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…
Chuck Klein (TRADING CARD DB)

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…
Mickey Cochrane (TRADING CARD DB)

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…

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-…

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…
Moose Solters (Trading Card DB)

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 9, 1937: Joe DiMaggio hits two homers as part of cycle

The Associated Press referred to Joe DiMaggio as “Murderers’…
Augusta Chronicle

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 13, 1937: Cubs rout Reds with mid-summer offensive explosion

The middle of August is often called the “dog days” of summer…