
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…

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 6, 1935: Satchel Paige strikes out 17 for Bismarck in exhibition against Monarchs in Winnipeg
On June 6, 1935, Winnipeg’s Osborne Stadium reopened after…

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…

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…

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…

August 24, 1935: Hudlin goes 15 innings to shut out A’s; Averill’s homer wins it
The Philadelphia Athletics arrived in Cleveland for a five-game…

August 31, 1935: In first full season, Vern Kennedy throws no-hitter for White Sox
The Chicago White Sox were in unusual territory. Not since the…

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…