Terris McDuffie

September 11, 1935: Lights go on at Ebbets Field for Brooklyn Eagles

“Oh, I’m not really great. I’m just good, darn good.”…
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

  From left, Leroy Matlock, Oscar Charleston, boxer John Henry…

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

On September 4, 1935, Chicago Tribune sportswriter Irving Vaughan…

October 5, 1935: Defense dooms Cubs in Game 4

With the Detroit Tigers seizing a two-games-to-one lead in the…

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

The Detroit Tigers had been to the World Series four times in…

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…
Danny MacFayden (TRADING CARD DB)

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

The 1935 edition of the Boston Braves weren’t just bad, they…

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

“There is a new heroic figure in the Cardinals picture,”…

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

Earle Combs began a string of Hall of Fame players who were starting…

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

The Zanesville (Ohio) Greys were a Class C minor-league baseball…
Elon Hogsett (Trading Card DB)

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

When the Baltimore Orioles dropped their 20th straight game to…

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

Approximately 8,000 fans paid to enter Shibe Park on Sunday,…

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

From 1925 until 1933 the Philadelphia Athletics finished in third…