| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | |||||||||
| W | L | GB | Pct | W | L | GB | Pct | |||
| New York Yankees | 103 | 46 | - | .691 | St. Louis Cardinals | 103 | 51 | - | .669 | |
| Detroit Tigers | 99 | 52 | 5.0 | .656 | Chicago Cubs | 101 | 53 | 2.0 | .656 | |
| Cleveland Indians | 85 | 69 | 20.5 | .552 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 57 | 6.5 | .627 | |
| Chicago White Sox | 79 | 73 | 25.5 | .520 | New York Giants | 94 | 59 | 8.5 | .614 | |
| Boston Red Sox | 73 | 80 | 32.0 | .477 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 69 | 85 | 34.0 | .448 | |
| Washington Nationals | 72 | 82 | 33.5 | .468 | Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 93 | 42.5 | .392 | |
| Philadelphia A's | 60 | 89 | 43.0 | .403 | Philadelphia Phillies | 49 | 105 | 54.0 | .318 | |
| St. Louis Browns | 37 | 117 | 68.5 | .240 | Boston Braves | 42 | 111 | 60.5 | .275 | |
3+
Homers
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Joe
Medwick St. Louis
3 homers
St. Louis vs Boston
June 14
Tony
Cuccinello Brooklyn
4 homers
Brooklyn vs New York
August 6
The
Cycle
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Hank
Greenberg Detroit
Detroit vs Philadelphia
May 20
Bud
Hafey Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh vs Cincinnati
September 29
5+
Hits
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Buzz
Boyle
Brooklyn

5
hits
Brooklyn vs Boston
April 19
Bill
Dickey New York
5 hits
New York vs Boston
April 25
Dolph
Camilli Philadelphia
5 hits
Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
April 25
Goose
Goslin Detroit
5 hits
Detroit vs St. Louis
April 29
Ripper
Collins St. Louis
5 hits
St. Louis vs Boston
May 4
Roy
Johnson Boston
5 hits
Boston vs Chicago
May 11
Billy
Herman Chicago
6 hits
Chicago vs Boston
May 12
Kiki
Cuyler Chicago
5 hits
Chicago vs Boston
May 12
Augie
Galan
Chicago

5
hits
Philadelphia vs Chicago
May 17
Gus
Suhr Pittsburgh
5 hits
Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
May 18
Ray
Hayworth Detroit
5 hits
Detroit vs Washington
May 19
Hank
Greenberg Detroit
6 hits
Detroit vs Philadelphia
May 20
Billy
Rogell Detroit
5 hits
Detroit vs Philadelphia
May 20
Charlie
Gehringer Detroit
6 hits
Detroit vs Philadelphia
May 20
Marv
Owen Detroit
5 hits
Detroit vs Boston
May
23

Earle
Combs New York
5 hits
St. Louis vs New York
May 25
Sammy
West St. Louis
5 hits
St. Louis vs New York
May 25
Ripper
Collins St. Louis
5 hits
Cincinnati vs St. Louis
May 29
Moose
Solters St. Louis
5 hits
Chicago vs St. Louis
June 4
Pete
Fox Detroit
5 hits
Boston vs Detroit
June 14
Joe
Medwick St. Louis
5 hits
St. Louis vs Boston
June 14
Moose
Solters St. Louis
5 hits
Philadelphia vs St. Louis
June 23
Ripper
Collins St. Louis
5 hits
St. Louis vs Brooklyn
June 23
Jack
Rothrock St. Louis
6 hits
St. Louis vs Brooklyn
June 23
Billy
Myers Cincinnati
6 hits
Cincinnati vs Philadelphia
June 23
Billy
Herman Chicago
5 hits
Chicago vs New York
June 25
Johnny
Moore Philadelphia
5 hits
Philadelphia vs Boston
June 28
Charlie
Gehringer Detroit
5 hits
Detroit vs Cleveland
July 4
Jimmie
Foxx Philadelphia
6 hits
Philadelphia vs Boston
July 7
Joe
Medwick St. Louis
5 hits
Cincinnati vs St. Louis
July 7
Indian
Bob Johnson Philadelphia
5 hits
St. Louis vs Philadelphia
July 12
Billy
Rogell Detroit
5 hits
Detroit vs Philadelphia
July 14
Moe
Berg Boston
5 hits
Cleveland vs Boston
July 17
Lyn
Lary St. Louis
