January 8

Daily Rewind - January 8 Tigers lose an ACE Schoolboy Rowe

January 08, 2025

Welcome to the new Daily Highlights newsletter from Classic Baseball Broadcasts!

To kick of 2025 we moved Vintage Baseball Reflections to our new platform www.ClassicBaseballBroadcasts.com to provide you a better baseball history experience.

As a member, you are receiving this quick (5-minute read or less) newsletter about things that happened today in baseball history and to give you a place to start exploring the things inside your membership that happened today in the golden days of baseball.

All the content is available on the Daily Highlight Page inside your membership. You can CLICK HERE to jump on in.

For today, January 8, we are highlighting a dozen enshrinements into Cooperstown and the passing of Schoolboy Rowe the Detroit ace who lead them to their first World series title! Check it out below!

I’d love to hear from you! Shoot me an email and tell me what you think of our new platform.

Best,

Tom

TODAY ON THE DAILY HIGHLIGHT

Go to the Daily Highlight Page

CLICK HERE to go today’s Daily Highlight Page where you can see all of today’s happenings in Baseball History and listen to the original audio

Today’s Highlighted Reel:

Jackie Robinson Radio Show Episode 109 Noel Simpson
Bob Elson Interviews Bobby Douglas on January 8, 1978

January 8, Cooperstown Calls = 2014 – Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and Frank Thomas; 2015, Craig Biggio; 2008, Goose Gossage; 2003, Eddie Murray & Gary Carter; 2002 Ozzie Smith; 1995 Mike Schmidt; 1991, Rod Carew, Fergie Jenkins, and Gaylord Perry; 1986 Willie McCovey .

January 8, 1962 – Commissioner Ford Frick denies charges that Carl Furillo has been blacklisted by Major League Baseball because of a 1959 salary dispute with the Brooklyn Dodgers. (Audio highlighted: Frick with Leo Durocher is a treat)

Go to the Daily Highlight Page

January 8, 1953 — Due to the Bill Veeck’s refusal to share telecast receipts with visiting clubs, the Indians ban night games with the Browns. The St. Louis owner did not allow his opponents to broadcast away games played against his team after his proposal to share the other American League owners vetoed radio and television revenue. (Audio Highlight: Veeck’s comments)

Passed away: January 8, 1961 in Schoolboy Rowe, “How’m I doin’, Edna?” asked Rowe of his wife during a 1934 radio interview. He was ribbed unmercifully for the ingenuous question, but Edna and everyone else had to admit he was doing very well. Schoolboy, a name he picked up as a teenaged sandlotter, was one of the top AL righthanders of the Depression years. In his career year, the rugged, broad-shouldered Arkansan compiled a 24-8 mark to lead the Tigers to the ’34 pennant. Sixteen of his wins were consecutive to tie the AL record. He followed with two 19-win seasons before chronic arm trouble forced him temporarily back to the minors. He bounced back to lead the AL in winning percentage in 1940 with a 16-3 record, as the Tigers won another pennant.

Rowe started game 3 of 1935 World Series, the first championship won by the Tigers.

(Audio highlight: Rowe starts game three of 1935 World Series for the Tigers)

Born on this day . . . Walker Cooper – “He was just about the strongest man I’ve ever known,” said Ewell Blackwell. Enos Slaughter called him “one of the best behind the plate,” adding, “He was a great guy…very good-natured.” Walker Cooper was a 6’3″ 210-lb heavy hitter and practical joker who was named to every NL All-Star squad 1942-50

Go to the Daily Highlight Page

HIGHLIGHTED GAME OF THE DAY:

Game 7 of the 1955 World Series New York Yankees vs Brooklyn Dodgers, Carl Furillo The Reading Rifle was hoping his 5th time in the World Series was the charm!

Listen to the Game!

Trivia:

Who played the most All Star games at first base (10)?

Lou Gehrig

Frank Thomas

Steve Garvey

Stan Musial

Hint: The answer is below

MILESTONES

Birthday Boys!

Bruce Sutter, Dick Kelley, Don Dillard, Gene Freese, Jim Busby, John DeMerit, Marv Rickert, Reno Bertoia, Walker Cooper and Willie Tasby

Passings.

Don Dillard, Harvey Haddix and Schoolboy Rowe. (Did you know the Braves had stole the Pirates signs the day Haddix pitched 12 perfect innings against them? Me either listen to him tell the story on his page)

Go to the Daily Highlight Page

Quote of the day:

This is a game to be savored, not gulped. There’s time to discuss everything between pitches and innings.

Hall of Fame owner - Bill Veeck, 1981