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May 30, 1935 Browns 10, Tigers 7 (18-17)

The Browns outslugged the Tigers in the first game of this doubleheader. Elden Auker was chased out of the game after the Browns put up five runs in the sixth inning. The pen didn’t fair much better in the next inning as they gave up three more to put the Browns into double figures.

Charlie Gehringer had a big game as he went two for five with a homerun and three RBIs. Mickey Cochrane and Jo Jo White also had two hits.

May 30, 1935 Tigers 2, Browns 0 (19-17)

Tommy Bridges pitched a gem to earn the win. He really picked up the hitters, who managed only two runs on seven hits. Bridges shutout the Browns on only three hits. While he gave up three walks, he did strike out five. Hank Greenberg drove in both of the Tiger’s runs, while Jo Jo White scored them both.

A huge crowd came out to see the defending American League champs play as 38,000 showed up at Navins Field. The crowd overflowed onto the field, forcing the umpires to institute ground rules. To make matters worse, more then 10,000 fans didn’t even get into the ball park, and several fans were given their money back because they couldn’t see the action with such a large crowd.

May 28, 1935 Tigers 8, Yankees 3 (18-16)

Hank Greenberg had a monster game. He hit his tenth and eleventh homers of the season as he went four for five, scored three times, and drove in four runs. Bill Rogell went two for three with a pair of two run homers to account for the rest of the Tigers offense. This power surge was even more sweet because it was against future Hall of Famer Lefty Gomez.

General Crowder was very effective in his nine innings of work. He gave up only four hits, but one of them was a two run shot by catcher Bill Dickey.

May 27, 1935 Yankees 3, Tigers 1 (17-16)

I’m not sure if this game was worse then yesterday’s or not. The Tigers did put a run on the board, but they were held to only three hits as they Yankees guaranteed a win of their series with the Detroit. Sole run was scored by pinch hitter Chet Morgan on an Sac. Fly by Charlie Gehringer.

Another strong pitching performance was wasted as Schoolboy Rowe held the Yankees in check. He gave up only three runs on eight hits.

May 26, 1935 Yankees 2, Tigers 0 (17-15)

Rookie Joe Sullivan threw nine strong innings, giving up only two runs and five hits. A solo homer by Bill Dickey and a wild pitch that scored Vito Tamulis were his only blemishes. Unfortunately he was outdueled.

Yankees starter Vito Tamulis held the Tigers to six hits. Gee Walker doubled to account for the only extra base hit for the Tigers.

May 25, 1935 Tigers 3, Red Sox 2 (17-14)

Tommy Bridges pitched nine strong innings for the Tigers. He gave up only two runs on seven hits, and he struck out two. He won his fifth straigh game.

Hank Greenberg homered again. The two run shot, his ninth of the season, was the difference. Greenberg went three for four, and even put Red Sox starter Fritz Ostermueller in the hospital by nailing him with a line drive.

May 24, 1935 Red Sox 8. Tigers 4 (16-14)

General Crowder started off throwing well, but the wheels came off the wagon in the fifth inning when the Red Sox touched him for three runs including a two run homer by Moe Berg. He’d have problems the next two innings as well, give up a pair in each of the sixth and seventh innings.

Hank Greenberg continued to hit well. He went two for five with two RBIs. Three other Tigers had two hits, but despite the eleven hits, the Tigers could only get four runs across.

May 23, 1935 Tigers 5, Red Sox 3 (16-13)

Hank Greenberg hit a two run homer that pushed the Tigers ahead of the Red Sox. In all he went one for four with the homer and three RBIs. Marv Owen added two RBIs, while Charlie Gehringer and Pete Fox both had two hits.

Schoolboy Rowe pitched nine strong innings. He had a shutout through six before giving up two runs in the seventh and a run in the eighth. He improved to 3-3.

May 22, 1935 Tigers 4, Athletics 1 (15-13)

The Tigers jumped on Philadelphia Athletics starter George Blaeholder early as Pete Fox hit his very first pitch over the fence to give the Tigers an early 1-0 lead. Gee Walker had a big game as he went two for three with two RBIs. Mickey Cochrane had three hits including a double.

Elden Auker threw a fine game as he went the distance. He gave up one run on eighth hits and struck out two to win his first game of the season.

May 20, 1935 Tiger 8, Athletics 6 (14-13)

Tommy Bridges scrapped his way through eleven innings of work to bring home the win. In a line you won’t see these days, Bridges gave up six runs on fifteen hits and had five strikeouts. With the Tigers up 5-3 in the ninth, the Athletics scored two to put the game into extra frames, only to have the Tigers put three runs up in the eleventh to win it in Philly.

Centerfielder Pete Fox and Hank Greenberg both hit homeruns and doubles for the Tigers. Fox drove in two runs while Greenberg scored twice.

The win gave the Tigers a winning record for the first time in the season. From here on out, they’d never dip back below .500 as they pursued their first World Series Championship.