5 hits
St. Louis vs Washington
July 17
Ethan
Allen Philadelphia
5 hits
Philadelphia vs Cincinnati
July 19
Ernie
Orsatti St. Louis
5 hits
Brooklyn vs St. Louis
July 19
Moose
Solters St. Louis
5 hits
St. Louis vs Boston
July 24
Mickey
Cochrane Detroit
5 hits
St. Louis vs Detroit
July 31
Buddy
Myer Washington
5 hits
Philadelphia vs Washington
August 6
Al
Simmons Chicago
5 hits
Chicago vs Cleveland
August 7
Buddy
Myer Washington
5 hits
Washington vs Boston
August 10
Ski
Melillo Boston
5 hits
Washington vs Boston
August 10
Bill
Terry New York
5 hits
St. Louis vs New York
August 14
George
Selkirk New York
5 hits
New York vs Cleveland
August 16
Hank
Greenberg Detroit
5 hits
New York vs Detroit
August 17
Johnny
Moore Philadelphia
5 hits
Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia
August 17
Pete
Fox Detroit
5 hits
Boston vs Detroit
August 21
Tom
Carey St. Louis
5 hits
New York vs St. Louis
August 23
Jake
Powell Washington
5 hits
Washington vs St. Louis
August 28
Bill
Dickey New York
5 hits
New York vs Philadelphia
August 31
Kit
Carson Cleveland
5 hits
Cleveland vs New York
September 11
Billy
Urbanski Boston
5 hits
Boston vs Chicago
September 11
Tom
Padden Pittsburgh
5 hits
Philadelphia vs Pittsburgh
September 12
Dusty
Cooke Boston
5 hits
St. Louis vs Boston
September 14
Buck
Jordan Boston
5 hits
Boston vs Philadelphia
September 21
Lou
Chiozza Philadelphia
5 hits
Boston vs Philadelphia
September 21
Tommy
Thompson Boston
5 hits
Boston vs Brooklyn
September 24
Rick
Ferrell Boston
5 hits
Philadelphia vs Boston
September 25
Dib
Williams Boston
5 hits
Philadelphia vs Boston
September 25
Kiddo
Davis New York
5 hits
New York vs Boston
September 27
Frank
Skaff Brooklyn
6 hits
Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
September 29
4+
XB Hits
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Marv
Owen Detroit
4 XB Hits
Detroit vs Boston
May 23
Ripper
Collins St. Louis
4 XB Hits
Cincinnati vs St. Louis
May 29
Joe
Medwick St. Louis
4 XB Hits
St. Louis vs Pittsburgh
July 27
Tony
Cuccinello Brooklyn
4 XB Hits
Brooklyn vs New York
August 6
Bill
Dickey New York
4 XB Hits
New York vs Philadelphia
August 31
Lou
Gehrig New York
4 XB Hits
New York vs Philadelphia
August 31
8+
RBI
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Mike
Higgins Philadelphia
8 RBI
St. Louis vs Philadelphia
July 12
Charlie
Gehringer Detroit
9 RBI
Detroit vs Philadelphia
July 14
Tony
Cuccinello Brooklyn
8 RBI
Brooklyn vs New York
August 6
Pete
Fox Detroit
9 RBI
Boston vs Detroit
August 21
No-Hit
Games
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Charlie
Root Chicago
Chicago vs Philadelphia
August 21
Dutch
Leonard Brooklyn
Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
September 23
1-Hit
Games
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Tommy
Bridges Detroit
Detroit vs St. Louis
April 29
Whitey
Wilshere Philadelphia
Washington vs Philadelphia
June 1
LeRoy
Herrmann Cincinnati
Cincinnati vs Boston
June 16
George
Earnshaw Brooklyn
Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
July 13
Dizzy
Dean St. Louis
Boston vs St. Louis
July 15
Roy
Henshaw Chicago
Philadelphia vs Chicago
July 18
Hal
Schumacher New York
Boston vs New York
August 4
Willis
Hudlin Cleveland
Philadelphia vs Cleveland
August 24
April 16 (opening day) – Giants’ Carl Hubbell beats
the Braves13-3 as Babe Ruth makes his replays debut (for Boston). Ruth is 0-4 with a
walk.
