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13. “Crowder, Tigers, Blank Yanks, 3–0,” New York Times, September 18, 1934.
14. Jack Carveth, “Yankees’ Pilot Won’t Give Up,” Detroit Free Press, September 18, 1934.
15. Bud Shaver, “Shavings,” Detroit Times, September 18, 1934.
16. Iffy the Dopester, “The Flag Is in the Bag,” Detroit Free Press, September 18, 1934.
17. Tod Rockwell, “Billy Rogell Ready to Count His World Series Cash Now,” Detroit Free Press, September 19, 1934.
18. Iffy the Dopester, “Promising Young Man” Detroit Free Press, September 19, 1934.
19. “Cochrane Names Rowe for Opener,” New York Times, September 23, 1934.
20. Tod Rockwell, “Rotarians See Navin Break Down and Make Confession,” Detroit Free Press, September 20, 1934.
21. “Cochrane’s Feat Rare in Baseball,” New York Times, September 25, 1934.
22. Of the 12, the first was Al Spalding, who won it with Chicago in 1876. Since that was the National League’s inaugural year, some “first-year” manager was going to win it by default. The same can be said of Clark Griffith, who won the pennant with Chicago in 1901, the American League’s first season.
23. “Cochrane’s Feat Rare in Baseball.”
24. “Tiger Banner to Be Unfurled,” Detroit Free Press, September 29, 1934.
25. Bud Shaver, “We’ll Win World Series, Mickey Pledges,” Detroit Times, September 25, 1934.
26. Iffy the Dopester, “When Flag Was Won,” Detroit Free Press, September 24, 1934.
27. John Stone, the man whom the Tigers dealt for Goslin, hit .317 in his five years with Washington, so it was a trade that benefitted both clubs.
28. Goslin hit only .286 lifetime at Navin Field, the lowest average of any park he played in (minimum of 50 games).
29. “Grateful Detroit Showers Detroit with Presents,” Chicago Tribune, September 26, 1934.
30. “Scribbled by the Scribes,” Sporting News, October 4, 1934.
31. J. G. Taylor Spink, “Brief Tales About Those Tigers,” Sporting News, October 4, 1934.
32. Iffy the Dopester, “The Nation Will Live,” Detroit Free Press, September 29, 1934.
Chapter Ten
1. William McNeil, Dodgers Encyclopedia (New York: Sports Publishing, 2000), 346.
2. Vince Staten, Ol’ Diz: A Biography of Dizzy Dean (New York: HarperCollins, 1992), 147.
3. Iffy the Dopester, “The Pitiless Light,” Detroit Free Press, September 26, 1934.
4. Dick Farrington, “Spotlight Swings on Deans and Rowe,” Sporting News, October 4, 1934.
5. William C. Richards, “This Is Detroit, the Series City,” Detroit Free Press, October 3, 1934.
6. Iffy the Dopester, “A Cavalry Charge,” Detroit Free Press, September 27, 1934.
7. “Tigers and Giants Certify 23 for Series,” Sporting News, September 20, 1934.
8. Charlie Bevis, Mickey Cochrane: The Life of a Baseball Hall of Fame Catcher (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1998).
9. Arch Ward, “Talking It Over,” Chicago Tribune, October 4, 1934.
10. Sam Greene, “Cochrane to Play Aces Against Aces,” Sporting News, September 27, 1934.
11. Bud Shaver, “Dizzy Tames Tigers as Infield Errors Yield Four Runs,” Detroit Times, October 3, 1934.
12. “Dizzy Admits He Wasn’t So Hot in Opener,” Chicago Tribune, October 4, 1934.
13. “Dizzy Dean Has a Busy Day, and More Are Coming,” Chicago Tribune, October 4, 1934.
14. “Wray’s Column,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 4, 1934.
