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 a tight game 6 to ties the series 3-3. Game 7 features Larry Fench for the Cubs and Tommy Bridges for the Tigers. The game went back and forth with 3 lead changes. In the top of the 9th, Stan Hack lead the inning off with a triple, he was sure to score the go-ahead run. Tommy Bridges, a small guy with a big heart was determined to not let that happen. Bridges got the next two batters and then he bounced a curve that looked to get by Cochrane, but Cochrane got down on his knees and was able to block it – barely. Hack, the potential go-ahead run, was forced to scamper back to third. On the next pitch, Galan swung and hit a high popup into short left field.

Years later, Billy Herman would still lament Cochrane’s splendid play: “When I think back to the 1935 World Series, all I can see is Hack standing on third base, waiting for somebody to drive him in. Seems he stood there for hours and hours.”

With one out, Cochrane reached on an infield single, Charlie Gehringer hit a sharp smash to Phil Cavarretta, the Chicago first baseman, who bobbled the ball momentarily before stepping on first to retire Gehringer. His throw to second was too late to nab Cochrane. Goose Goslin singled into right, just over the head of the second baseman Herman’s. Cochrane raced around third and headed home with the winning run. The Tigers were World Series winners for the first time in their history, and Navin Field erupted into pandemonium.

“The greatest exhibition of pitching in the clutch I have ever seen,” exclaimed a jubilant Cochrane in the postgame celebration, referring to Bridges’ ninth-inning heroics. “I told those Cubs that we’d throw 150 pounds of heart at them out there today, and I guess they realize now that Little Tommy is all of that – after that ninth inning. Pitching! He threw the six greatest curves I ever caught to lick them. … That Bridges. What a thrill he gave me. That little guy has the heart of a lion. … What a pitcher, what a heart. Just 150 pounds of grit and courage. That’s what he is.”

The Detroit Free Press –

Police said the crowd was bigger than the Armistice Day crowd of 1918. Even in that glorious moment, no such crowds had choked Detroit streets; no such paralysis of transportation had ensued; no such heights of pandemonium had been reached.

Detroit, through the baseball team that is a symbol and the incarnation of its fighting spirit, had won the baseball championship of the world, and the world was to know it.

It was Detroit’s salute to America.

Detroit had the dynamite; Mickey Cochrane and his Tigers provided the spark.

Detroit celebrated because it had won the world championship.

It celebrated because it was the city that had led the nation back to recovery.

It celebrated because it was the city that wouldn’t stay licked; the city that couldn’t be licked.

It was Detroit the unconquerable, ready to tell the world when the moment arrived.

The moment had arrived, and the world was told.

“There’s no doubt,” Police Inspector William Maloney said, “that it’s the biggest crowd in downtown Detroit in my memory.” And, he added, he has a very long memory

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Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago Cubs 3

World Series Game 6 Played on Monday, October 7, 1935 (D) at Navin Field

CHI N 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 – 3 12 0
DET A 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 – 4 12 1

Chicago Cubs
1 Augie Galan LF
2 Billy Herman 2B
3 Chuck Klein RF
4 Gabby Hartnett C
5 Frank Demaree CF
6 Phil Cavarretta 1B
7 Stan Hack 3B
8 Billy Jurges SS
9 Larry French P

BATTING –
2B: Hack (1,off Bridges).
3B: Hack (1,off Bridges).
HR: Herman (1,5th inning off Bridges 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Demaree (1,off Bridges).
Team LOB: 7.

Detroit Tigers

1 Flea Clifton 3B
2 Mickey Cochrane C
3 Charlie Gehringer 2B
4 Goose Goslin LF
5 Pete Fox RF
6 Gee Walker CF
7 Billy Rogell SS
8 Marv Owen 1B
9 Tommy Bridges P

FIELDING –
DP: 1. Gehringer-Rogell-Owen.
E: Fox (1).
BATTING –
2B: Fox (3,off French); Gehringer (3,off French); Rogell (2,off French).
SH: Walker (1,off French).
IBB: Walker (1,by French); Owen (1,by French).
Team LOB: 10.

PITCHING
Chicago
French

Dteroit
Bridges

Umpires: HP – Ernie Quigley, 1B – Bill McGowan, 2B – Dolly Stark, 3B – George Moriarty
Time of Game: 1:57 Attendance: 48420

CUBS 1ST: Galan grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Herman grounded out (pitcher to first); Klein popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Clifton grounded out (third to first); Cochrane
singled to left; Gehringer singled to right [Cochrane to
second]; Goslin popped to shortstop; Fox doubled to left
[Cochrane scored, Gehringer to third]; Walker was walked
intentionally; Rogell forced Gehringer (pitcher to catcher); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Tigers 1.

CUBS 2ND: Hartnett was called out on strikes; Demaree flied out
to right; Cavarretta singled to right [Cavarretta to second
(error by Fox)]; Hack grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Owen struck out; Bridges grounded out (second to
first); Clifton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0,
Tigers 1.

CUBS 3RD: Jurges singled to center; French struck out; Galan
singled to second [Jurges to third]; Herman singled to right
[Jurges scored, Galan out at third (right to third)]; Klein
flied to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Cochrane grounded out (first to pitcher); Gehringer
doubled to left; Goslin grounded out (pitcher to third to second
to third to second to first); Gehringer was trapped off 2B
but got back safely as Goslin tried to advance on during rundown
and was out in his own rundown; Fox flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Tigers 1.

CUBS 4TH: Hartnett singled to center; Demaree was called out on
strikes; Cavarretta popped to shortstop; Hack grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Walker singled to right; Rogell singled to left
[Walker to second]; On a bunt Owen forced Rogell (third to
shortstop) [Walker to third]; Bridges forced Owen (third to
second) [Walker scored]; Clifton forced Bridges (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Tigers 2.

CUBS 5TH: Jurges flied out to right; French singled to right;
Galan was called out on strikes; Herman homered [French scored];
Klein singled to center; Hartnett flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Cochrane was called out on strikes; Gehringer
grounded out (second to first); Goslin popped to catcher; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Tigers 2.

CUBS 6TH: Demaree grounded out (shortstop to first); Cavarretta
grounded out (second to first); Hack doubled to right; Jurges
reached on a fielder’s choice [Hack out at third (third
unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Fox flied out to left; Walker popped to shortstop;
Rogell doubled; Owen singled to left [Rogell scored]; Bridges
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Tigers 3.

CUBS 7TH: French struck out; Galan grounded out (first
unassisted); Herman singled to left; Klein grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Clifton grounded out (shortstop to first); Cochrane
singled to center; Gehringer popped to first; Goslin grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Tigers 3.

CUBS 8TH: Hartnett singled to left; Demaree grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hartnett out at
second]; Cavarretta struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Fox singled to right; Walker out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Fox to second]; Rogell struck out; Owen was
walked intentionally; Bridges was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Tigers 3.

CUBS 9TH: Hack tripled to center; Jurges struck out; French
grounded out (pitcher to first); Galan flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Clifton struck out; Cochrane singled to second;
Gehringer grounded out (first unassisted) [Cochrane to second];
Goslin singled to right [Cochrane scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 3, Tigers 4.

Final Totals R H E LOB
Cubs 3 12 0 7
Tigers 4 12 1 10

Other Resources & Links

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET193510070
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback
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Baseball-Reference Box Score Game 6 World Series Detroit Tigers vs Chicago Cubs

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