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July 2, 1935 Tigers 8, Indians 3 (40-29)

The Tigers won their 40th game of the season as Tommy Bridges bounced back from a rough outing the previous week. Bridges held the Indians to only three runs on seven hits while striking out three.

Charlie Gehringer had the hot bat as he went four for five with a homerun, three RBIS and two runs. Pete Fox continued to hit the ball extemely well as he went two for five with two runs.

July 1, 1935 Tigers 4, Indians 1 (39-29)

Elden Auker threw a gem as the Tigers walked away with their third straight win. He went the distance and only gave up one run on five hits.

Pete Fox had his third straight banner game. He went two for four, scored twice and stole two bases. Marv Owen went two for four with two RBIs and a triple.

For the previous three years, my family and I have gone on a baseball trip every year around Independence Day, which is also near my birthday (July 5). The first trip was in 2002 and we went to Boston for a memorable trip to see the Tigers play the Red Sox at Fenway Stadium. The next year I got to see Roger Clemens pitch against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium and last year we went to Toronto and watched the Blue Jays play from our hotel room.

This year’s trip was supposed to be to Cleveland, but the Indians aren’t in town this weekend. Instead we’re going to Cincinnati to check out their new ballpark. It doesn’t look to be a great pitching match up (Wandy Rodriguez vs. Aaron Harang), but I’m hoping to see Ken Griffey, Jr. and Adam Dunn for the first time.

The White Sox finished their sweep of the Tigers this afternoon. Most disheartening is the fact that we could have put away the first two games, but didn’t. The loss puts us six games back of the Orioles for the Wild Card, with some other teams in between us. One of those teams is coming to town this weekend. We didn’t have much luck against the Yankees when we went to Yankee Stadium, so hopefully that will turn around. Jeremy Bonderman will be going up against Randy Johnson tomorrow.

Magglio Ordonez hit a homer and is two for three for the Mud Hens tonight. You can actually tune into the game by going to MinorLeagueBaseball.com.

Have a great holiday weekend.

June 30, 1935 Tigers 18, Browns 1 (37-29)

The eighteen runs that the Tigers scored matches their season best (which would be equalled one more time, but never exceeded) as they pounded the Browns in the front end of their doubleheader. The Tigers put eight runs on the board in the first inning and scored in five of the first six innings of the game.

Gee Walker had a huge game as he came a homer short of the cycle. He went four for five. Pete Fox homered, scored four runs and drove in six. Hank Greenberg doubled and tripled while driving in a pair of runs.

Lost in the offensive onslaught was a great outing by Schoolboy Rowe. While he was given quite a bit to work with, he gave up only one run on seven hits.

June 30, 1935 Tigers 11, Browns 6 (38-29)

The Tigers didn’t let up on the Browns in the second game of the doubleheader. The Tigers put up a run in the first, which was matched by the Browns in the bottom half of the inning. In the second, the Tigers scored four only to see the Browns shave the lead to a single run by putting three more up in the bottom half of the inning. The Tigers finally busted the game open in the seventh. With the scored tied at 6-6, the Tigers scored five runs to give them the win.

Pete Fox was just as hot as he was in the first game. He went five for six with four runs and four RBIs. One of his five hits was a homer, and he came within a triple of hitting for the cycle. Mickey Cochrane went four for four and scored two runs while Hank Greenberg and Charlie Gehringer both had a pair of hits and pair of RBIs.

General Crowder went the distance and gave up six runs on tweleve hits.

June 29, 1935 Browns 9, Tigers 3 (36-29)

Tommy Bridges wasn’t on top of his game as he lasted only five innings and gave up seven runs on ten hits. Even Billy Rogell had his problems as he was hit up for two runs in the eighth.

The Tigers racked up eleven hits and three walks, but they were only able to move three runners across the plate. Hank Greenberg had a big game by going three for five with an RBI and a run. Pete Fox and Mickey Cochrane both had two hits.

The Tigers had three straight and seven of their last ten. The loss put them five games back of the first place Yankees.

June 28, 1935 Tigers 10, Browns 1 (35-28)

Billy Rogell, Mickey Cochrane, and Hank Greenberg all homered for the Tigers. Greenberg’s three RBIs led the way, while Pete Fox scored two runs.

Elden Auker was nearly flawless as he gave up only one run on four hits. He struck out five and walked four.

June 28, 1935 Tigers 7, Browns 2 (36-28)

Hank Greenberg hit two solo homers (for a total of three in the doubleheader) while Pete Fox and Ray Hayworth both had two hits and two runs.

Vic Sorrell threw a nice game in what was his first start of the season. He gave up only two runs on six hits, and he struck out three.

June 27, 1935 Tigers 9, White Sox 5 (34-28)

Four different Tigers homered as the Tigers topped one of the their toughest rivals. Pete Fox, Mickey Cochrane, Hank Greenberg and Charlie Gehringer all had two hits and hit homeruns.

General Crowder was rolling in this game until he was pulled in the eighth (the White Sox eventually scored four runs). In all, he and reliever Schoolboy Rowe held the White Sox to five hits.