April 17 – Washington beats A’s, 16-22-0/0-6-0. Every Nat starter, including pitcher
Earl Whitehill, had at least 1 hit.
Jake Powell and Buddy Myer each had 4 hits.
April 21 – Bums beat Braves, 6-4, but Babe Ruth hits
his first homer (solo), going 2-4.
April 23- Yanks lose their first game, 5-4 to Bosox,
and Tigers beat Chicago. Detroit
and Yanks are now tied for 1st at 6-1. Babe Ruth (.240, 2, 4) homers, going 3-4
against Giants as Boston loses, 11-7.
Nats beat A’s,
18-21-1/5-12-2 as they score 10 in top of 2nd.
April 25 – Yanks beat Bosox, 24-21-0/4-8-4.
Every Yank starter, including pitcher Johnny Broaca but excluding Frankie
Crosetti, had at least 1 hit. Bill
Dickey (.481) 5-5, 7 RBI, HR, 8 TB, 3 runs. George Selkirk 4-7, 4 runs, HR; Red
Rolfe 4-6, 5 RBI, 4 runs, 2B,
HR. Giants beat Braves,
15-17-0/1-5-3, as every Giant starter, including pitcher Roy Parmalee, had at
least 1 hit.
April 27 – Yanks beat A’s, 19-22-1/5-10-4. Jesse Hill and Red Rolfe each go
4-7. Every Yank batter, including
pitcher Red Ruffing, except for Earl Combs, had at least 1
hit.
April 29 – Tigers (Tommy Bridges) 1-hits Browns,
winning 13-19-0/0-1-1. Only St.
Louis hit is bottom of 6th leadoff single by Ollie Bejma. Bejma is out trying to stretch it to a
double. Bridges only gives up 1
walk (also to Bejma).
May 11 – A’s beat Browns 15-23-0/2-5-3 as every A’s
starter, including pitcher Johnny Marcum (3-5, 3 runs, 2B, RBI), had at least 1
hit.
May 12 – Cubs beat Braves, 20-29-0/1-9-5. Every Cub starter, including
pitcher Lon Warneke, Billy Herman
(.417) 6-7, 4 RBI, 2B; Chuck Klein 5 RBI; Augie Galan (.244) 4-5, 4 runs, 3
RBI.
May 13 – Bosox beat Browns, 20-21-1/4-10-3.
Red Sox score 12 runs in top of 6th. Every Boston starter, including pitcher
Wes Ferrell, had at least 1 hit.
Carl Reynolds 5 RBI, HR, Roy Johnson 4 RBI.
May 17 – Cubs beat Phils, 19-23-2/3-9-0.
Augie Galan (.271) 5-6, 5 runs, 3 2B.
May 18 – Cubs beat Phils 2-1 for their
15th straight win. They
are now 19-4, .826, and they lead NL by 4 ½ games over St. Louis.
May 20 – Yanks beat Chisox, 15-13-0/0-5-2. Cubs beat Braves 7-0 for their
17th straight win. Cubs
now 21-4. Detroit beats A’s,
41-38-0/3-8-1. This is the most runs and
hits I’ve ever had in a game.
Detroit scored 17 in top of 9th. Hank Greenberg (.481) 6-8, 7 RBI, 5 runs, 2B, 3B, HR,
cycle. Charley Gehringer (.339)
6-7, 7 runs, 7 RBI, 3B, 2 HR, 14 TB.
