October 9, 1935 - Tigers Win World's Series

CHICAGO - There were times when the Detroit Tigers' championship dreams seemed in tatters. In Game 5, for example, the Bengals were three outs away, at home, from taking a 3-2 series lead. But a seven-run 9th inning, courtesy of the Chicago Cubs, sent fans away from Sanders Field in tears, and ensured that Detroit would have to "do it tough" and win two games in hostile territory, Hughes Field.

Rowe

Last night, the Tigers' ace hurler, Schoolboy Rowe, did just that. The Texan allowed three hits all night in a 7-0 Game Seven victory. Two of those hits came in the ninth inning when the game was no longer in doubt.

That was due to the first-inning home run from the Bengals' slugging first baseman, Henry Greenberg. The Triple Crown-winning Greenberg hit a two-run homer, but that was one more run than Rowe would prove to need. In his third start of the season, Rowe allowed three hits, striking out three and walking three. It continues the outstanding performances Rowe had turned in all season, compiling a 22-12 record with a 3.28 ERA in 38 starts.

Walker

Gee Walker was awarded the outstanding player of the series award. The right fielder hit at an amazing .571 clip during the seven games of the Series, including a 4-for-4 performance in Game Seven. Walker always seemed to come up big when it counted, driving in five runs and hitting four doubles and a home run in the Series.

Skipper Mickey Cochrane and lead-off hitter Jo-Jo White also contributed mightly to the cause. Along with Greenberg, the trio each drove in six runs in the Series. At 32 years of age, player-manager Cochrane becomes the youngest person to lead his team to a World's Series title since Tris Speaker won the championship with the Cleveland Indians.