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,…
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…
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 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…