Mickey Cochrane (.313) 3-6, 4 runs, 6 RBI. Substitute Flea Clifton (.571) 3-3, 6
RBI, 2 2B. This game set record for
most runs in a game, most hits in a game
and most runs in an inning.
May 21 – Cubs win 18th in a row, beating
Braves 8-4.
May 22- In their next game after their 41-3 win,
Detroit again beats the A’s, this time 15-21-3/1-5-2. Every Detroit starter, including pitcher
Eldon Auker, had at least 1 hit.
Mickey Cochrane (.337) went 4-6, 5 RBI, 3 runs, 2 HR. Hank Greenberg is now batting
.496.
May 23 – Cubs come back from 7-3 deficit to beat
Giants 9-7 and win their 19th straight.
Detroit again scores a lot of runs, beating Boston
16-21-2/8-11-3. Detroit has scored
88 runs in their last 4 games.
May 24 – Giants’ Hal Schumacher (6-2, 1.54) beats
Cubs to snap Cubs’ 19 game winning streak.
Giants win 7-13-0/1-5-4.
May 25 – Yanks beat Browns in opener,
24-22-1/1-3-1. Earl Combs (.286)
5-7, Tony Lazzeri (.316) 3-6, HR, 7 RBI, George Selkirk (.312) 4-6, 6 RBI, HR, 2
2B. Yanks win nightcap 16-9. Every Yank starter, including pitcher
Johnny Broaca, had at least 1 hit.
Babe Ruth homers, going 1-4,
in the game in which (actual) he hit 3 HR.
May 26 – Bosox beat Browns, 17-24-0/4-15-1. Every Boston starter, including pitcher
Wes Ferrell, had at least 1 hit.
Joe Cronin (.375) 4-5, 4 RBI and Mel Almada (.319)
4-6.
May 30 – Bosox sweep A’s, scoring 13 runs in the
bottom of the 3rd in the opener. Boston wins game 19-18-0/1-7-4.
June 5 – A’s beat Yanks 15-21-0/1-6-2. Every A’s player, including pitcher
Johnny Marcum, had at least 1 hit.
Jimmy Foxx (.352,9,34) 7 RBI,2 HR including a GS.
June 8 – Bums beat Phils, 18-25-0/4-9-2. Van Lingle Mungo (9-4, 3.65, .286) has 4
hits. Len Koenecke (.357) also had
4 hits.
June 12 – Yanks sweep A’s, taking opener,
14-19-2/1-3-1. Ben Chapman (.322)
4-6, HR, 2 RBI. NY wins nightcap,
16-20-0/0-4-0. Pitcher Johnny Allen
(5-1, 3.48, .333) hits 3 run homer and has 5 RBI. NY has won 6 straight. Bosox beat Tigers 4-3 for the
3rd straight time and Yanks take over 1st by 1 game. Tribe beats A’s,
16-18-2/1-5-1. Every Tribe starter,
including pitcher Mel Harder, had at least 1 hit.
June 16 – Bums beat Cubs 8-6 to snap their 12 game
winning streak. Van Lingle Mungo
(10-5, 3.920 goes the distance for Brooklyn.
June 17 – Giants beat Cards 8-1 as Hal Schumacher
wins his 10th (10-2, 1.18).
Bill Terry (.383) doubles, extending his hitting streak to 25 games,
longest for anyone this season.
June 19 – Yanks take doubleheader from Tigers and are
now up by 4. NY now has won 11
straight.
June 21 – Yanks beat 2nd place Tigers
9-6. Key hit is grand slam by Red
Ruffing (8-3, 3.73, .440).
June 23 – Cards beat Bums, 17-23-1/3-8-3. Jack Rothrock (.292) 6-6, 4 RBI; Rip
Collins (.365) 5-5, 6 RBI, HR, 2 2B.
