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1930s Cubs and Wrigley Field Photo Gallery
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The Original Wrigley Field Scoreboard, October 4, 1935
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Thanks to all the modern reference sources we have at our disposal, I was able to locate a boxscore and play-by-play of the game from this point. Goslin proceeded to hit a double to right in this at-bat, but French eventually got Pete Fox to pop up to first baseman Phil Cavarretta to get out of the inning with no damage. The Tigers broke through off French in the top of the 11th, thanks to a Jo-Jo White single that scored Marv Owen. They shut the Cubs down in order in the bottom of the frame and won the game 6-5. Linwood “Schoolboy” Rowe was the winning pitcher in 11 innings, while French took the loss.
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There were eight Hall of Famers on the field that day: Charlie Gehringer, Mickey Cochrane, and Goose Goslin for the Tigers; Billy Herman, Gabby Hartnett, Chuck Klein, and Freddie Lindstrom for the Cubs. Hall-of-Fame umpire Bill McGowan was behind the plate. The umpires’ numbers are also visible on the scoreboard, and a little research reveals that it was a highly experienced crew. Besides McGowan, the other umpires were Dolly Stark at first base, former major leaguer George Moriarity at second, and Ernie Quigley at third.
And how about those two neat figures on the top of the scoreboard!
Gary Livacari
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Information: 1935 World Series information obtained from Baseball-Reference and Retrosheet
Not sure if this is accurate but I seem to remember reading this somewhere: the “two neat figures on top of the scoreboard” were actually baseball-playing representations of characters that Wrigley used in advertising its gum. I have seen some old Wrigley gum ads online and there are elfin-like characters present, wearing pointy hats like the scoreboard characters appear to wear.
Thanks Andy. Now that you mention it, I seem to remember that from somewhere too.