For those of you looking for even more content, be sure to check out the newest Tigers blog, Bless You Boys. It’s run by none other then Jeff, who helped me out a ton by writing a weekly column for the last couple of months. Be sure to check him out.

It took me a couple of weeks, but I’m now completely caught up on both the 1935 Tigers and 1975 Reds diaries. If the old teams are your bag, be sure to check them out. And just as a little teaser, the 1935 Tigers season is about to get really interesting.

Now I just have to make sure that I don’t fall behind again. Or even better, I need to try to get ahead.

In some ways I was wrong about my initial analysis of the Placido Polanco trade. He’s helped the team a lot more then I thought he would, and in that respect, I was wrong. Since starting with the Tigers on June 10, the Tigers are 9-6, which for the Tigers at this point really isn’t bad. What I was correct about was whether he’d put us into contention because since June 10, the White Sox are 10-5, so we’ve actually dropped a half game in the standings.

Just to put our deficit in perspective, say the Tigers sweep the Sox to end the month. At that point, they’ll turn a thirteen game deficit into a ten game deficit. Then lets say the Sox hit a soft patch and finish the rest of the season going .500. That would put them at 92 or 93 wins. For the Tigers to catch up to the Sox, they’d have to go 53-34. And that’s assuming the Twins and Indians are equally apathetic.

I hate to give up on the boys at this point, but I honestly think they should be looking to next year. I know there’s the wild card, but even for that we’re 4.5 games back with four teams ahead of us (and the Yankees tied with us). And while I’m sure they won’t start retooling for 2006 right now, by the trade deadline it’ll all be pretty apparant.

If you’ve been a reader of this site, you’ll know how much I hate the save statistic. In my personal opinion, Goose Gossage is the all time best reliever ever. Jose Mesa saved his nineteenth game of the season today, and he passed Gossage on the all time saves list with number 311. Those in the “know” are aware that Mesa isn’t even close to being in Gossage’s league, but 50 years from now, who will know what people will think when they see the all time list.

White Sox are on deck. Be sure to check out Black Sox Blog to get a feel for how well these guys have been playing.

June 25, 1935 Senators 7, Tigers 4 (33-28)

Schoolboy Rowe was shelled for eleven hits and seven runs through five innings. And while the Tigers put two runs on the board in the eighth, it wasn’t nearly enough as the Senators took the fifth and final game of this series.

Goose Goslin had the big bat for the Tigers as he went four for four with a run and an RBI.

June 24, 1935 Tigers 9, Senators 8 (33-27)

The Tigers and Senators really put on a show for the Navin’s Field crowd. The Senators jumped out to a 5-1 lead off of Tigers started Tommy Bridges but the Tigers answered in the fifth with four runs to tie the game. For the next seven innings, neither team scored a run. In the top of the thirteenth, with Bridges still on the mound, the Senators scored three runs to make it 8-5 only to see the Tigers answer in the bottom half of the inning with three runs of their own to push the game into the fourteenth inning.

Elden Auker relieved Bridges in the fourteenth and held the Senators scoreless, allowing the Tigers to win it in the bottom half of the inning. Unfortunately I only have a box score for this one, so while I know what each player did, I don’t know when they did it.

Pete Fox, Gee Walker and Charlie Gehringer all scored twice for the Tigers. Goose Goslin and Hank Greenberg both drove in three runs.

June 23, 1925 Senators 12, Tigers 7 (32-27)

Rookie lefthander Joe Sullivan was shelled for six runs through one official inning of work. He left the game with nobody out in the second, and the pen didn’t fare too much better as the Senators put six more runs up on the board. I couldn’t find out why, but this was Joe Sullivan’s last start of the season as he apparantly was relegated to the pen. Sullivan’s contribution shouldn’t be discounted because if you remember, he won the game that snapped the Tigers 2-9 start and he went on to win two more games over the next week and half. By that time, the Tigers had improved to 8-10, with half of those wins during that being when Sullivan took the mound.

Hank Greenberg hit yet another homerun and he drove in four runs. Charlie Gehringer hit a homer as well and both he and Pete Fox had two hits and two runs.

I’m slowly getting caught up with the 1935 Diary. Hopefully this weekend. If you’re looking for something to read, check out my latest Business of Baseball Report over at the Hardball Times.

June 22, 1935 Tigers 7, Senators 0 (31-26)

For the third time in eight days, the Tigers were forced to play doubleheaders. It was either feast or famine as they took both games in two of those doubleheaders, and lost two when they played the Yankees earlier in the week.

General Crowder threw one of his best games to date as he held the Senators to five hits and he didn’t let a single player cross the plate. Gee Walker had a big game as he went three for four and was a homerun short of hitting for the cycle. Hank Greenberg continued to contribute as he went two for three with twp RBIs. And Hall of Famer Goose Goslin had three hits of his. He scored a run and drove in one.

