Cubs win! Well, almost. The Cubs had a pretty good team around this time; they won the pennant in 1929, and again this year. They lost in the World Series, of course, but overall had a successful season. In previous years they scored huge bunches of runs, but this year they didn't need to, thanks to some fine pitching.

         Lon Warneke was the Cubs' best pitcher, and the best pitcher in the league. Warneke had a terrific career; this was his first of four outstanding seasons. After that he pitched in a more limited role, and won much more often than he lost. You can think of him as the Orel Hershiser of his era. Warneke was nicknamed the "The Arkansas Hummingbird", not one of the great inspired nicknames.
         Guy Bush also pitched for the Cubs. He was outstanding, though not as good as either Warneke or Carl Hubbell. Hubbell had already been an outstanding pitcher for several years, but was now just entering a period in which he was one of the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball.
         Some other fine pitchers were getting their careers started. Dizzy Dean exploded on the scene, overpowering hitters while fighting his control. Two years later, he would win 30 games. Larry French was also beginning his fine, unspectacular career with the Pirates.
         Another pitcher for the Cubs was Charlie Root. He had a pretty good year, then in the World Series coughed up Babe Ruth's "called shot" home run. Root always insisted that had Ruth actually pointed to the outfield, he would have hit him in the head. I doubt it would have done him any good, as the Yankees swept the Series.