October 5, 1936 World Series Game 5 The New York Giants struck first with back-to-back leadoff doubles by Jo-Jo Moore and Dick Bartell off Red Ruffing. RBI singles by Jimmy Ripple and Burgess Whitehead made it 3–0 Giants. George Selkirk’s home run off Hal Schumacher in the second put the Yankees on the board. Next…
October 3, 1936 at Yankee Stadium game 3 of the World Series, Hard luck-loser Freddie Fitzsimmons allowed only two hits over seven innings, one of them a tremendous home run by Lou Gehrig in the second inning, but after the Giants tied the game in the fifth inning on Jimmy Ripple’s home run off Bump…
In Game 2, the Yankees even the World Series at a game apiece by routing the Giants at the Polo Grounds, 18-4. The lopsided win is the largest margin of victory in the history of the Fall Classic.
1936 – In the World Series opener, Carl Hubbell scatters 7 hits and limits the Yankees to a solo home run by George Selkirk. The Giants take a decisive 6 – 1 win.
1936 – Replacing Johnny Mize, who is tossed by an umpire for arguing, Cardinal rookie first baseman Walter Alston makes an error in handling two chances and is fanned by Lon Warneke in his only major league at-bat. “Smokey” will, however, win seven pennants and four World Series in his 23-year Hall of Fame career as Dodger manager from 1954 to 1976.
1936 – Joe Medwick sets a still-standing National League record with his 64th double.
The Giants clinch the pennant, winning, 2 – 1, in the 10th inning of the opening game of a doubleheader with the Boston Bees. P Hal Schumacher singles in the winning run.
The American League batting crown is decided when Luke Appling of the White Sox goes 4 for 4 in the second game of a doubleheader with Cleveland. Runner-up Earl Averill is held hitless. Appling will coast to a 10-point margin at .388.
1936 – Pitching in the 10th straight Giants game, Carl Hubbell notches his 16th consecutive victory, his 26th of the year. He will resume the streak next year to reach a record 24 wins in a row.
The Tigers record the most one-sided pair of shutouts in a doubleheader, sweeping St. Louis at Navin Field, 12-0 and 14-0. Both Detroit starters go the distance, with Elden Auker throwing a five-hitter in the opener, and Tommy Bridges limiting the Browns to just three hits in the nightcap.