Every Card starter, including Dizzy Dean (14-4, 2.25), had at least 1
hit. Phils beat Reds in opener,
18-22-3/4-11-3 Every Phil batter,
including pitcher Joe Bowman, had at least 1 hit. Lou Chiozza 3-5, 5 RBI, HR. Reds win nightcap, 18-25-1/5-9-2. Every Red batter, including pitcher
Bennie Frey, had at least 1 hit.
Billy Myers (.254) 6-7, 3 runs, 3 RBI.
June 25 – Cubs and Giants split with Cubs taking
nightcap, 18-18-2/13-13-2. Every
Cub starter, including pitcher Tex Carleton, had at least 1 hit. Billy Herman (.360) 5-6, 4 RBI,
2B.
June 26 – Bucs and Braves are scoreless through the
first 15 innings in opener.
Pittsburgh scores in top of 16th and win 1-8-4/0-6-2. Both pitchers go the distance – Guy Bush
(3-5) and Ben Cantwell (5-10).
Winning run is unearned, as Woody Jensen doubles and scores on Paul Waner
single and error (by Wally Berger).
June 28 – Tigers beat Browns, 16-21-1/3-11-2 in
opener. Every Detroit starter,
including pitcher Eldon Auker (9-0, 2.39), had at least 1 hit. Pete Fox (.320), Gee Walker (.270) and
Mickey Owen (.379) each had 4 hits.
Tigers win nightcap and move back into virtual tie
w/Yanks.
June 29 – Yanks beat Nats 9-4 as every Yank starter,
including pitcher Lefty Gomez, has at least 1 hit. Tigers (Tommy Bridges, 7-4, 3.00) and
Browns (1-3, 4.03) are scoreless through 10 innings until Detroit scores in top
of 11th. Tigers win
1-7-1/0-9-3. Both pitchers go the
distance.
June 30 – Yanks beat Nats, but Tribe sweeps Browns
and move 1 up on NY. Detroit has
now won 11 straight.
July 1 –
Tigers beat Tribe, 14-21-0/2-8-2.
This is Detroit’s 11th straight, and it moves them 1 ½ ahead
of the Yanks. Every Detroit
starter, including pitcher Eldon Auker (10-0, 2.35), had at least 1 hit. Chisox beat Browns 9-3 as Sugar Cain
(0-13, 17.36) loses his 13th straight.
July 3 – Tribe beats Tigers, 9-3, ending Detroit’s 13
game winning streak. NY moves back
into 1st by percentage points, but are still ½ game
back.
July 4 – Giants come back from 3-3 tie, scoring 11
runs in top of 9th to beat Braves 14-20-1/4-9-4 in
opener.
July 5 – Tigers beat Browns, 16-17-0/1-4-0. Pete Fox (.308), 3-6, 6 RBI, 2B,HR.
July 7 – Tigers beat Browns, 15-18-0/0-6-0. Eldon Auker (11-0, 2.35) wins his
11th straight. Every
Tiger starter, including pitcher Auker, had at least 1
hit.
Red Sox beat A’s 9-8 in 11 in opener, but lose
nightcap 15-19-1/1-8-0 as every A’s starting player, including pitcher George
Blaeholder (3-8, 4.95), had at least 1 hit. Jimmie Foxx (.392, 21.64) 6-6, 5 RBI, 2
HR, 3 runs, 12 TB. Chisox sweep Tribe, winning opener
20-21-1/3-10-0. Every Chisox
starter, including pitcher Ted Lyons, had at least 1 hit. George Washington (.313) and Luke
Appling (.366) each had 5 RBI, and Appling and Luke Sewell (.332) each had 4
hits.
July 12- A’s beat Browns, 16-20-0/1-6-1. Mike Higgins (.330, 11, 67) 8 RBI, 3-5,
2B, HR. “Indian” Bob Johnson
(.322), 5-6, RBI. “Doc” Cramer
(.392), 4-5.
July 13 – Bums’ George Earnshaw (3-8, 5.20) 1-hits
the Reds, winning 2-8-1/0-1-3. The
only Red hit is a 9th inning no out single by pinch-hitter Gilly
Campbell (.290). Earnshaw issues 3
walks.