15. Westbrook Pegler, “Dizzy Makes Good on Brag,” Detroit News, October 4, 1934.
16. Iffy the Dopester, “Just a Lucky Stiff,” Detroit Free Press, October 4, 1934.
17. Irving Vaughan, “St. Louis Wins, 8–3, in World Series,” Chicago Tribune, October 4, 1934.
18. Jack Weeks, “Corktown Gets Every Thrill as Tigers Fight for Crown,” Detroit News, October 4, 1934.
19. “Dizzy Dean Tells Byrd All About It,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 4, 1934.
20. “Gossip of First Game,” Sporting News, October 11, 1934.
21. “Dean (Himself) Takes the Air,” Detroit Free Press, October 4, 1934.
22. Arch Ward, “Talking It Over,” Chicago Tribune, October 5, 1934.
23. “Dan Howley Substantiates Collins’ Charge That Fan Flashed Mirror in His Eyes,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 6, 1934.
24. Bud Shaver, “Goslin Wins Game After Walker Hit Ties Score in 9th,” Detroit Times, October 4, 1934.
25. W. J. McGoogan, “Defeat Angered Cards But They Regained Spirits Quickly,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 5, 1934.
26. Ibid.
27. “Cardinals Rage Into Clubhouse; Blame Breaks,” Chicago Tribune, October 5, 1934.
28. Herman Wecke, “Tigers Not Hitting Up to Season’s Averages,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 5, 1934.
29. Alan Gould, “Rowe Stands Today Among the Greats,” Detroit News, October 5, 1934.
30. Paul Gallico, “Young Ajax…The Schoolboy Comes to Manhood,” Detroit Free Press, October 5, 1934.
31. “‘They Can’t Beat Us Sign Hangs Over Cards’ Door,” Chicago Tribune, October 6, 1934.
32. Sam Greene, “Cochrane Shifts Batters; Auker in Box,” Detroit News, October 6, 1934.
33. Bob Murphy, “Cochrane Rallies Team to Fighting Pitch,” Detroit Times, October 6, 1934.
34. Lynwood Thomas “Schoolboy” Rowe, “‘I’m Glad the Deans Aren’t Triplets,’ Says Schoolboy Rowe After Seeing Paul Win,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 6, 1934.
35. John Heidenry, The Gashouse Gang (New York: PublicAffairs, 2008), 247.
36. J. Roy Stockton, “Greenberg Leads 13-Hit Attack with Four Blows,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 7, 1934.
37. Damon Runyon, “Greenberg’s Lusty Smash in Seventh Defeats Cardinals,” Detroit Times, October 7, 1934.
38. “Dean Says He’s Ready to Pitch in Today’s Game,” Chicago Tribune, October 7, 1934.
39. Ibid.
40. Iffy the Dopester, “Found: A Detonator,” Detroit Free Press, October 7, 1934.
41. “Dean Says He’s Ready to Pitch.”
42. W. J. McGoogan, “Bridges to Pitch for Tigers Today and Rowe in Next Game,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 7, 1934.
43. Richard Goldstein, “Billy Rogell, 98, Star Shortstop in the 1930’s, Dies,” New York Times, August 13, 2003.
44. J. Roy Stockton, “Detroit Can Win Its First World Title Today,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 8, 1934.
45. Tod Rockwell, “Mickey’s Star Pitcher Vows He’ll Finish Job,” Detroit Free Press, October 8, 1934.
46. Grantland Rice, “Dizzy’s Waterloo,” Detroit Free Press, October 8, 1934.
47. “Jubilant Tigers Sure Rowe Will Win Title Today,” Chicago Tribune, October 8, 1934.
48. W. J. McGoogan, “Breadon Denies Reported Plan to Sell Cards to Ford,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 9, 1934.
49. Rosengren, Hank Greenberg, 101.
50. Leo Durocher “‘That Boy Paul Has Ice Water in His Veins,’” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 9, 1934.
51. Rosengren, Hank Greenberg, 100.
52. Tod Rockwell, “Mickey Cochrane is Kept in the Hospital Overnight as Physicians Debate Whether to Let Him Play in Deciding Game Today,” Detroit Free Press, October 9, 1934.
