1936 – Hod Lisenbee of the Philadelphia A’s ties a major league record for hits allowed, giving up 26 in a 17 – 2 rout by the White Sox.

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1936 – Hod Lisenbee of the Philadelphia A’s ties a major league record for hits allowed, giving up 26 in a 17 – 2 rout by the White Sox.

1936 – Sonny Dunlap, an All-American girls A.A.U. basketball player for the Tulsa Stenos, is in RF for the Fayetteville Bears in a 5 – 1 win over Cassville (Class D Arkansas-Missouri League). She goes hitless in 3 trips but hits the ball hard. She is the first woman to play an entire game, and represents the second and last time a woman plays in the minors.

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1936 – Sonny Dunlap, an All-American girls A.A.U. basketball player for the Tulsa Stenos, is in RF for the Fayetteville Bears in a 5 – 1 win over Cassville (Class D Arkansas-Missouri League). She goes hitless in 3 trips but hits the ball hard. She is the first woman to play an entire game, and represents the second and last time a woman plays in the minors.

The Washington Senators sweep a pair from the visiting A’s winning, 7 – 1, and 7 – 5. Hod Lisenbee finishes both games for the A’s, losing the second game in relief of rookie Stu Flythe. Flythe allows no runs in 1 1/3 innings and throws a wild pitch in what will be his last major league appearance. In just 39.1 innings he throws 16 wild pitches to lead the American League.

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The Washington Senators sweep a pair from the visiting A’s winning, 7 – 1, and 7 – 5. Hod Lisenbee finishes both games for the A’s, losing the second game in relief of rookie Stu Flythe. Flythe allows no runs in 1 1/3 innings and throws a wild pitch in what will be his last major league appearance. In just 39.1 innings he throws 16 wild pitches to lead the American League.

At Fenway Park, the Yankees drop a pair to the Red Sox, 14 – 5, and 4 – 2. In the opener, Wes Ferrell coasts to a win, allowing 14 hits and occasionally lobbing the ball to the plate. Jimmie Foxx’s 37th homer starts the scoring. Yankees second baseman Tony Lazzeri’s homer in game two deprives Lefty Grove of a shutout.

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At Fenway Park, the Yankees drop a pair to the Red Sox, 14 – 5, and 4 – 2. In the opener, Wes Ferrell coasts to a win, allowing 14 hits and occasionally lobbing the ball to the plate. Jimmie Foxx’s 37th homer starts the scoring. Yankees second baseman Tony Lazzeri’s homer in game two deprives Lefty Grove of a shutout.

Luke Appling’s 27-game hitting streak is snapped by Wes Ferrell when the Red Sox right-hander goes the distance, holding the White Sox shortstop hitless in four plate appearances, that includes two bases-on-balls, in Chicago’s 3-2 victory at Fenway Park. The 29 year-old infielder, who establishes a franchise record for consecutive games with a hit, will lead the American League with a .388 batting average this season.

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Luke Appling’s 27-game hitting streak is snapped by Wes Ferrell when the Red Sox right-hander goes the distance, holding the White Sox shortstop hitless in four plate appearances, that includes two bases-on-balls, in Chicago’s 3-2 victory at Fenway Park. The 29 year-old infielder, who establishes a franchise record for consecutive games with a hit, will lead the American League with a .388 batting average this season.

Detroit’s Schoolboy Rowe fires his second two-hit game in 8 days‚ beating the A’s‚ 4 – 1. Rowe beat the Red Sox on August 25th by a 5 – 0 score. Philadelphia is saved from a shutout when Bob Johnson blasts his 22nd home run in the 9th inning. All of Detroit’s runs come in a hitless 4th when they use 5 walks‚ a fielder’s choice and error.

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Detroit’s Schoolboy Rowe fires his second two-hit game in 8 days‚ beating the A’s‚ 4 – 1. Rowe beat the Red Sox on August 25th by a 5 – 0 score. Philadelphia is saved from a shutout when Bob Johnson blasts his 22nd home run in the 9th inning. All of Detroit’s runs come in a hitless 4th when they use 5 walks‚ a fielder’s choice and error.

It is a wet afternoon in St. Louis for the Mound City celebration of the 60th anniversary of the National League. The 1876 recreated game starts at 2:30 with NL publicity head Bill Brandt as the tall-hatted umpire who is shot dead after calling a runner out at home. Following is a 2 1/2 inning match between the 1926 Cards and the current team. Pete Alexander gives up an unearned run in the first for the ’26 team‚ and Vic Keen pitches the second. George Earnshaw K’s 4 of the 1926 team‚ but does give up a double to Wattie Holm in the 1st. The 1936 Cards win‚ 1 – 0. The regular game between the Giants and Cards is washed out after 4 innings.

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It is a wet afternoon in St. Louis for the Mound City celebration of the 60th anniversary of the National League. The 1876 recreated game starts at 2:30 with NL publicity head Bill Brandt as the tall-hatted umpire who is shot dead after calling a runner out at home. Following is a 2 1/2 inning match between the 1926 Cards and the current team. Pete Alexander gives up an unearned run in the first for the ’26 team‚ and Vic Keen pitches the second. George Earnshaw K’s 4 of the 1926 team‚ but does give up a double to Wattie Holm in the 1st. The 1936 Cards win‚ 1 – 0. The regular game between the Giants and Cards is washed out after 4 innings.

1936 – Yankees manager Joe McCarthy consents to Dixie Walker as a temporary substitute while the White Sox patch up Mike Kreevich, who is spiked on a play. Walker runs for Kreevich but does not replace him in the outfield.

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1936 – Yankees manager Joe McCarthy consents to Dixie Walker as a temporary substitute while the White Sox patch up Mike Kreevich, who is spiked on a play. Walker runs for Kreevich but does not replace him in the outfield.

The Braves establish a new major league record, hitting seven doubles in one inning. The two-bagger barrage occurs in the first frame of a 20-3 rout of the Cardinals at Sportsman’s Park.

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The Braves establish a new major league record, hitting seven doubles in one inning. The two-bagger barrage occurs in the first frame of a 20-3 rout of the Cardinals at Sportsman’s Park.