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August 9, 1936

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Hadley of Yankees Blanks Athletics for 10th in Row; Pitcher Ties League Mark for Consecutive Victories This Year in 4-0 Triumph--Dickey and Lazzeri Hit Homers. TWO OF THE PLAYS IN GAME AT YANKEE STADIUM YESTERDAY Hadley Pitches Tenth Successive Victory, Shutting Out Athletics for Yanks, 4 to 0

By James P. Dawson

Signal honors came yesterday to Irving (Bump) Hadley at the Yankee Stadium as he white-washed Connie Mack's Athletics with the stimulus of a seven-hit fusillade that thrilled some 13,500 fans. The score was 4 to 0.

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Notable Births

Julián Javier

1936Julián Javier, Dominican-American baseball player[†]

Manuel Julián Javier Liranzo, is a Dominican former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1960 to 1972, most prominently as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals where, he became a two-time All-Star player, and was a member of two World Series winning teams. He played his final season with the Cincinnati Reds.

Patrick Tse

1936Patrick Tse, Chinese-Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Patrick Tse Yin is a Hong Kong actor, producer, screenwriter and director in Hong Kong cinema.

Historical Events

1936 Summer Olympics

1936Summer Olympics: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.[†]

The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XI Olympiad and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona at the 29th International Olympic Committee meeting on 26 April 1931. The 1936 Games marked the second and most recent time the IOC gathered to vote in a city bidding to host those Games. Later rule modifications forbade cities hosting the bid vote from being awarded the games.