Historical Events in November 1934

Sports History

Nov 2 MLB All-Star team led by Connie Mack and including Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx and Lou Gehrig starts 18-game tour against Japanese Big-Six University League

Baseball Record

Nov 3 NY Yankees 1st baseman Lou Gehrig wins American League Triple Crown after hitting .363 with 49 HRs and 165 RBI; but Philadelphia A's catcher Mickey Cochrane (.320, 2 HRs, 76 RBI) is named AL MVP

Nov 4 After posting 7 straight shutouts to start the NFL season, Detroit Lions beat Pittsburgh, 40-7 at University of Detroit Stadium; scored upon for the first time of the season; rush for NFL single game record 426 yards
Nov 6 NFL Philadelphia Eagles beat Cincinnati Reds 64-0
Nov 7 Arthur L. Mitchell, becomes first African American Democratic US congressman (Illinois)
Nov 8 Ford Frick, NL publicity director, is named league president

Sports History

Nov 10 First NHL penalty shot is awarded to Montreal Canadiens forward Armand Mondou; stopped by Toronto goaltender George Hainsworth in Maple Leafs' 2-1 win

Nov 11 WOC-AM in Davenport Iowa splits from WHO-WOC & becomes KICK-AM
Nov 15 Nobel for chemistry awarded to Harold C Urey (deuterium)
Nov 20 17 year old pitcher Eiji Sawamura gives up just 1 hit, a Lou Gehrig HR, as US All Stars beat Japan, 1-0

Event of Interest

Nov 20 Lillian Hellman's "Children's Hour" premieres in NYC

Nov 20 New Belgian government of Theunis, Francqui & Gutt (3 bankers)
Nov 20 Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Busher Jackson becomes first NHL player to score 4 goals in a period in 5-2 win over St. Louis Eagles at St. Louis Arena
Nov 21 "Uiver" returns from Schiphol in London-Melbourne air race

Anything Goes

Nov 21 Cole Porter's musical "Anything Goes" opens at the Alvin Theatre, NYC, later transferred to 46th Street Theatre; runs for 420 performances

Sports History

Nov 21 NY Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from SF Seals (Pacific Coast League)

Nov 22 "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" 1st heard on Eddie Cantor's show
Nov 23 An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, which lay well within Ethiopian territory. This leads to the Abyssinia Crisis.
Nov 24 CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials win their first Championship with a 20-12 win over Regina Roughriders
Nov 24 SN Behrman's "Rain from Heaven" premieres in NYC
Nov 26 Turkish regiment decrees importing family names