53. Bud Shaver, Detroit Times, October 10, 1934.
54. Westbrook Pegler, “‘Disgraceful, Delightful,’ Says Pegler of Final Game,” Detroit News, October 10, 1934.
55. J. Roy Stockton, “Dizzy’s Pitching and Batting Potent Factors in Winning Title Game,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 10, 1934.
56. San Greene, “Detroit Gives Cards Credit,” Detroit News, October 10, 1934.
57. “Cards Hilarious Over Capture of World Title,” Chicago Tribune, October 10, 1934.
58. Paul Gallico, “Echoes of the Series,” Detroit Free Press, October 11, 1934.
59. S
am Greene, “Tigers Find Solace in Series Dividends,” Sporting News, October 18, 1934.
60. M. F. Drukenbrod, “Joe to Blame, Landis Insists,” Detroit Free Press, October 10, 1934.
61. “A Psychological Uplift,” Sporting News, October 18, 1934.
62. Iffy, the Dopester, “No Regrets, Mickey,” Detroit Free Press, October 10, 1934.
Chapter Eleven
1. Charles P. Ward, “Mickey to Plan Tiger Trades on Way to Hawaii with Al Simmons,” Detroit Free Press, October 11, 1934.
2. Sam Greene, “Cochrane Jabs New Puncture into Gehringer Trade Bubble,” Sporting News, December 6, 1934.
3. Sam Greene, “Yankees Interested in Deal For Walker,” Sporting News, February 21, 1935.
4. Charles P. Ward, “National League Owners Vote to Permit Night Baseball,” Detroit Free Press, December 13, 1934.
5. “License 102 Gives Mickey a Goal,” Detroit Free Press, December 30, 1934.
6. “Tigers’ Camp Again to be in Lakeland, Fla.,” Detroit Free Press, October 21, 1934.
7. Sam Greene, “Mickey Cuts Down Bengal Camp Grind,” Sporting News, January 10, 1935.
8. Charles P. Ward, “Cochrane Copies Mack’s Trait in Experiment with Grid Star,” Detroit Free Press, March 12, 1935.
9. Sam Greene, “Dixie Howell Shines at Third Base Test,” Sporting News, February 21, 1935.
10. Charles P. Ward, “Schoolboy Rowe Sets Goal at 25 Victories During 1935,” Detroit Free Press, March 6, 1935.
11. W. W. Edgar, “The Second Guess,” Detroit Free Press, March 7, 1935.
12. Sid C. Keener, “Cards in Condition, Look Good to Frisch,” Sporting News, April 4, 1935.
13. Bud Shaver, “Walker Steps Into Cochrane’s Favor,” Sporting News, April 18, 1935.
14. Ed Bang, “Flag Hopes Flare in Cleveland as Indians Seize Close Contests,” Sporting News, May 2, 1935.
15. Charles P. Ward, “Hank Decides Clouting Is His Hope for Fame,” Detroit Free Press, March 5, 1935.
16. “Game Postponed—Snow,” Sporting News, April 25, 1935.
17. H. G. Salsinger, “The Umpire,” Detroit News, April 18, 1935.
18. Tod Rockwell, “‘Nuts!’ Is Mickey’s Verdict and Dressing Room’s Silent,” Detroit Free Press, April 18, 1935.
19. W. W. Edgar, “The Second Guess: Johnson Peers at Pennant Race from Indians’ Dugout,” Detroit Free Press, 23, 1935.
20. H. G. Salsinger, “Early Hitting Slump May Ruin Tiger Morale,” Detroit News, April 26, 1935.
21. W. W. Edgar, “The Second Guess: Tigers’ Slump Doesn’t Worry Mr. Navin,” Detroit Free Press, April 27, 1935.
22. H. G. Salsinger, “Sullivan Wins Berth as Starting Southpaw,” Detroit News, April 29, 1935.
23. Associated Press, “Joe Sullivan Is a Mystery to the Tribesmen,” Frederick (MD) News Post, April 18, 1935.
Chapter Twelve
1. “Makes Nickname Fit,” Sporting News, May 16, 1935.
