Recap
Prior to the start of the season the Tigers, who were coming of 5 losing seasons in 6 years attempted to acquire Babe Ruth from the Yankees to fill both the need for another hitter, and a new manager. However Frank Navin was unable to pull off the deal and was forced to look elsewhere. Navin would end up purchasing Catcher Mickey Cochrane from the Philadelphia Athletics, and named him catcher-manager. The move ended up working out as Cochrane claimed the AL MVP, and led the Tigers to 101-53 record, which was good enough to win the AL pennant by 7 games over the New York Yankees. However the star of the season may have been Schoolboy Rowe who set a Major League record by winning 16 straight decisions. In the World Series the Tigers faced a St. Louis Cardinals team that was known as the Gas House Gang, for their rough style of play. After splitting the first 4 games the Tigers won Game 5 on Charlie Gehringer's HR, and held a 3-2 series lead with the final 2 games in Detroit. However the Tigers would lose Game 6 on Paul Dean's 6th inning single, and would lose Game 7 in an 11-0 rout. During the Game 7 rout a brawl erupted after the Cards Joe Medwick slid hard into 3rd. After the dust settled Medwick had to be removed form the game for his own safety after Tiger fans started throwing bottles, and other debris at him. The loss marked the 4th World Series disappointment for Detroit Tigers.
