
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…

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…

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…

August 2, 1936: Spectacle-filled afternoon on lakefront ends in 16-inning tie between Yankees, Indians
In the summer of 1936, the Lake Erie Shore was the place to be.
Cleveland…

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…

October 4, 1936: Monte Pearson outduels Carl Hubbell as Yankees take commanding 3-1 lead in World Series
Despite being down to the Yankees two games to one in the 1936…

April 20, 1937: Bobby Doerr records 3 hits in his Red Sox debut
Bobby Doerr was an exemplary batsman in his first major-league…

April 20, 1937: Detroit’s Gee Walker hits for the cycle on Opening Day
The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians were coming off second-…

April 25, 1937: Giants’ Cliff Melton fans record 13 in debut, but loses heartbreaker
It was the “most astonishing piece of pitching,” gushed sportswriter…

May 6, 1937: The Hindenburg Game at Ebbets Field
It was called the Ship of Dreams, and its presence thrilled the…

May 19, 1937: Carl Hubbell bests Dizzy Dean in ‘Battle of the Century’
The game of Wednesday, May 19, 1937, between the New York Giants…