Up for your consideration is quite possibly one of the most unique and eclectic score books we have ever had the pleasure of offering.
This 11 x 8 inch Spalding No. 4 scorebook is Jam Packed with 33 professionally and meticulously scored games from the 1936 Major League Baseball and Independent League Baseball seasons.
Scored in the hand of scorekeeper Dick Craig, he allows you to relive these games over 80 years later... one play at a time.
Due to the fact that all these teams and games are East Coast, we believe that Dick Craig worked for a East Coast News company as either a sports reporter or writer. (Please not that this book was discovered alongside 7 other books, all scored in Craig's hand).
The highlights of this scorebook would are the 1936 All-Star Game and 4 Lou Gehrig Home Run Games. (5 Home Runs in total)
There are 7 games from both Joe DiMaggio's rookie season and Lou Gehrigs MVP season included, as well as 2 Carl Hubbell MVP season games.
There are Hall of Famers such as Jimmie Foxx, Joe Cronin and so many others scattered throughout this book.
A truly ridiculous offering of baseball games that you simply can not find together like this.
Included are the following games....
May 6th 1936
Newark Bears vs. Buffalo Bisons (Independent League)
The Bears win 9-3 behind Ralph Boyle’s Home Run.
May 16th 1936
Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Giants
New York Giants win 4-3 as Carl Hubbel came in to save Harry Gumbert’s Win.
May 16th 1936
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn wins the game 3-0 with the help of newly acquired George Watkins. Paul Waner collected 3 hits.
May 23rd 1936 GAME 1
New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Athletics
A hard to find game from Joe DiMaggio’s rookie season and Lou Gehrigs MVP season.
The Yankees won 12-6 behind 3 Tony Lazzeri Home Runs.
Lou Gehrig had 3 hits while DiMaggio collected his 31st career hit of his young career.
May 23rd 1936
Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Giants
The Giants get revenge for the prior days 15-0 Trouncing by winning 9-0 behind Carl Hubbel’s 5th win of his MVP season.
May 23rd 1936 GAME 1
Boston Bees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
The Dodgers fall to the Bees 6-4.
May 28th 1936
Baltimore Orioles vs. Newark Bears (Independent League)
The Orioles trounce the Bears 9-2.
May 28th 1936
Boston Bees vs. New York Giants
June 6th 1936
Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees
The Yankees fall 4-2 however not before Lou Gehrig belts his 10th home run of the season, and 388th home run of his career.
June 6th 1936
Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs
The Cubs trounce the Dodgers 12-3. Gabby Hartnett started and batted clean up.
June 8th 1936
Montreal Royals vs. Newark Bears (Independent League)
June 10th 1936
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Newark Bears (Independent League)
June 11th 1936
Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees
The Yankees win 10-9 in 10 Innings Behind Lou Gehrig’s 12th home run of the season off School Boy Rowe (390th career home run).
Young Joe DiMaggio also picked up his 60th career hit.
Goose Goslin homered for the Tigers.
June 11th 1936
Cleveland Indians vs. Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia treat the Indians to a 5-2 beating.
June 11th 1936
St. Louis Browns vs. Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox win 7-5 behind Jimmie Foxx and Joe Cronin RBI’s. Rick Ferrell hit his 6th home run of the season.
June 13th 1936
New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pirates beat the Giants to increase their winning streak to 7 games. Hall of Famers Mel Ott and Paul Waner played in this game.
June 16th 1936
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Bees
June 20th 1936
St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Giants
The New York Giants squeak out a 7-6 victory behind Carl Hubbell’s 9th win of his MVP season.
June 20th 1936
Chicago Cubs vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
Cubs register their 14th straight win. Only 3,695 in attendance.
June 25th 1936
Cincinnati Reds vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
June 27th 1936
Chicago Cubs vs. New York Giants
Giants win behind Mel Ott’s fantastic game.
June 28th 1936
Washington Senators vs. Chicago White Sox
Senators come from behind to beat White Sox in Game 1.
July 8th 1936
3rd Annual All-Star Game
American League vs. National League
Braves Field
In the 3rd ever All-Star Game in Major League Baseball History, the National Leaguers beat the American Leaguers 4-3.
The names on this scorecard are astonishing and include Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio (1st ever ASG appearance), Charlie Gehringer, Luke Appling and more.
Lou Gehrig hits a Home Run for the American League while Augie Galan rips one for the National Leaguers.
A truly remarkable scored example of this game.
July 11th 1936
Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs
July 11th 1936
Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees
The Yankees lose 10-2 with both DiMaggio and Gehrig in the lineup.
August 26th 1936
Albany Senators vs. Newark Bears (Independent League)
August 28th 1936
Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees
The New York Yankees dominate the Tigers 14-5 behind Lou Gehrig’s 41st and 42nd Home Runs of the season. One of the best games of his MVP season.
August 28th 1936
Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds
August 29th 1936
New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
August 29th 1936
Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds
August 29th 1936
Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees
Yankees win 6-4 with both DiMaggio and Gehrig in the lineup.
August 30th 1936 (September 5th game)
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox
Yankees lose 3-2. DiMaggio and Gehrig both in lineup.
As you can see by now, this is a one of a kind truly historic baseball artifact that brings you back 80 years to a time when baseball was simply baseball and nothing more.
