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.
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.
Philadelphia A’s trade American League home run king Jimmie Foxx
On November 9, 1935, future Hall of Famer Bob Gibson is born in Omaha, Nebraska. Gibson will make his major league debut in 1959, marking the start of a 17-year career with the St. Louis Cardinals. Gibson will win election to the Hall of Fame in 1981.
On November 6, 1935, famed evangelist and former major leaguer Billy Sunday dies at the age of 72. Sunday played in the National League from 1883 to 1890, spending time with Chicago, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The only other major league player whose last name was Sunday through 2006, Art Sunday, also played in…
1935 – Pitcher Sam Jones finishes his major league career after 21 successive American League seasons. Jones posted a 229-217 record with 1223 strikeouts and a 3.84 ERA in 3883.0 innings, pitching for the Indians, Red Sox, Yankees, Browns, Senators and White Sox.
On October 7, 1935, The Detroit Tigers were making their 5th appearance in the World Series, they had appeared 3 straight times from 1907 – 1909, and again in 1934 they had twice lost the Chicago Cubs. This was the third time facing the Cubbies. The Tigers went off 3 games to 1, Chicago took…
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