August 14, 1935 - Schoolboy Rowe beats the Senators, 18 - 2, and also goes 5 for 5 at the plate. His hits include a double and a triple, and he scores three and knocks in 3.

Schoolboy Rowe Stats & Facts

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Schoolboy Rowe

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right
6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)
Born: January 11, 1910 in Waco, TX
Died: January 8, 1961  in El Dorado, AR
Buried: Arlington Memorial Park, El Dorado, AR
High School: El Dorado HS (El Dorado, AR)
Debut: April 15, 1933 (7,578th in major league history)
vs. CHW 9.0 IP, 6 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, W
Last Game: September 13, 1949
vs. PIT 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Full Name: Lynwood Thomas Rowe
Nicknames: Schoolboy
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Nine Players Who Debuted in 1933

Bob Johnson
Lonny Frey
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Pete Fox
Cecil Travis
Hal Trosky
Dutch Leonard
Schoolboy Rowe
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Notable Events and Chronology for Schoolboy Rowe Career

Schoolboy Rowe's launches a batting practice bomb into the Polo Grounds' center-field bleachers, a feat never before performed

Schoolboy Rowe’s launches a batting practice bomb into the Polo Grounds’ center-field bleachers, a feat never before performed

Highly touted prospect Schoolboy Rowe makes his major league debut with a six-hit shutout in Detroit's 3 - 0 win over Chicago, all three runs driven in by rookie outfielder Pete Fox.

Highly touted prospect Schoolboy Rowe makes his major league debut with a six-hit shutout in Detroit’s 3 – 0 win over Chicago, all three runs driven in by rookie outfielder Pete Fox.

August 14, 1935 - Schoolboy Rowe beats the Senators, 18 - 2, and also goes 5 for 5 at the plate. His hits include a double and a triple, and he scores three and knocks in 3.

The largest weekday crowd in history watches as the Tigers sweep a pair at Yankee Stadium – Rowe win’s his 13th staight

Schoolboy Rowe wins his 16th consecutive game, tying the American League record shared by Smoky Joe Wood, Walter Johnson, and Lefty Grove.

Schoolboy Rowe wins his 16th consecutive game, tying the American League record shared by Smoky Joe Wood, Walter Johnson, and Lefty Grove.

August 14, 1935 - Schoolboy Rowe beats the Senators, 18 - 2, and also goes 5 for 5 at the plate. His hits include a double and a triple, and he scores three and knocks in 3.

Schoolboy Rowe, after sixteen straight victories, finally loses when the A’s chase him after seven innings in a 13-5 final at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park. In his last start, the Tiger right-hander tied the American League record for consecutive wins shared by Smoky Joe Wood, Walter Johnson, and Lefty Grove.

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Dizzy Dean wins game one 1934 World Series, 8 – 3

Schoolboy Rowe evens the World Series with a 12-inning, 3 - 2 victory walk off victory

Schoolboy Rowe evens the World Series with a 12-inning, 3 – 2 victory walk off victory

paul dean

1934 World Series Game 6 St Louis vs Detroit Full Radio Broadcast

joe medwick

St. Louis Cardinals win the seventh game of the World Series, but not before a near riot takes place

Schoolboy Rowe beats the Senators, 18 - 2, and also goes 5 for 5 at the plate

Schoolboy Rowe beats the Senators, 18 – 2, and also goes 5 for 5 at the plate

Game 1 1935 World Series - Rowe vs Warneke

Game 1 1935 World Series – Rowe vs Warneke

August 14, 1935 - Schoolboy Rowe beats the Senators, 18 - 2, and also goes 5 for 5 at the plate. His hits include a double and a triple, and he scores three and knocks in 3.

Clutch pinch hits by Luke Appling and Stan Spence lead the American League to a 2 – 1 win over the National League in the All-Star Game 

Schoolboy Rowe becomes the first major leaguer to appear in different All-Star Games representing teams from the National League and American League

Schoolboy Rowe becomes the first major leaguer to appear in different All-Star Games representing teams from the National League and American League

Andy Seminick

Philadelphia Phillies set a major league record by hitting five home runs in one inning

Bob Gibson and Tim McCarver

Bob Gibson Fires first No Hitter highlight (Full Broadcast) August 14 on This Day In Baseball

Biography

 
“How’m I doin’, Edna?” asked Rowe of his wife during a 1934 radio interview. He was ribbed unmercifully for the ingenuous question, but Edna and everyone else had to admit he was doing very well. Schoolboy, a name he picked up as a teenaged sandlotter, was one of the top AL righthanders of the Depression years. In his career year, the rugged, broad-shouldered Arkansan compiled a 24-8 mark to lead the Tigers to the ’34 pennant. Sixteen of his wins were consecutive to tie the AL record. He followed with two 19-win seasons before chronic arm trouble forced him temporarily back to the minors. He bounced back to lead the AL in winning percentage in 1940 with a 16-3 record, as the Tigers won another pennant.

Waived to the NL in 1942, Rowe pitched briefly for the Dodgers before embarking on a productive five-year stint with the Phillies. A career .263 hitter, he was often used as a pinch hitter, and led the NL in pinch hits and appearances in 1943, going 15-for-49.@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@

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