September 22, 1935

The Cubs won their 18th straight game in their last appearance at Wrigley for the season, 2-0 over the Pirates. The Cardinals swept a doubleheader from the Reds to end the day three games out in the NL.

At the other end of the NL standings, the Braves lost their 110th game of the season - an NL record that they would break two days later when they dropped both ends of a doubleheader to the Dodgers. Today, the Braves were also swept in a doubleheader by the Phillies, 7-5 and 4-3 at the Baker Bowl. Ben Cantwell started the record-breaker for Boston. Cantwell was 4-25 for the Braves in 1935. His career record was 76-108. In 1935 he boasted an ERA of 4.61 and allowed 235 hits in over 210 innings. He was evidently a "contact" pitcher. He struck out just 34 batters over the season and walked 44.

The Phillies, by the way, were also a woeful bunch. Even after their victories today, they were 63-84, 33 games back of the Cubs. Hal Kelleher started the second game of the twin bill for the Phillies. Kelleher had a brief career in the majors, finishing with a 4-9 record. In 1935, he would end the season 2-0 with an ERA of 1.80.