1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords pitchers, from left: Satchel Paige, Leroy Matlock, William Bell, Harry Kincannon, Sam Streeter, and Bertrum Hunter. All were expected to return in 1935, but Paige held out and Bell joined the Brooklyn Eagles in midseason. (CENTER FOR NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL RESEARCH)

September 22, 1935: Satchel Paige takes the money but not the mound at Yankee Stadium

1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords pitchers, from left: Satchel Paige,…

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…

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…
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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…
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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,…

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…
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July 7, 1936: National League stars win at Boston’s Braves Field

Brilliant pitching by Dizzy Dean, Carl Hubbell, and Lon Warneke…

July 8, 1936: Baltimore police tame the U.S. Olympic baseball team

Baseball was played at the Olympics for the first time as a demonstration…
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July 10, 1936: Phillies’ Chuck Klein hits four home runs in a game

The Philadelphia Phillies arrived in Pittsburgh after the 1936…

July 23, 1936: Saved by the radio: Red Sox win in Cleveland rain

Heavy rain falling over the city convinced Gordon Cobbledick…
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August 16, 1936: Tigers’ Mickey Cochrane returns after June breakdown

Homer’s Odyssey recounts how Odysseus, conqueror of Troy, overcomes…

August 23, 1936: Bob Feller wins first career start for Cleveland Indians

We may have all been there at one time or another. You begin…

October 2, 1936: Yankees clip Giants 18-4 in Game 2, tie the Subway Series

After losing Game One of the 1936 World Series 6-1 to ace pitcher…