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SEPTEMBER
1936

Tuesday, September 1st

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 1, 1936
Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 4, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, St. Louis Browns 3 at Griffith Stadium
New York Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Boston Braves 1 at Forbes Field
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Wednesday, September 2nd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 2, 1936
Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 13, Philadelphia Athletics 11 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Wrigley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Giants 3 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, September 3rd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 3, 1936
Chicago White Sox 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 0 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, Boston Braves 0 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Boston Braves 4 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Forbes Field
New York Giants 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, September 4th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 4, 1936
New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park
Washington Senators 7, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
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Saturday, September 5th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 5, 1936
Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 2 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 7, Boston Red Sox 7 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 9, Cleveland Indians 0 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 7, St. Louis Browns 2 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 6, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
Boston Braves 7, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Baker Bowl
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Forbes Field
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Sunday, September 6th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 6, 1936
Boston Red Sox 14, New York Yankees 5 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 2 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 15, Cleveland Indians 1 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 7, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 7, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 3, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Forbes Field
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Monday, September 7th

IN THE NEWS: Sonny Dunlap, an All-American girls A.A.U. basketball player for the Tulsa Stenos, is in RF for the Fayetteville Bears in a 5-1 win over Cassville (Class D Arkansas-Missouri League). She goes hitless in 3 trips but hits the ball hard. She is the first woman to play an entire game, and represents the 2nd and last time a woman plays in the minors.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 7, 1936
Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 7 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 7 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at League Park II
Cleveland Indians 7, St. Louis Browns 1 at League Park II
New York Yankees 4, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 8, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Red Sox 6, Washington Senators 5 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 8, Chicago Cubs 4 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Baker Bowl
New York Giants 14, Philadelphia Phillies 11 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 14, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Forbes Field
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Tuesday, September 8th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 8, 1936
Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 5 at Comiskey Park I
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Wednesday, September 9th

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees sweep the Indians 11-3 and 12­9 to clinch the pennant on the earliest date ever.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 9, 1936
Chicago White Sox 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 11, Cleveland Indians 3 at League Park II
New York Yankees 12, Cleveland Indians 9 at League Park II
Washington Senators 11, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 3, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 10, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Baker Bowl
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Baker Bowl
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Thursday, September 10th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 10, 1936
Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 4 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 2 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 12, St. Louis Browns 7 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Athletics 4, St. Louis Browns 4 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Baker Bowl
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Friday, September 11th

IN THE NEWS: Hod Lisenbee of the Philadelphia A's ties a ML record for hits allowed, giving up 26 in a 17-2 rout by the White Sox.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 11, 1936
Chicago White Sox 17, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 7, Cleveland Indians 2 at League Park II
New York Yankees 14, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 6, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Baker Bowl
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Saturday, September 12th

IN THE NEWS: Kid Elberfeld pinch-hits at age 61 for his Fulton (Kitty League) team and grounds out to 3B.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 12, 1936
Chicago White Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 12, Cleveland Indians 2 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 10, New York Yankees 1 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Baker Bowl
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Baker Bowl
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Sunday, September 13th

IN THE NEWS: Bob Feller, still only 17, breaks the AL record and ties the ML mark with 17 strikeouts, defeating the A's 5-2.

The Cardinals and Giants split a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds before 64,417, the largest crowd in the 60-year history of the NL.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 13, 1936
Cleveland Indians 5, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Cleveland Stadium
Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 10, St. Louis Browns 7 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 13, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Cincinnati Reds 2, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 3 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Baker Bowl
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Baker Bowl
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Monday, September 14th

IN THE NEWS: Pittsburgh's Paul Waner ties Rogers Hornsby's modern NL record, reaching 200 hits for the 7th time.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 14, 1936
Chicago White Sox 5, Washington Senators 4 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 11, Washington Senators 3 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 6, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Baker Bowl
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Tuesday, September 15th

