1930s – Page 9 – Society for American Baseball Research

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

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

October 4, 1936: Monte Pearson outduels Carl Hubbell as Yankees take commanding 3-1 lead in World Series

April 20, 1937: Bobby Doerr records 3 hits in his Red Sox debut

April 20, 1937: Detroit’s Gee Walker hits for the cycle on Opening Day

April 25, 1937: Giants’ Cliff Melton fans record 13 in debut, but loses heartbreaker

May 6, 1937: The Hindenburg Game at Ebbets Field

May 19, 1937: Carl Hubbell bests Dizzy Dean in ‘Battle of the Century’

June 1, 1937: Bill Dietrich resuscitates career with a no-hitter

Fabian Gaffke (TRADING CARD DB)

June 8, 1937: Red Sox record 7 hits in succession to spell doom for Cleveland’s first-place hopes

Moose Solters (Trading Card DB)

June 8, 1937: Moose becomes goat after Cleveland gives up 6-run lead to Red Sox

June 11, 1937: Poffenberger gets best of Grove in debut

Earl Averill (TRADING CARD DB)

July 7, 1937: Yankees lead way to fourth American League victory in five All-Star Games

July 9, 1937: Joe DiMaggio hits two homers as part of cycle

Augusta Chronicle

July 13, 1937: Phillies snatch defeat from the hands of victory

August 1, 1937: Gehrig hits for the cycle but DiMaggio’s home run grabs headlines

August 4, 1937: Cardiac Cardinals complete crazy comeback; Medwick ties record with four doubles

August 13, 1937: Cubs rout Reds with mid-summer offensive explosion

Fred Frankhouse (SABR-Rucker Archive)

August 27, 1937: Fred Frankhouse tosses rain-shortened no-hitter

October 3, 1937: ‘Whistling Jake’ one-hits Tribe, stops Johnny Allen’s winning streak

April 21, 1938: 31-year-old knuckleballer Tot Pressnell makes impressive debut

April 27, 1938: Arky Vaughan slams Cubs, edges Cubs

May 4, 1938: Lloyd Waner’s big game with 4 hits, 5 RBIs lifts Pirates

May 5, 1938: Al Epperly wins starting debut as Cubs pulverize Phillies