1939 – The World Series begins at Yankee Stadium, with the Cincinnati Reds playing their first Series since the infamous 1919 match-up against the Chicago White Sox. With the Yankees as heavy favorites, the game is tied 1 – 1 until the last of the 9th inning, when Yankees catcher Bill Dickey singles home the winning run.

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1939 – The World Series begins at Yankee Stadium, with the Cincinnati Reds playing their first Series since the infamous 1919 match-up against the Chicago White Sox. With the Yankees as heavy favorites, the game is tied 1 – 1 until the last of the 9th inning, when Yankees catcher Bill Dickey singles home the winning run.

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Game 3 1935 World Series extra innings thriller Tigers beat Cubs in 11 innings

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October 4, 1935 – Game 3 of the 1935 World Series at Wrigley Field, Frank Demaree’s leadoff home run in the second off of Elden Auker put Chicago on the board. A one-out single and subsequent error put runners on first and third before Bill Lee’s ground out made it 2–0 Cubs. They added a…

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

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1934 – Schoolboy Rowe evens the World Series with a 12-inning, 3 – 2 victory, shutting out the St. Louis Cardinals over the final nine innings. The Detroit Tigers tie the game in the 9th inning and win on Goose Goslin’s single.

1933 – Scoring six runs in the 6th inning, the New York Giants make it two in a row over the Washington Senators in Game 2 of the World Series. The Senators are again held to five hits.

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1933 – Scoring six runs in the 6th inning, the New York Giants make it two in a row over the Washington Senators in Game 2 of the World Series. The Senators are again held to five hits.

Walter Johnson is replaced by Joe Cronin as manager of Washington Senators

Walter Johnson is replaced by Joe Cronin as manager of Washington Senators

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After his skipper compiles a 350-264 (.570) record in four seasons at the helm, Senators owner Clark Griffith, hinting that he may name himself as the next skipper of the club, announces Walter Johnson will not be returning to manage the team next season. The Washington legend will be replaced by Joe Cronin, who will lead the club to an American League pennant next year.

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Bill Hallahan of the St. Louis Cardinals blanks the Philadelphia Athletics, 5 – 0

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1930 – In the World Series, Bill Hallahan of the St. Louis Cardinals blanks the Philadelphia Athletics, 5 – 0. Jack Quinn, at age 46, pitches two innings of relief against the Cardinals, thereby becoming the oldest player to appear in a World Series game.

Yankees take game one vs Cardinals 4 – 1

Yankees take game one vs Cardinals 4 – 1

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1928 – Game 1 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals is a swift execution before 61,425 fans at Yankee Stadium. Babe Ruth has a single and double, and scores two runs, one on Bob Meusel’s 4th-inning home run, and Lou Gehrig is 2 for 4 with two RBI off Bill Sherdel. Pitcher Waite Hoyt sets the Cardinals down with three hits, one a solo home run by Jim Bottomley in the 7th inning, for a 4 – 1 victory.

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10/4/1925: Al Simmons of the Athletics smacked a solo homer off Dutch Ruether in Washington in the top of the fourth inning. The game was washed out after the Senators batted in the bottom of that frame.

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10/4/1925: Al Simmons of the Athletics smacked a solo homer off Dutch Ruether in Washington in the top of the fourth inning. The game was washed out after the Senators batted in the bottom of that frame.

For the first time in the 50-year history of the franchise, the Cubs end the season in last place. The team, managed by Bill Killefer (33-42), Rabbit Maranville (23-30), and George Gibson (12-14), compiles a 68-86 record and finishes 27.5 games behind the first-place Pirates.

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For the first time in the 50-year history of the franchise, the Cubs end the season in last place. The team, managed by Bill Killefer (33-42), Rabbit Maranville (23-30), and George Gibson (12-14), compiles a 68-86 record and finishes 27.5 games behind the first-place Pirates.

Tiger outfielder Ty Cobb and Browns first baseman George Sisler face one another as mound opponents and Harry Heilmann gets 6 hits in double header to take batting crown

Tiger outfielder Ty Cobb and Browns first baseman George Sisler face one another as mound opponents and Harry Heilmann gets 6 hits in double header to take batting crown

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In the season finale played at Sportsman’s Park, Tiger outfielder Ty Cobb and Browns first baseman George Sisler, the player-managers of their respective teams, face one another as mound opponents, making it the first time in which both sides use a position player to pitch in relief in the same game, an oddity that will not occur again until 2012. The Georgia Peach throws a perfect final frame in Detroit’s 11-7 victory over St. Louis, with ‘Gorgeous George’ facing only seven batters in his two scoreless innings.