Diamonds Are an Arts Institute’s Best Friend, Part Three

Posted by Mary Murray on May 2nd 2011 | 0 Comments

Diamond Anniversary and Baseball Diamonds

Babe Ruth

Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute opened to the public in 1936. What was happening elsewhere that year?

In Major League Baseball, the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, inducted its very first class of honorees: Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner. (This, of course, means that they are celebrating their 75th anniversary, too! Gee, 1936 was a very good year for Central New York!). Visit the Hall of Fame website.

Ty Cobb

Also, on the diamond in 1936, there were two notable debuts of talented future hall-of-famers. On May 3, 1936 Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio played in his first Major League game and got, count ‘em, three hits! On July 19, 1936, a 17-year-old Bob Feller made his debut pitching in relief for the Cleveland Indians.