Athletics 6–2, snapping the A's seventeen-game winning streak. June 13 – Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Adam Comorosky makes an unassisted double play in a 6–4 loss to the New York Giants. It is his second unassisted double play of the season (May 31 against the Chicago Cubs). June 30 – The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Waite Hoyt from the Detroit Tigers. Despite a 3–8 record with Detroit, Hoyt