June 22, 1935 Tigers 10, Senators 9 (32-26)

The Tigers jumped out to a 7-0 lead in this game and almost let it slip away. The Senators came all the way back and made it 10-9 ballgame by scoring two runs in the ninth, but they came up just a bit short and Elden Auker walked away with a tough win despite giving up 10 hits through six innings of work.

Hank Greenberg, who’s name shows up in these entries just about every day (proving why he was the league MVP) hit yet another homerun for the Tigers. His three run shot was part of a big six run run second inning. Gee Walker also went yard and he drove in three runs. Charlie Gehringer had two hits and he drove in two runs.

With three consecutive wins, the Tigers moved into a tie with the White Sox. They trailed the second place Indians by a single game, and the first place Yankees by five.

June 21, 1935 Tigers 7, Yankees 0 (30-26)

The Tigers salvaged the series by topping the Yankees in the fourth and final game of their series with the Yankees. Schoolboy Rowe really came through for the Tigers as he threw a four hit gem. He walked three and struck out seven.

Five runs were put on the board in the Tigers half of the sixth. Two of those runs were driven in by Rowe. Charlie Gehringer hit a solo shot and scored twice while Flea Clifton drove in two runs.

June 20, 1935 Yankees 5, Tigers 2 (29-26)

I’m sure this isn’t how manager Mickey Cochrane had hoped that this home series would go as the Yankees took their third straight game against the Tigers. Rookie Joe Sullivan took the loss as he gave up five runs on six hits and seven walks through seven innings of work.

Pete Fox had two hits and he drove in a run. Charlie Gehringer singled, drove in a run and scored. In all, the Tigers were held to five hits.

June 19, 1935 Yankees 13, Tigers 3 (29-24)

The Tigers were on the receiving end of a hitting barrage this time as Lou Gehrig ended up a double short of hitting for the cycle, but his four RBIs were more runs then the entire Tigers team put up.

Yankees starter Lefty Gomez held the Tigers to three runs on nine hits. Pete Fox, Gee Walker, and Flea Clifton all had two hits, while Fox and Walker hit solo homers. General Crowder was lifted in the sixth in the midst of a five run inning as he took the loss.

June 19, 1935 Yankees 7, Tigers 6 (29-25)

This one was closer, but the end result was the same. Tommy Bridges lost for the first time since April 27 as he gave up seven runs on eleven hits. The game was tied 4-4 going into the ninth when Bridges was tagged for three runs. The Tigers answered with two, but their rally came up just short.

Flea Clifton had three hits and two RBIs while Charlie Gehringer, Hank Greenberg and Pete Fox all homered for the Tigers.

The losses dropped the Tigers to fourth place in the standings and they now trailed the Yankees by 6 1/2 games.

Alright, I made some progress tonight and I completely caught up the 1975 Reds diary over at Blade’s site. If that’s your bag, be sure to check it out.

I’m all for constructive criticism, but everyone once in a while, someone takes it a little too far. While looking through my referal logs, I ran across a new, rather mundane site. Apparantly, someone doesn’t have anything better to do then rip on other people’s material. I love sports history, so the diaries are a special treat for me. But to others, I suppose I’m “obsessive” and a “total loser.”

I debated whether to give these guys any publicity at all by linking to their site since that may be exactly what they’re looking for. I finally decided I’d give you a look at what these jokers are up too. I’m sure the five or six of you who go click over will double their outside their traffic. So go check out the “noise” at Sports Blog Critics.

June 16, 1935 Tigers 13, Athletics 3 (29-23)

The Tigers really put on an offensive show for the weekend crowd at Navins Field. For the third straight game they put up more then ten runs and as you look up and down the Tigers lineup, each of the nine hitters had at least one hit and one run.

Hank Greenberg led the way with yet another homerun. He drove in four runs. Charlie Gehringer also went yard for the home team, and Pete Fox, Schoolboy Rowe and Flea Clifton all drove in a pair of runs.

Schoolboy Rowe threw a fine game for Detroit. He gave up three runs on only six hits and he struck out four batters.

June 15, 1935 Tigers 10, Athletics 1 (27-23)

The Tigers made short work of the Philadelphia Athletics. Elden Auker gave up only a single run on nine hits and he struck out two batters. The Mechanical Man, Charlie Gehringer had a monster game. He went three for five with a home run, two runs and three RBIs. Hank Greenberg also homered for the Tigers as he also scored a pair and drove in two runs.

June 15, 1935 Tigers 11, Athletics 3 (28-23)

Tiger’s shortstop Billy Rogell drove in four runs as the Tigers took the second game of the doubleheader. Pete Fox homered and drove in three runs, while Hank Greenberg and Mickey Cochrane drove in a pair.

General Crowder was stingy and gave up only three runs on eight hits. He struck out two and only walked a single batter to earn the win.

With the 21 runs that the Tigers scored, they now led the Major Leagues with 288 runs. The next closest was the first place Yankees who had scored 281 runs in two more games then the Tigers. Despite the Yankees winning, the Tigers had shaved their deficit to five games and they stood at five games above .500 for only the second time all season (June 6th was the first time).

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