September 11-October 2, 1934: Philadelphia Stars win first and only Negro National League championship
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October 7, 1931: Wild Bill and the Wild Horse of the Osage lead Cardinals’ charge in Game 5
“There were just seven wonders of the world before this world…
October 7, 1933: Mel Ott’s 10th-inning homer gives Giants a World Series championship
It was “one of the most spectacular closing chapters in all…
October 5, 1933: Earl Whitehill whitewashes Giants, Buddy Myer is mighty in World Series win
With 15 minutes until game time, the tarp was still on the field…
October 6, 1933: King Carl Hubbell hurls 11-inning gem to put Giants on verge of title
“There have been few World Series battles in history that carried…
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…
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…
September 13-20, 1935: Pittsburgh Crawfords rally from 3-1 deficit to beat New York Cubans in Negro League World Series
From left, Leroy Matlock, Oscar Charleston, boxer John Henry…
October 3, 1934: All eyes on Dizzy Dean as Cardinals take World Series opener
The train hissed to a stop, the doors swung open, and 300 Detroit…
October 2, 1932: Yankees crush the Cubs to take World Series title in 4-game sweep
Winning their fourth title, the New York Yankees crushed the…
October 5, 1935: Defense dooms Cubs in Game 4
With the Detroit Tigers seizing a two-games-to-one lead in the…
October 6, 1935: Cubs stave off elimination in Game 5 on Chuck Klein’s homer
After Game One of the 1935 World Series, Detroit’s playing…
October 4, 1935: Cubs stymied by ejections, errors, and the Schoolboy in Game 3
After splitting the first two contests of the 1935 World Series…
October 7, 1934: Tommy Bridges outduels Dizzy Dean as Tigers take 3-2 lead in World Series
The St. Louis Cardinals had been favored to win the 1934 World…
October 5, 1934: Paul Dean impresses brother Dizzy in Cardinals’ Game 3 win
After the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals split two contests…
October 6, 1934: Tigers even World Series in Game 4; Dizzy Dean knocked out cold
Down two games to one in the 1934 World Series, the Detroit Tigers…
October 10, 1931: Revenge is sweet for Cardinals in Game 7, even without Pepper
Gabby Street wanted revenge, so he went to the firm of Hallahan…
October 9, 1931: A’s Lefty Grove stymies Redbirds again in Game 6
The day before Game Six of the 1931 World Series, more than 500…
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…
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 4, 1934: Tigers’ Rowe takes Cardinals to ‘School’ in Game 2
Detroit Tigers right-hander Lynwood Thomas “Schoolboy” Rowe…
October 10, 1931: Grimes pitches Cardinals to Game 7 win over Mack’s Athletics
The Philadelphia Athletics were one game away from their third…
October 1, 1932: The Babe calls his shot … or does he?
“Keep up the pepper, boys!”1 Chicago manager Charlie Grimm…
October 7, 1935: Goslin’s single wins World Series
The Detroit Tigers had been to the World Series four times in…