July 14 – Chisox sweep Yanks as Tigers slaughter A’s,
24-25-1/3-11-0-2. Every Tiger starter, including pitcher
Schoolboy Rowe (16-5, 3.26, .250), had at least 1 hit. Charley Gehringer (.342) 3-5,4 runs, 9
RBI, 2B, 2 HR, 10 TB, 2 W. Cards sweep Phils as Cubs lose to
Boston. St. Louis’s 7th
straight win moves them 1 game up in 1st.
July 20 – Bucs sweep Braves, winning nightcap
21-18-3/5-10-3. Every Pirate
starter, including pitcher Jim Weaver, had at leasat 1 hit. Paul Waner (.279) 2 HR, 5 RBI.
July 24 – Yanks beat Tigers and sweep 3 game series
as they move 2 back of Detroit.
Giants’ Carl Hubbell (15-4, 2.23) beat 1st place Cards,
16-16-1/1-6-1. Travis Jackson
(.343) 3-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI. Losing
pitcher is Dizzy Dean (19-8) who gives up 9 ER in 4 2/3 innings. Cards are now 8 percentage points (0
games) ahead of Cubs. Tribe splits
with Nats, dropping opener 1-3-0/0-4-0 behind Earl Whitehill (7-10, 4.14) and
taking nightcap 20-19-1/11-15-7.
Every Tribe starter, except for catcher Eddie Phillips, had at least 1
hit. (Phillips was removed for a
sub during the game.) Bums
beat Cubs as Giants sweep Cards.
Pirates beat Phils for their 8th straight and they jump ahead
into 1st, and now lead NL by 1 game. Phils beat Braves, 17-22-0/0-5-3. Every Phil player, including pitcher
Curt Davis (7-7-, 2.44), had at least 1 hit. Every player had at least 2 hits, except
for 2B Chile Gomez and pitcher Davis.
Browns beat Chisox for their 3rd in a row (they’re now 17-69,
.198). A’s sweep
Bosox.
July 28 – Bums beat Giants in opener in 17 innings,
6-17-4/5-13-3. Frenchy Bordegaray
singles in winning run in bottom of 17th, with bases loaded. Pirates and Cards split (Dizzy Dean wins
his 18th in the opener) as Cubs beat Reds. Cubs move back into 1st, ½
game up over Pirates.
July 29 – Chisox sweep Browns, taking nightcap
21-19-0/2-13/3, scoring 11 in top of 3rd.
Every Chicago starter, including pitcher Lee Tietje
(9-2, 3.17, .179), had at least 1 hit.
Tietje 4-5, 2 runs, 7 RBI.
Cards score 3 in top of 10th to beat Pirates 8-5. Dizzy Dean (20—10, 2.69) wins his
20th (in relief), the first hurler in 1935 to win 20. Cubs now lead
NL by 1 over Pirates, and 2 1/2 over Cards.
July 30 – Washington beats Bosox 16-11-0/1-10-2 in
rain-shortened 5 ½ inning game.
Nats score 10 runs in bottom of 3rd.
July 31 – Bosox beat Nats, 20-19-1/3-10-2. Every Boston starter, including pitcher Wes Ferrell (.376, 17-9, 3.14), had at least 1 hit. Roy Johnson (.391) 3-6, HR, 5 RBI.
August 2 – Chisox beat Browns, 22-22-0/4-10-2 as Sugar Cain (0-16, 15.89) loses his 16th straight. Every Chicago starter, including pitcher Sad Sam Jones, had at least 1 hit. Jones (.154) went 2-4, with 5 RBI.
August 4- Giants’ Hal Schumacher (18-5, 2.03) 1-hits Braves in opener, winning, 8-16-1/0-1-1. Only Boston hit is 3rd inning 1 out double by Ray Mueller. Schumacher relinquishes only 1 walk.
