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OCTOBER
1936
IN THE NEWS:
Rain postpones the 2nd WS game.
IN THE NEWS:
The Yankees score a still-standing record 18 runs,
as they demolish the Giants 18-4. Lefty Gomez
coasts to a 6-hit win, while every member of the Yankees
lineup makes a hit and scores at least one run. Lazzeri
hits a grand slam, the first in WS play since
1920.
IN THE NEWS:
Game 3 shifts to Yankee Stadium and a new attendance
record of 64,842. Lou Gehrig's solo HR is matched
by the Giants' Jimmy Ripple, with the deciding run
of the Yankees 2-1 squeaker coming on an infield
hit.
IN THE NEWS:
Another attendance record is set at Yankee Stadium,
with 66,669 people watching Lou Gehrig lead the way
to a 5-2 win behind Monte Pearson's pitching.
IN THE NEWS:
The Giants stave off a final Yankee victory
with a 5-4 win for Hal Schumacher in 10 innings.
IN THE NEWS:
The Yankees roll to a 13-5 Series-ending victory.
Lefty Gomez is the winning pitcher. In the 6 games
the Yankees score 43 runs to the Giants' 23.
IN THE NEWS:
The 7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager
Casey Stengel with a year remaining on his contract.
IN THE NEWS:
The Cardinals trade 1B Ripper Collins and P Roy
Parmelee to the Cubs for Chicago's star P Lon Warneke.
IN THE NEWS:
Cincinnati rewards Chuck Dressen with a new managerial
contract.
IN THE NEWS:
Lou Gehrig, who hit 49 HRs, scored 167 runs, knocked
in 152, and batted .354, is voted AL MVP by the BBWAA.
IN THE NEWS:
Carl Hubbell, 26-6, edges out Dizzy Dean, 24-13,
for MVP honors in the NL.
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