July 2, 1936: Bruce Campbell’s perfect day
The 1936 All-Star Game was still five days away, but the race…
July 8, 1936: Baltimore police tame the U.S. Olympic baseball team
Baseball was played at the Olympics for the first time as a demonstration…
July 10, 1936: Phillies’ Chuck Klein hits four home runs in a game
The Philadelphia Phillies arrived in Pittsburgh after the 1936…
July 23, 1936: Saved by the radio: Red Sox win in Cleveland rain
Heavy rain falling over the city convinced Gordon Cobbledick…
August 2, 1936: Spectacle-filled afternoon on lakefront ends in 16-inning tie between Yankees, Indians
In the summer of 1936, the Lake Erie Shore was the place to be.
Cleveland…
August 16, 1936: Tigers’ Mickey Cochrane returns after June breakdown
Homer’s Odyssey recounts how Odysseus, conqueror of Troy, overcomes…
August 23, 1936: Bob Feller wins first career start for Cleveland Indians
We may have all been there at one time or another. You begin…
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…
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…
April 20, 1937: Bobby Doerr records 3 hits in his Red Sox debut
Bobby Doerr was an exemplary batsman in his first major-league…
April 20, 1937: Detroit’s Gee Walker hits for the cycle on Opening Day
The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians were coming off second-…
April 25, 1937: Giants’ Cliff Melton fans record 13 in debut, but loses heartbreaker
It was the “most astonishing piece of pitching,” gushed sportswriter…
May 6, 1937: The Hindenburg Game at Ebbets Field
It was called the Ship of Dreams, and its presence thrilled the…
May 19, 1937: Carl Hubbell bests Dizzy Dean in ‘Battle of the Century’
The game of Wednesday, May 19, 1937, between the New York Giants…
June 1, 1937: Bill Dietrich resuscitates career with a no-hitter
The Chicago White Sox’ bespectacled 27-year-old right-hander…
June 8, 1937: Red Sox record 7 hits in succession to spell doom for Cleveland’s first-place hopes
The attendance at Cleveland’s League Park for a Tuesday afternoon…
June 8, 1937: Moose becomes goat after Cleveland gives up 6-run lead to Red Sox
As the Boston Red Sox came to the plate in the top of ninth inning…
June 11, 1937: Poffenberger gets best of Grove in debut
The Detroit Tigers found themselves on a nice little four-game…
July 7, 1937: Yankees lead way to fourth American League victory in five All-Star Games
The fifth All-Star Game is remembered chiefly for effectively…
July 9, 1937: Joe DiMaggio hits two homers as part of cycle
The Associated Press referred to Joe DiMaggio as “Murderers’…
July 13, 1937: Phillies snatch defeat from the hands of victory
“Out of a clear blue sky, six runs came tumbling into (Bill…
August 1, 1937: Gehrig hits for the cycle but DiMaggio’s home run grabs headlines
Lou Gehrig became the second New York Yankees player to hit for…
August 4, 1937: Cardiac Cardinals complete crazy comeback; Medwick ties record with four doubles
You know you’ve been to a great ballgame when you leave the…
August 13, 1937: Cubs rout Reds with mid-summer offensive explosion
The middle of August is often called the “dog days” of summer…