August 6 – Cubs lose to Reds, as they drop their 3rd in a row. Cards and Cubs are now tied in percentage (Cards still 1 game back). A’s beat Nats, 19-19-2/16-19-1 as they score 11 in top of 5th. Washington scored 9 in bottom of 2nd. Every Philly starter, except for pitcher Dietrich, had at least 1 hit. Every Washington starter, including pitcher Hadley, also had at least 1 hit (this is the first time both teams have done this, as far I can recall).
August 10 – Browns beat Tribe, 7-6, as Fay Thomas (1-13, 9.43), in relief, wins his 1st game.
August 11 – Yanks beat A’s in opener, 17-18-2/9-15-1.
August 14 – Cubs and Bums split and so do Giants and Cards as Pirates sweep Phillies. Cards now lead NL by 6 percentage points (but they trail by ½ game). Pirates second and Cubs 3rd (1 out).
August 16 – Yanks beat Tribe as Detroit loses to Nats. NY and Tigers now tied for 1st. with NY 3 percentage points up.
August 17 – Bucs split w/Phils as Cubs and Cards win. Cubs now tied w/Pirates at 76-39, with St. Louis 1 1/2 back and Giants 2 back. Tigers beat Yanks to move 1 up. Tribe splits w/Nats, winning opener, but losing nightcap. In nightcap, Nats’ Bobo Newsom (9-10, 5.57) no-hits Cleveland for 7 2/3 until Eddie Phillips doubles. Washington wins 7-1.
August 18 – Red Ruffing (17-4, 2.95) shuts out the Tigers as NY moves back into virtual 1st place tie. (NY up by 3 pecentage points.)
August 19 – Yanks beat Tigers for 2nd time and are now in sole possession of 1st place, 1 game up.
August 20 – Yanks beat Detroit for 3rd straight and now lead AL by 2. Bosox beat Browns 11-1 in opener as Sugar Cain (0-19, 16.05) loses his 19th straight.
August 21 – Giants beat Reds, Pittsburgh beats Bums and Cards beat Braves 16-1 (Dean wins his 23rd). Cubs sweep Phills and move 1 1/2 up over Giants. Bill Lee (21-3, 2.15) wins his 21st in nightcap. Detroit beats Bosox in opener, 17-17-2/9-14-2. Pete Fox (.319), 5-5, 2B, HR, 9 RBI.
August 23 – Yanks lose 13-6 to Browns as Tigers beat Bosox 15-4. Tigers now in virtual tie w/Yanks (4 points behind).
August 24 – Yanks beat Browns 7-1 as Browns’ Sugar Cain loses his 20th straight. Cain is now 0-20, 15.77.
August 25 – Cards split w/Bums as Pirates and Braves also split. Cubs beat Giants and now lead NL by 1 ½ over Pittsburgh and St. Louis. NY is 4th, 3 ½ out. Dizzy Dean wins his 24th in opener against Brooklyn.
August 28 – Nats sweep Browns. In nightcap Sugar Cain loses his 21st, this time in relief. Cain is now 0-21, 16.18.
August 30 Tigers beat Browns 11-3 as Sugar Cain (0-22, 15.64) loses his 22nd straight.
August 31- Yanks sweep A’s, coming back in nightcap from 8-1 3rd inning deficit to win 22-25-2/9-13-3. Every Yank starter, including pitcher Jumbo Brown, had at least 1 hit. Bill Dickey (.323) 5-7, 7 RBI, 4 2B. Lou Gehrig (.338) 4-5, 5 runs, 4 RBI, 3 2B, HR, 10 TB.
September 2 – Chisox beat Tigers 4-2 in 16 inning opener as both starters , John Whitehead (14-6, 3.06) and Schoolboy Rowe (23-8, 2.85) go the route.
September 6 – Nats score 14 runs in bottom of 3rd in opener to beat Browns and Sugar Cain. Nats win 27-27-0/0-11-1. Every Washington starter, including pitcher Jack Russell, had at least 1 hit. Don Miles (.301) 4-6, 6 RBI. Cecil Travis (.336) 4-6. Cain is now 0-23, 16.04.