2. H. G. Salsinger, “Rowe Needs Four Weeks to Win First Start,” Detroit News, May 14, 1935.
3. H. G. Salsinger, “Fox Answers Harris’ Prayer,” Detroit News, May 11, 1933.
4. Bud Shaver, “Swat in Ninth Sends Team to Victory,” Detroit Times, June 1, 1935.
5. H. G. Salsinger, “Ninth-Inning Rally Fails and White Sox Conquer Tigers,” Detroit News, June 2, 1935.
6. Paul Shannon, “Fuchs Ready to Follow Bambino Out of Boston Braves’ Picture,” Sporting News, June 6, 1935.
7. Sam Greene, “Tigers’ Hopes Ride on Rowe Comeback,” Sporting News, June 13, 1935. Just over a month prior, the first night game in major league history had been played at Crosley Field in Cincinnati.
8. H. G. Salsinger, “Poor Pitching Spoils Detroit Outlook,” Detroit News, June 7, 1935.
9. Hattiesburg American, November 12, 1926, 13.
10. Sam Greene, “Tigers Functioning with Big Four Staff,” Sporting News, June 20, 1935.
11. Bud Shaver, “Tigers Beaten Twice, Drop to Fourth,” Detroit Times, June 20, 1935.
12. Sam Greene, “Rowe Keeps Yankees from Reaching Third Base,” Detroit News, June 22, 1935.
13. Sam Greene, “Tigers Make Bold Prophet of Mickey,” Sporting News, July 11, 1935.
14. Greenberg, The Story of My Life, 92.
Chapter Thirteen
1. Sam Greene, “Tigers Make Bold Prophet of Mickey,” Sporting News, July 11, 1935.
2. Iffy the Dopester, “Lancers Against Rifles,” Detroit Free Press, July 14, 1935.
3. H. G. Salsinger, “Tigers Lose But Show 1934 Fight,” Detroit News, July 11, 1935.
4. “Cochrane Picks Rowe to Beat Yankees Twice,” Chicago Tribune, July 21, 1935.
5. Bud Shaver, “Rowe Offers No Excuses for Loss,” Detroit Times, July 24, 1935.
6. H. G. Salsinger, “The Sidelines,” Detroit News, July 25, 1935.
7. Dan Daniel, “Yankees and Giants Teeter Around Top,” Sporting News, August 1, 1935.
8. Iffy the Dopester, “Hugh and Mickey,” Detroit Free Press, August 4, 1935.
9. H. G. Salsinger, “Detroit Beats Cleveland Twice—Both Victories Credited to Rowe,” Detroit News, August 4, 1935.
10. Bud Shaver, “Greenberg Collects 29th, 30th Homers in Opening Contest,” Detroit Times, August 4, 1935.
11. “Mayor to Face a Relief Crises on His Return,” Detroit Free Press, August 3, 1935.
12. H. G. Salsinger, “Bridges Allows Three Hits, Winning his Seventeenth Game, 4 to 0,” Detroit News, August 11, 1935.
13. Sam Greene, “Effective Pitching Guards Tiger Lair,” Sporting News, August 22, 1935.
14. “Iffy the Dopester Rises to Remark,” Detroit Free Press, August 24, 1935.
15. Sam Greene, “Lawson Gives Bengals Another Winning Stripe,” Sporting News, August 29, 1935.
16. Burlington (IA) Hawk Eye, October 2, 1968, 21.
17. “Completes Apprenticeship: Roxie Lawson,” Sporting News, September 5, 1935.
18. Edward Burns, “White Sox Lose Two to Tigers, 6 to 1 and 5 to 0,” Chicago Tribune, September 3, 1935.
19. H. G. Salsinger, “Tigers Beat A’s in Two Games, Jumping Lead to 10 Games,” Detroit News, September 8, 1935.
20. Sam Greene, “Navin Jumps Over Mickey’s ‘If,’ Goes Ahead with Extra Seats,” Sporting News, September 12, 1935.
21. Daniel M. Daniel, “Rambling Round the Circuit with Pitcher Snorty Casey,” Sporting News, September 12, 1935.
Chapter Fourteen
1. Marc Cogen, Democracies and the Shock of War: The Law as a Battlefield (New York: Routledge, 2016), 198.
2. “300,000 Line Up 10 Deep to Hail Wider Woodward as a Signal of Detroit’s Record Stride to Front,” Detroit Free Press, September 21, 1935.
