OTD September 29, 1935: What's A New York City Baseball Fan To Do?

From the desk: TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME

September 29, 1935: 

What's A New York City Baseball Fan To Do? 

On a chilly day in Gotham, with the general baseball season drawing to a close, fans throughout the boroughs scattered about one last time to cheer their favorites on.  Whether you lived in Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, or Brooklyn, once you stepped outside your place of abode, a high-quality ball game could be found within walking distance or at most just a few miles down the road.

DEXTER PARK, Woodhaven, Queens

GAME ONE - Behind the pitching of long-time Brooklyn Dodger Dazzy Vance, Bushwick sweeps both ends of a doubleheader against the Cuban Stars of Havana before a crowd of 7,500 fans.  The 44-year old right-hander holds the Cuban Stars to no runs on two infield hits with nine strikeouts over six innings pitched for the win.  Charley Perkins hurls three scoreless innings in relief of Vance to preserve the shutout.  Bushwick pushed across two runs in the third.  Afterwhich, the score remained unchanged.  

GAME TWO - Bushwich and the Cuban Stars dual through ten innings to a two-all tie - the game was called on account of darkness.  Starter Jim Duffy yields just two runs.  Bushwick scores single runs in the fifth and sixth innings.  The Cuban stars score twice in the visitor's seventh.

DYCKMAN OVAL, Harlem, Manhattan

Before a crowd of 10,000 fans, Babe Ruth headlines a team of All-Stars in a doubleheader against the New York Cubans featuring future Hall of Famers Martín Dihigo, Alejandro Oms, and Lázaro Salazar.  The New York Cubans win both games.  Babe Ruth flawlessly handled twelve chances playing first base in game one, along with a walk and double in five trips to the plate.  Playing without Ruth in game two, the All-Stars fall to the New York Cubans by a 14-6 final score in six innings.

YANKEE STADIUM, Bronx

In the last two games of the season, before a crowd of 16,000 at the stadium, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox split games of a doubleheader.  Shortstop Nolan Richardson goes 2 for 3 with a triple and two runs batted in, but Jumbo Brown takes the loss in game one.  In the final game of the season, future Hall of Famer Red Ruffing hurls a two-hit shutout over the Red Sox.  The Yankees finish three games out of first place behind the Detroit Tigers.

EBBETS FIELD, Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Dodgers close out their regular season with a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies before 5,000 fans.  Brooklyn's Van Mungo hurls a two-hit shutout with no walks and a season-high fifteen strikeouts for the win in game one.  Third baseman Joe Stripp homers for the Dodgers.  Philadelphia and Brooklyn play to a four-all tie through eight innings in game two.  Dodger second baseman Vince Sherlock goes 4 for 4 with a run batted in.

BAY RIDGE OVAL, 15 Avenue at 86 Street, Brooklyn

Not more than two miles north from where I presently live, the Bay Ridge Club closes out their regular season with a twin-bill sweep of the New Brunswick Club of New Jersey.

ERASMUS FIELD, Gravesend Avenue at Avenue M, Brooklyn

Not more than two miles east from where I presently live, the Bay Parkway Dukes defeat the New York Black Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader by an 8-7 final score.  The teams then duel to a three-all tie in game two after eight innings.

• Times Union (Brooklyn, NY), Monday, September 30, 1935