September 7 – Tigers beat A’s 11-0 and 20-21-1/1-11-3. In nightcap, every Detroit batter, including pitcher Eldon Auker, had at least 1 hit. Pete Fox(.336) 4-7, 5 RBI, 4 runs, 2B, HR. Mickey Owen (.329) 3-6, 5 RBI. Yanks split w/Chicago and are now only 3 points ahead of Detroit.
September 8 – Yanks split w/Tribe as tigers sweep Nats and move ½ up over NY.
September 9 – Yanks beat Tribe as Nats beat Detroit. NY moves back into 1st, ½ game up.
September 12 – Tigers beat Yanks 8-5 and now lead AL by ½ game.
September 13 – Yanks beat Tigers 13-4 and move back ½ up.
September 14 – Yanks and Detroit split twin-bill and NY remains ½ up.
September 15 – Yanks beat Tigers in finale of 5 game series and now lead AL by 1 ½ over Detroit. Giants (Carl Hubell 22-7) beat Cards but Bums beat Cubs so Cards remain 3 games up (magic number 11).
September 17 – Yanks sweep Browns as Bosox beat Detroit. NY’s magic number drops to 11 as they win their 6th in a row. NY won nighcap 17-21-4/11-11-0 as every Yank batter, except pitcher Broaca, had at least 1 hit. Rolfe and Gehrig had 4 hits in that game.
September 19 – Tigers beat Bosox, 16-16-1/4-13-1 as every Tiger starter, including pitcher General Crowder, had at least 1 hit. Hank Greenberg (.398) 4-6, 3B, 2 2B, 4 runs. Detroit is now 2 ½ behind NY. Browns take nightcap for a sweep, and NY’s magic number drops to 8. Cards beat Bums10-2, dropping their magic number to 5 as Dizzy Dean wins his 29th (29-12, 2.66). Ducky Medwick hits 3 run homer and is now batting .435.
September 23 – Bums’ Dutch Leonard (4-9, 4.02) no-hits the Phillies in opener, winning 16-18-0/0-0-3. Leonard gives up only 1 walk, and faces just 28 batters. Walk comes in bottom of 7th, with 2 outs, to Johnny Moore (.323). Every Bum batter, including pitcher Leonard, had at least 1 hit. Phils come back to win nightcap 14-0. Every Phil’s batter, except pitcher Jim Bivin, had at least 1 hit.
September 24 – Washington beats Yanks to snap NY’s 10 game winning streak, but Tribe beats Tigers so NY’s magic number drops to 4. Cards drop their 3rd straight, this time to Pirates, and their magic number remains at 3. Bosox sweep A’s, winning nightcap, 18-17-3/12-15-3.
September 25 – Cubs (Lon Warneke, 17-10-, 2.89) beats Cards 2-6-0/0-3-1 to move to 2 games behind.
September 26 – Red Sox beat A’s, 22-23-0/3-6-5 as Was Farrell (20-18, 3.32) wins his 20th. Boston hitting highlighted by Dib Williams (.241) 5-6, 4 runs; Mel Almada (.284) 4-7, 5 RBI; Rick Farrell (.340) 5-5.
September 27 – Dizzy Dean (30-13, 2.54) wins his 30th as Cards clinch NL tie as they beat Cubs in opener 2-9-4/1-4-0. Cards score both runs in bottom of 7th, in comeback win. Cards clinch NL flag with nightcap win in 11 innings. They score winning run in bottom of 11th, as Lynn King singles Rothrock home.
September 28 – Nats sweep A’s, taking nightcap 20-23-4/12-15-1. In that game, every Washington starter, including pitcher Ed Linke.
September 29 – Bums sweep Phils, winning nightcap 26-30-2/4-13-3. Frank Skaff 6-6, 7 RBI, HR, 2 3B, 4 runs, 13 TB. Frenchy Bordagary (.273) 4-6; Johnny McCarthy (.370) 4-7.