Chicago beat the Braves, 4 – 0, behind Charlie Root for their 7th straight win. Freddie Lindstrom is the batting star with a double and single to drive home a pair as Chicago stays a game behind the Cardinals and 1 1/2 ahead of the Giants. The Giants win a pair today, 4 – 3 and 4 – 2, over the Pirates, while the Cards score three in the 8th to edge the Phils, 4 – 2.

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Chicago beat the Braves, 4 – 0, behind Charlie Root for their 7th straight win. Freddie Lindstrom is the batting star with a double and single to drive home a pair as Chicago stays a game behind the Cardinals and 1 1/2 ahead of the Giants. The Giants win a pair today, 4 – 3 and 4 – 2, over the Pirates, while the Cards score three in the 8th to edge the Phils, 4 – 2.

1935 – With the Cardinals’ Phil Collins losing to Curt Davis and the Phils, 4 – 3, the Cubs win their 5th and 6th straight games. Chicago tops the Braves, 5 – 1 and 2 – 1, behind the pitching of Larry French and Tex Carleton, cutting the Cardinal lead to a single game.

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1935 – With the Cardinals’ Phil Collins losing to Curt Davis and the Phils, 4 – 3, the Cubs win their 5th and 6th straight games. Chicago tops the Braves, 5 – 1 and 2 – 1, behind the pitching of Larry French and Tex Carleton, cutting the Cardinal lead to a single game.

The Cards fail to increase their lead as they split with the Phils. In the opener, Dizzy Dean wins his 25th game, but the Birds lose, 4 – 2, in the nightcap when they strand 16 runners. St. Louis outhits the Phils, 13 to 4. Rain washes out the Cubs game at Wrigley Field.

The Cards fail to increase their lead as they split with the Phils. In the opener, Dizzy Dean wins his 25th game, but the Birds lose, 4 – 2, in the nightcap when they strand 16 runners. St. Louis outhits the Phils, 13 to 4. Rain washes out the Cubs game at Wrigley Field.

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The Cards fail to increase their lead as they split with the Phils. In the opener, Dizzy Dean wins his 25th game, but the Birds lose, 4 – 2, in the nightcap when they strand 16 runners. St. Louis outhits the Phils, 13 to 4. Rain washes out the Cubs game at Wrigley Field.

In the second game of a twinbill, the A’s Jimmie Foxx doubles in the 8th to break up Elden Auker’s no-hit bid. Detroit rolls, 15 – 1 collecting 20 hits. Foxx has a pair of homers in the opener, again in vain, as the Tigers win, 7 – 5. Mickey Cochrane has three hits in each game for Detroit.

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In the second game of a twinbill, the A’s Jimmie Foxx doubles in the 8th to break up Elden Auker’s no-hit bid. Detroit rolls, 15 – 1 collecting 20 hits. Foxx has a pair of homers in the opener, again in vain, as the Tigers win, 7 – 5. Mickey Cochrane has three hits in each game for Detroit.

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Bill Lee shuts out the Phils, 4 – 0, for his 16th win of the season, as the Cubs move into second place ahead of the Giants. Augie Galan continues his hitting for the Cubs, driving in two runs.

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Bill Lee shuts out the Phils, 4 – 0, for his 16th win of the season, as the Cubs move into second place ahead of the Giants. Augie Galan continues his hitting for the Cubs, driving in two runs.

Cleveland beats Boston thanks to an unusual triple play. With no outs and the bases loaded in game 1, and the Indians leading, 5 – 3, in the 9th, the Indians bring in Oral Hildebrand to pitch to Joe Cronin. Cronin lines his first pitch off the side of the head of Cleveland 3B Odell Hale. The ball caroms to SS Bill Knickerbocker, who throws to 2B Roy Hughes, who throws to 1B Hal Trosky to finish the triple play ending the game.

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Cleveland beats Boston thanks to an unusual triple play. With no outs and the bases loaded in game 1, and the Indians leading, 5 – 3, in the 9th, the Indians bring in Oral Hildebrand to pitch to Joe Cronin. Cronin lines his first pitch off the side of the head of Cleveland 3B Odell Hale. The ball caroms to SS Bill Knickerbocker, who throws to 2B Roy Hughes, who throws to 1B Hal Trosky to finish the triple play ending the game.

Red Sox infielder Joe Cronin hits into a 5-6-4-3 game-ending triple play when his line drive caroms off Indian third baseman Odell Hale’s head to Bill Knickerbocker. The Tribe’s shortstop starts the triple killing throwing the rebound to Roy Hughes covering second, who in turn relays the ball to first baseman Hal Trosky, giving Cleveland a 5-3 victory in the first game of a twin bill at Fenway Park.

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Red Sox infielder Joe Cronin hits into a 5-6-4-3 game-ending triple play when his line drive caroms off Indian third baseman Odell Hale’s head to Bill Knickerbocker. The Tribe’s shortstop starts the triple killing throwing the rebound to Roy Hughes covering second, who in turn relays the ball to first baseman Hal Trosky, giving Cleveland a 5-3 victory in the first game of a twin bill at Fenway Park.

Trailing the St. Louis Browns, 5 – 1, Lefty Grove is lifted for pinch-hitter Wes Ferrell who hits an RBI single as the Red Sox score six runs in the 6th inning en route to 9 – 5 win. Grove is the winning pitcher.

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Trailing the St. Louis Browns, 5 – 1, Lefty Grove is lifted for pinch-hitter Wes Ferrell who hits an RBI single as the Red Sox score six runs in the 6th inning en route to 9 – 5 win. Grove is the winning pitcher.