May 30, 1935: Babe Ruth plays his final major-league game with Boston Braves

Babe Ruth was released by the New York Yankees at the end of…

June 13, 1935: Van Lingle Mungo and the Cinderella Man

Van Lingle Mungo was off to a better start than his team as the…

June 27, 1935: Think Pinky: Higgins’ aerial assault grounds Red Sox

One of just two Philadelphia Athletics to make the 1934 American…

June 29, 1935: Joe Medwick hits for the cycle but Cardinals fall to Reds

With only a little over a week until the 1935 All-Star Game,…

July 8, 1935: Manager-picked AL All-Stars coast to 4-1 win in Cleveland

In the first two years of the All-Star Game, fans voted for the…
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July 22, 1935: Wes Ferrell hits game-winning home run to secure 15th win

Wes Ferrell is perhaps the best-hitting pitcher in baseball…

July 31, 1935: Kitty Burke comes to bat in Cincinnati

As most baseball fans know, the Cincinnati Reds hosted the first…

August 8, 1935: Detroit Tigers’ ‘Battalion of Death’ rescues the General

One day you will tell your grandchildren “of the glorious deeds…
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August 11, 1935: The Mule Kicks the Maestro in Negro Leagues all-star game

At a time when a pint of Kentucky bourbon cost $1.251 and a…
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September 11, 1935: Lights go on at Ebbets Field for Brooklyn Eagles

“Oh, I’m not really great. I’m just good, darn good.”…
From left, Leroy Matlock, Oscar Charleston, boxer John Henry Lewis, Satchel Paige, and Josh Gibson pose in front of the team bus at Greenlee Field in Pittsburgh. (NOIRTECH RESEARCH, INC.)

September 13-20, 1935: Pittsburgh Crawfords rally from 3-1 deficit to beat New York Cubans in Negro League World Series

  From left, Leroy Matlock, Oscar Charleston, boxer John Henry…

September 14, 1935: Cubs take over first place with wild win over Dodgers

On September 4, 1935, Chicago Tribune sportswriter Irving Vaughan…

October 5, 1935: Defense dooms Cubs in Game 4

With the Detroit Tigers seizing a two-games-to-one lead in the…

October 7, 1935: Goslin’s single wins World Series

The Detroit Tigers had been to the World Series four times in…