Browns 3B Harlond Clift equals the American League record at the hot corner with nine assists in a 5 – 4 loss to the Tigers. A fumble and late throw in the 1st inning would have given him a 10th assist. By the end of the season, Clift will set a new record for total chances and the still-standing mark of 405 assists. The Tigers’ Gee Walker has a single to run his hitting streak to 21 games.

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Browns 3B Harlond Clift equals the American League record at the hot corner with nine assists in a 5 – 4 loss to the Tigers. A fumble and late throw in the 1st inning would have given him a 10th assist. By the end of the season, Clift will set a new record for total chances and the still-standing mark of 405 assists. The Tigers’ Gee Walker has a single to run his hitting streak to 21 games.

A sacrifice fly by Chick Hafey in the 9th gives the Reds a 3 – 2 win over the Cubs. Hafey makes his first appearance since retiring in May 1935.

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A sacrifice fly by Chick Hafey in the 9th gives the Reds a 3 – 2 win over the Cubs. Hafey makes his first appearance since retiring in May 1935.

In Kansas City, Hilton Smith pitches a no-hitter as the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Chicago American Giants, 4 – 0. Smith allows only one Chicago batter to reach base when he walks Melvin Powell in the 4th. Powell is erased on a double play and Smith faces the minimum 27 men. Sug Cornelius pitches a three-hitter in a losing cause.

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In Kansas City, Hilton Smith pitches a no-hitter as the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Chicago American Giants, 4 – 0. Smith allows only one Chicago batter to reach base when he walks Melvin Powell in the 4th. Powell is erased on a double play and Smith faces the minimum 27 men. Sug Cornelius pitches a three-hitter in a losing cause.

Jim Hickman Stats & Facts

Jim Hickman Stats & Facts

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    Jim Hickman Positions: Outfielder, First Baseman and Third BasemanBats: Right  •  Throws: Right6-3, 192lb (190cm, 87kg)Born: May 10, 1937 in Henning, TNDied: June 25, 2016 in Jackson, TNBuried: Bethlehem Cemetery, Henning, TNHigh School: Ripley HS (Ripley, TN)Schools: University of Memphis (Memphis, TN), University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)Debut: April 14, 1962 (11,959th in major league history)vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: July 14, 1974vs. ATL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR,…

1937 – Monte Pearson pitches a one-hitter in stopping the White Sox, 6 – 0. Joe DiMaggio hits his first two homers of the year and George Selkirk his fifth for New York. Chicago’s only hit is a one-out first inning single by Larry Rosenthal, who is erased on a double play.

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1937 – Monte Pearson pitches a one-hitter in stopping the White Sox, 6 – 0. Joe DiMaggio hits his first two homers of the year and George Selkirk his fifth for New York. Chicago’s only hit is a one-out first inning single by Larry Rosenthal, who is erased on a double play.

Ernie Lombardi goes 6-for-6 and Alex Kampouris drives in eight runs in 21-10 blowout
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Ernie Lombardi goes 6-for-6 and Alex Kampouris drives in eight runs in 21-10 blowout

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On May 9, 1937, future Hall of Famer Ernie Lombardi goes 6-for-6 and ties the modern major league record with six hits (5 singles and a double) in six consecutive times at bat. Alex Kampouris hits 3 home runs including a grand slam driving in eight runs,  helping the Cincinnati Reds to a 21-10 blowout…

Reds’ starter Peaches Davis gives up 15 hits but goes the distance in the Reds’ 21-10 rout of Philadelphia. The right-hander’s batterymate, Ernie Lombardi, goes 6-for-6 in the Baker Bowl ballgame, collecting five singles and a double.

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Reds’ starter Peaches Davis gives up 15 hits but goes the distance in the Reds’ 21-10 rout of Philadelphia. The right-hander’s batterymate, Ernie Lombardi, goes 6-for-6 in the Baker Bowl ballgame, collecting five singles and a double.

carl hubbell

At the Polo Grounds, Carl Hubbell wins his 4th straight and his 20th in a row, subduing the Cubs, 4 – 1. The game is scoreless for six innings. Hubbell matches the mark of Rube Marquard, who won one game in 1911 and 19 straight more in 1912.

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At the Polo Grounds, Carl Hubbell wins his 4th straight and his 20th in a row, subduing the Cubs, 4 – 1. The game is scoreless for six innings. Hubbell matches the mark of Rube Marquard, who won one game in 1911 and 19 straight more in 1912.

 Washington’s Bobo Newsom, who will pitch in four decades, hits his only major league homer. It comes in Detroit off Tiger ace Schoolboy Rowe as the “Talkative One” wins, 8 – 3.

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 Washington’s Bobo Newsom, who will pitch in four decades, hits his only major league homer. It comes in Detroit off Tiger ace Schoolboy Rowe as the “Talkative One” wins, 8 – 3.