September 30, 1934: Dizzy Dean wins 30th game as Cardinals clinch NL pennant

“If a showman had arranged it,” opined the AP’s Paul Mickelson,…
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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 4, 1934: Tigers’ Rowe takes Cardinals to ‘School’ in Game 2

Detroit Tigers right-hander Lynwood Thomas “Schoolboy” Rowe…

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…
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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: 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 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…
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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…
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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…