May 19, 1935 Tigers 16, Senators 6 (13-13)

The Tigers scored in seven of their nine innings as they crushed the Senators. They got off to a good start by putting four runs up in the first, and never looked back. Rookie starter Joe Sullivan cruised along until the eighth when he gave up a run. They tagged him for five in the ninth, but the six runs could only bring the Senators to within ten of the Tigers.

Ironically the Tigers scored their 16 runs without hitting a homerun. They had two triples (Gehringer and Greenberg) and two batters with three RBIs (Gehringer and Rogell). Billy Rogell had the biggest game at the plate as he went four for five.

The win put the Tigers at .500 for the first time in the season since they started 1-1. They still trailed the White Sox by five games, but they were slowly inching their way up the standings.

May 18, 1935 Tigers 6, Senators 4 (12-13)

A three run sixth inning put the Tigers in front for good as starter General Crowder gave up four runs on nine hits and a walk. He struck out two Senators.

Charlie Gehringer hit a homerun and drove in two. Third basemen Marv Owen drove in two runs.

May 17, 1935 Senators 10, Tigers 8 (11-13)

Schoolboy Rowe was knocked out of this one early as he gave up ten hits in 3 1/3 innings. The Senators jumped out to a 7-0 start after four innings only to see the lead completely disappear with a seven run seventh inning by the Tigers.

The Senators answered with three runs in the bottom half of the seventh, and that was enough for them to hold onto to the win. Charlie Gehringer scored twice, Hank Greenberg drove in two, and Gee Walker went three for four in the loss.

May 16, 1935 Tigers 7, Senators 2 (11-12)

Tommy Bridges pretty much shut down the Senators as they didn’t touch him for a run until the ninth inning. In all, he gave up only six hits while striking out nine.

Hank Greenberg remained red hot as he went two for four with a double, a triple, and an RBI. The Tigers benefited from six errors by the Senators, three of which came in the second inning when the Tigers put their first two runs up on the board.

May 15, 1935 Yankees 4, Tigers 0 (10-12)

Hall of Famer Red Ruffing held the Tigers to six hits in one of his two shutouts of the season. Charlie Gehringer tagged him for two of the Tigers six singles.

Joe Sullivan threw seven quality innings but took his first loss of the season.

May 14, 1935 Tigers 10, Yankees 4 (10-11)

Hank Greenberg homered and drove in four, while Charlie Gehringer had three hits, scored twice, and drove in two as the Tigers pummelled the Yankees.

General Crowder didn’t throw his best game, but thankfully he had enough run support. He gave up four runs, ten hits and five walks while striking out only one Yank.

For the first time since starting the season 2-3, the Tigers had pulled themselves to within a game of the .500 mark.

May 13, 1935 Tigers 3, Yankees 0 (9-11)

By far the best start of the season for Rowe, he went the distance and gave up only four hits and a walk, while striking out five.

Gee Walker hit a solo shot and Charlie Gehringer drove in a run with a double as the Tigers inched closer and closer to the .500 mark. They still had a long way to go as they already had a five game deficit behing the league leading White Sox.

May 11, 1935 Senators 10, Tigers 7 (8-11)

The Tigers took a 5-3 lead into the eighth inning, only to see the Senators tie it up in the eighth, and then put two more runs on the board in the ninth. The Tigers came back, and tied the game up with the critical run being Jo Jo White’s steal of home, only to see the Senators score three times in the twelth to win the game.

Hank Greenberg hit another three run homer, and Charlie Gehringer drove in two runs in the Tigers loss.

May 10, 1935 Tigers 8, Senators 4 (8-10)

Since starting 2-9, the Tigers had won six out of their last seven games. In three of those wins, rookie Joe Sullivan brought home the win as he tried to single handedly get the Tigers back in contention for the pennant. Sullivan gave up four runs on seven hits, but two of those runs were given up in the ninth when the game was out of reach.

Hank Greenberg had the big blast of the day as he hit a three run homer. Sullivan helped out his own cause with two hits and two RBIs, and Gee Walker scored twice.

May 8, 1935 Athletics 7, Tigers 6 (7-10)

Schoolboy Rowe had leads of 4-0 and 6-2 before giving up three runs in the eighth and two in the ninth as the Philadelphia Athletics handed the Tigers their tenth loss of the season. In all, he gave up fourteen hits and seven runs over 8 1/3 innings.

Hank Greenberg hit a homer as the Tigers drew nine walks. Unfortunately the Greenberg homer was one of only four hits.

May 7, 1935 Tigers 5, Athletics 3 (7-9)

After a very rough 2-9 start, the Tigers have bounced back and won their fifth in a row as they inch closer to the .500 mark. Tommy Bridges was very solid in his third win of the season as he went the distance and gave up only three runs on five hits while striking out five.

Billy Rogell had a big game as he went three for four with two RBIs. Gee Walker also drove in two runs.

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