3. Ibid.
4. “Louis Picks Cubs to Meet Tigers in World Series,” Chicago Tribune, September 11, 1935.
5. “Iffy the Dopester Rises to Remark,” Detroit Free Press, September 18, 1935.
6. “Tigers Home Amid Cheers,” Detroit News, September 20, 1935.
7. George W. Stark, “Third Strike Whizzes By; Tiger Pennant Flies Again,” Detroit News, September 22, 1935.
8. “Cochrane Predicts Victory for Tigers in World Series,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 22, 1935.
9. “Iffy the Dopester Rises to Remark,” Detroit Free Press, September 23, 1935.
10. Paul Gallico, “The Executioner,” Detroit Free Press, September 24, 1935.
11. Joseph Wancho, “Billy Herman,” The Baseball Biography Project, http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/d6297ffd#sdendnote11anc, accessed May 25, 2016.
12. That episode, along with a parallel one involving the Phillies’ Eddie Waitkus in 1947, was the likely inspiration for the shooting scene in Bernard Malamud’s classic 1952 baseball novel, The Natural.
13. “Letter Solves the Shooting of Bill Jurges,” Chicago Tribune, July 7, 1932.
14. Bill Nowlin, ed., Van Lingle Mungo: The Man, the Song, the Players (Phoenix, AZ: Society for American Baseball Resea
rch, 2014), 130.
Chapter Fifteen
1. Michael Hiltzik, Colossus: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010). xii.
2. Twelve years later, Hoover received vindication when the dam was officially renamed after him.
3. Irving Vaughan, “Cubs Aim Home Runs at Short Tiger Fence,” Chicago Tribune, October 2, 1935.
4. “Majority of Experts Support Detroit,” Sporting News, October 3, 1935.
5. Ibid.
6. “Detroit Crowd Has to Like It, Only Boos Once,” Chicago Tribune, October 3, 1935.
7. John C. Manning, “47,742 See Tigers Win 2D Game,” Detroit Times, October 3, 1935.
8. Charles P. Ward, “Tigers Back in Winning Ways for Series, Mickey Says After Impressive Workout; Grimm Is Just as Confident for His Cubs,” Detroit Free Press, October 2, 1935.
9. Bud Shaver, “Four Runs in Opener All Bridges Needed to Beat Cubs,” Detroit Times, October 4, 1935.
10. “‘We’re Hitting; Watch Us Go,’ Cochrane Says,” Chicago Tribune, October 4, 1935.
11. Greenberg, The Story of My Life, 81.
12. “Cochrane Says ‘No!’ to Rowe as Greenberg’s Sub,” Chicago Tribune, October 5, 1935.
13. Irving Vaughan, “Cubs Lose, 6–5; Use Carleton Today,” Chicago Tribune, October 5, 1935.
14. Edward Burns, “Landis Investigates Cub Feud with Umpire,” Chicago Tribune, October 5, 1935.
Chapter Sixteen
1. “Tigers Praise Clever Pitching of Al Crowder,” Chicago Tribune, October 6, 1935.
2. Ibid.
3. “Warneke Mum; Hartnett First to Sense Injury,” Chicago Tribune, October 7, 1935.
4. Ibid.
5. Rosengren, Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes.
6. Bevis, Mickey Cochrane: The Life of a Baseball Hall of Fame Catcher, 6.
7. Honig, The October Heroes, 222.
8. “Iffy the Dopester Rises to Remark,” Detroit Free Press, October 8, 1935.
9. Bud Shaver, “Bridges Holds Cubs in 9th After 1st Batter Triples,” Detroit Times, October 7, 1935.
10. “Riotous Tigers Gang on Goslin After Victory,” Chicago Tribune, October 8, 1935.