1930s – Page 8 – Society for American Baseball Research

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

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

Babe Dahlgren (Trading Card DB)

September 22, 1935: Yankees sweep doubleheader in front of record crowd at Fenway Park

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

October 4, 1935: Cubs stymied by ejections, errors, and the Schoolboy in Game 3

October 5, 1935: Defense dooms Cubs in Game 4

October 6, 1935: Cubs stave off elimination in Game 5 on Chuck Klein’s homer

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

October 7, 1935: Tigers’ Goose Goslin wins World Series with walk-off single

Danny MacFayden (TRADING CARD DB)

April 14, 1936: Boston Bees make their debut on Opening Day

April 29, 1936: Parmelee bests Hubbell in epic 17-inning duel

May 3, 1936: Next in line: Joe DiMaggio makes Yankees debut

May 3, 1936: Satchel Paige and the Pittsburgh Crawfords visit Zanesville, Ohio

Elon Hogsett (Trading Card DB)

May 17, 1936: Elon Hogsett puts the brakes on Browns’ historically bad start

May 24, 1936: Tony Lazzeri’s two grand slams and 11 RBIs

Sam Leslie (TRADING CARD DB)

May 24, 1936: Sam Leslie’s career-high five hits result in cycle as Giants pound Phillies

Mickey Cochrane (TRADING CARD DB)

June 4, 1936: Mickey Cochrane has breakdown after inside-the-park grand slam, as Tigers slam A’s, 18-9

June 17, 1936: Browns overcome 11-run deficit to beat A’s

July 2, 1936: Bruce Campbell’s perfect day

Dizzy Dean (Trading Card DB)

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

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

Chuck Klein (TRADING CARD DB)

July 10, 1936: Phillies’ Chuck Klein hits four home runs in a game

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

August 2, 1936: Spectacle-filled afternoon on lakefront ends in 16-inning tie between Yankees, Indians