
September 1, 1935: Bobo Newsom outlasts Lefty Grove in 14-inning duel at Griffith Stadium
Entering the final month of the 1935 season, a September 1 matchup…

September 4, 1935: Augie Galan’s slam and six RBIs flatten Phils to start 21-game winning streak
On the morning of September 4, 1935, longtime Chicago Tribune…

September 11, 1935: Lights go on at Ebbets Field for Brooklyn Eagles
“Oh, I’m not really great. I’m just good, darn good.”…

September 13, 1935: A’s score 19 runs to cushion unique win for Oklahoma sandlotter Earl Huckleberry
Connie Mack had been there from the beginning. When the Philadelphia…

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…

September 22, 1935: Yankees sweep doubleheader in front of record crowd at Fenway Park
When Fenway Park opened in 1912, its seating capacity was 24,000.…

September 22, 1935: Satchel Paige takes the money but not the mound at Yankee Stadium
1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords pitchers, from left: Satchel Paige,…
October 4, 1935: Cubs stymied by ejections, errors, and the Schoolboy in Game 3
After splitting the first two contests of the 1935 World Series…

October 5, 1935: Defense dooms Cubs in Game 4
With the Detroit Tigers seizing a two-games-to-one lead in the…

October 6, 1935: Cubs stave off elimination in Game 5 on Chuck Klein’s homer
After Game One of the 1935 World Series, Detroit’s playing…

October 7, 1935: Goslin’s single wins World Series
The Detroit Tigers had been to the World Series four times in…

October 7, 1935: Tigers’ Goose Goslin wins World Series with walk-off single
The Detroit Tigers had been to the World Series four times in…

April 14, 1936: Boston Bees make their debut on Opening Day
The 1935 edition of the Boston Braves weren’t just bad, they…

April 29, 1936: Parmelee bests Hubbell in epic 17-inning duel
“There is a new heroic figure in the Cardinals picture,”…

May 3, 1936: Next in line: Joe DiMaggio makes Yankees debut
Earle Combs began a string of Hall of Fame players who were starting…

May 3, 1936: Satchel Paige and the Pittsburgh Crawfords visit Zanesville, Ohio
The Zanesville (Ohio) Greys were a Class C minor-league baseball…

May 17, 1936: Elon Hogsett puts the brakes on Browns’ historically bad start
When the Baltimore Orioles dropped their 20th straight game to…

May 24, 1936: Tony Lazzeri’s two grand slams and 11 RBIs
Approximately 8,000 fans paid to enter Shibe Park on Sunday,…

May 24, 1936: Sam Leslie’s career-high five hits result in cycle as Giants pound Phillies
Sam Leslie played parts of 10 seasons in the major leagues. He…

June 4, 1936: Mickey Cochrane has breakdown after inside-the-park grand slam, as Tigers slam A’s, 18-9
"When going through hell, keep running" – Winston Churchill1
"Beware…

June 17, 1936: Browns overcome 11-run deficit to beat A’s
From 1925 until 1933 the Philadelphia Athletics finished in third…

July 2, 1936: Bruce Campbell’s perfect day
The 1936 All-Star Game was still five days away, but the race…

July 7, 1936: National League stars win at Boston’s Braves Field
Brilliant pitching by Dizzy Dean, Carl Hubbell, and Lon Warneke…