IN THE NEWS: Johnny Allen wins his 20th for Cleveland, though he is forced to leave the game with a back injury, after hurling 5 innings of no-hit ball.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 15, 1936
New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 13, Boston Red Sox 2 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 8, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 13, St. Louis Browns 7 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 6, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
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Wednesday, September 16th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 16, 1936
Cleveland Indians 13, Boston Red Sox 3 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 6, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Tiger Stadium
Chicago Cubs 3, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 4, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Baker Bowl
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Baker Bowl
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Thursday, September 17th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 17, 1936
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Giants 17, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 14, Cincinnati Reds 10 at Forbes Field
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Friday, September 18th

IN THE NEWS: Larry MacPhail abruptly quits as the Reds GM. He will be replaced by Warren Giles.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 18, 1936
Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Wrigley Field
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Saturday, September 19th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 19, 1936
Detroit Tigers 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Washington Senators 5 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Boston Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Braves Field
New York Giants 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Forbes Field
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Sunday, September 20th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 20, 1936
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 3, Washington Senators 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 8, Chicago White Sox 5 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 9, Chicago White Sox 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Braves Field
New York Giants 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Forbes Field
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Monday, September 21st

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 21, 1936
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
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Tuesday, September 22nd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 22, 1936
Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 8 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 12, St. Louis Browns 0 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 14, St. Louis Browns 0 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 10, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Braves 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 11, New York Giants 7 at Baker Bowl
Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Giants 2 at Baker Bowl
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Sportsman's Park III
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Wednesday, September 23rd

IN THE NEWS: Pitching in the 10th straight Giants game, Carl Hubbell notches his 16th consecutive victory, his 26th of the year. He resumes the streak next year to reach a record 24 wins in a row.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 23, 1936
Cleveland Indians 17, Chicago White Sox 2 at League Park II
Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 3 at League Park II
St. Louis Browns 10, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 12, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Boston Braves 6 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Baker Bowl
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Thursday, September 24th

IN THE NEWS: The Giants clinch the pennant, winning 2-1 in the 10th of the opening game of a doubleheader with the Boston Bees. P Hal Schumacher singles in the winning run.

The AL batting crown is decided when Luke Appling of the White Sox goes 4-for-4 in the 2nd game of a doubleheader with Cleveland. Runner-up Earl Averill is held hitless. Appling will coast to a 10-point margin at .388.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 24, 1936
Philadelphia Athletics 4, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
New York Giants 2, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 4, New York Giants 0 at Braves Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, September 25th

IN THE NEWS: Joe Medwick sets a still-standing NL record with his 64th double.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 25, 1936
St. Louis Browns 8, Cleveland Indians 2 at League Park II
Cleveland Indians 7, St. Louis Browns 6 at League Park II
New York Yankees 6, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 9, Boston Red Sox 3 at Griffith Stadium
New York Giants 3, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
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Saturday, September 26th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 26, 1936
Chicago White Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 3 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 8, St. Louis Browns 6 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at League Park II
New York Yankees 3, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 12, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, September 27th

IN THE NEWS: When Johnny Mize is thrown out in the 7th inning for arguing, rookie 1B Walt Alston subs. In his only ML game, the future Hall of Fame manager makes one error in 2 chances and is fanned by Lon Warneke in his only at bat.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 27, 1936
Philadelphia Athletics 8, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 9, Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Washington Senators 10, New York Yankees 5 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Boston Braves 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Baker Bowl
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Boston Braves 3 at Baker Bowl
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, September 28th

IN THE NEWS: The Boston Red Sox release Heinie Manush, and make Bing Miller a coach to replace Al Schacht, who will begin to barnstorm as the "Clown Prince of Baseball."

Wednesday, September 30th

IN THE NEWS: In the WS opener, Carl Hubbell scatters 7 hits and limits the Yankees to a solo HR by George Selkirk. The Giants take a decisive 6-1 win.