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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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.

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.

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Schoolboy Rowe wins his 16th consecutive game, tying the American League record shared by Smoky Joe Wood, Walter Johnson, and Lefty Grove. The 24 year-old right-hander from Waco, Texas, who goes 3-for-4 in the contest, singles home the eventual winning run in the ninth inning in the Tigers’ 4-2 victory over the Senators at Griffith Stadium.

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

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The largest weekday crowd in history watches as the Tigers sweep a pair at Yankee Stadium. It is the Tigers’ 14th straight; Schoolboy Rowe has won 13 in succession. Tomorrow, the Yankees will end the Tiger streak.

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.

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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.

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

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Prior to a pre-season contest in New York, (and exactly one week before Schoolboy Rowe’s official major league debut), the highly touted Tigers pitching prospect launches a batting practice bomb into the Polo Grounds’ center-field bleachers, a feat never before performed since the stadium’s 1923 reconfiguration. It will be more than 15 years—July 18, 1948, to be precise—before Rowe’s feat is finally matched in the course of a game, by Negro Leaguer Luke Easter, and roughly 20—i.e. April 29, 1953—before the first major league version, courtesy of Joe Adcock.

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…