August 26, 1934: The Hottest Show in Town: Satchel Paige mows ’em down in Negro Leagues all-star game
The summer of 1934 was one of the hottest on record in Chicago.…
September 9, 1934: Satchel Paige and Slim Jones throw head-to-head pitching gems at Yankee Stadium
Of the more than 200 Negro League games played at Yankee Stadium…
September 10, 1934: Happy New Year, Hank Greenberg!
At the end of the day on September 8, 1934, the Detroit Tigers,…
September 11-October 2, 1934: Philadelphia Stars win first and only Negro National League championship
This article was published in "The Stars Shone on Philadelphia:…
September 12, 1934: Stengel’s Dodgers squeak by Reds with help from Mickey Mouse
Brooklyn Dodgers manager Casey Stengel released 34-year-old Hack…
September 17, 1934: From sandlots to big leagues, Reese Diggs earns first win in Senators blowout
The 1933 Washington Senators won 99 games and captured the American…
September 18, 1934: Browns’ Bobo Newsom tosses no-no through nine, loses in 10th
“Buck Newsom pitched a no-hit gameBut gets no credit for the…
September 21, 1934: Daffy Dean dazzles with no-hitter against Brooklyn
“We’re just a couple of natural born pitchers from down…
September 25, 1934: Ferrell brothers propel Red Sox past Senators
On September 25, 1934, the Boston Red Sox – appearing at Fenway…
September 30, 1934: 58-year-old Charley O’Leary becomes oldest AL/NL player credited with a hit
When St. Louis Browns coach Charley O’Leary pinch-hit in the…
September 30, 1934: Dizzy Dean wins 30th game as Cardinals clinch NL pennant
“If a showman had arranged it,” opined the AP’s Paul Mickelson,…
October 3, 1934: All eyes on Dizzy Dean as Cardinals take World Series opener
The train hissed to a stop, the doors swung open, and 300 Detroit…
October 4, 1934: Tigers’ Rowe takes Cardinals to ‘School’ in Game 2
Detroit Tigers right-hander Lynwood Thomas “Schoolboy” Rowe…
October 5, 1934: Paul Dean impresses brother Dizzy in Cardinals’ Game 3 win
After the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals split two contests…
October 6, 1934: Tigers even World Series in Game 4; Dizzy Dean knocked out cold
Down two games to one in the 1934 World Series, the Detroit Tigers…
October 7, 1934: Tommy Bridges outduels Dizzy Dean as Tigers take 3-2 lead in World Series
The St. Louis Cardinals had been favored to win the 1934 World…
October 9, 1934: ‘A case for Judge Landis’: Medwick tossed in World Series melee as Cardinals win Game 7
The Detroit Tigers’ dreams of their first World Series title…
October 16, 1934: Philadelphia Stars defeat Dizzy and Daffy all-stars in double bill
The 1934 season was an exceptional one for Dizzy Dean. At the…
April 16, 1935: Wes Ferrell two-hits ‘Ruth-less’ Yankees on Opening Day, wins on Gehrig error
Opening Day is always about new beginnings; the hope associated…
April 16, 1935: The Babe returns to Boston as a Brave
The uniform seemed strange. Gone were the Yankee pinstripes and…
May 5, 1935: Satchel Paige loses North Dakota’s semipro season opener
Given Satchel Paige’s reputation and talent, his assignment…
May 18, 1935: Negro League Brooklyn Eagles play inaugural home opener at Ebbets Field
Few names are as synonymous with the development of Negro League…
May 24, 1935: Reds fans see the lights in first night game in MLB history
Many baseball fans consider Branch Rickey the greatest innovator…
May 25, 1935: Babe Ruth smashes three homers in final hurrah
The bedraggled Boston Braves were already in their familiar abode—the…