On December 30, 1935, future Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax is born in Brooklyn, New York. He will go on to pitch for the hometown Dodgers, but his career really takes off when the team moves to Los Angeles. Koufax will post a 129-47 record and capture three Cy Young Awards. He will win all…
Sandy Koufax Position: PitcherBats: Right • Throws: Left6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)Born: December 30, 1935 in Brooklyn, NYHigh School: Lafayette HS (Brooklyn, NY)Schools: Columbia University (New York, NY), University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)Debut: June 24, 1955 (11,275th in major league history)vs. MLN 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ERLast Game: October 2, 1966vs. PHI 9.0 IP, 7 H, 10 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, WHall of Fame: Inducted…
1935 STANDINGS National League Chicago Cubs 100 54 .649 — St. Louis Cardinals 96 58 .623 4 New York Giants 91 62 .595 8.5 Pittsburgh Pirates 86 67 .562 13.5 Brooklyn Dodgers 70 83 .458 29.5 Cincinnati Reds 68 85 .444 31.5 Philadelphia Phillies 64 89 .418 35.5 Boston Braves 38 115 .248 61.5…
The fortunes of one of these teams would change in 1935, a year in which the fall classic matched Charley Grimm’s Cubs — winners of 21 consecutive games in September — against a Detroit team that had won the American League pennant for the second straight year. By the time the late stages of…
The Brooklyn Dodgers trade Ray Benge, Tony Cuccinello, Al Lopez and Bobby Reis to the Boston Bees for Ed Brandt and Randy Moore.
The Pittsburgh Pirates send pitcher Claude Passeau and catcher Earl Grace to the Philadelphia Phillies for catcher Al Todd. Passeau will have three decent seasons in Philadelphia before blossoming with the Cubs.
Boston Red Sox acquire future Hall of Famer Heinie Manush
1935 – Firpo Marberry resigns as American League umpire to sign with the New York Giants as a pitcher.
1935 – The Yankees trade the hot-tempered Johnny Allen to Cleveland for pitchers Monte Pearson and Steve Sundra, a minor leaguer.
The 1935 All-Star Game is assigned to Cleveland. Frank Frisch and Mickey Cochrane, rival managers in the St. Louis-Detroit World Series, will manage their respective league’s teams.
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