With Monte Pearson on the mound, the Yankees quickly fell into a 2-0 hole on June 11, 1936. After an error and a lead-off walk to start the game against the Tigers, Pearson allowed both runners to score. The Yankees answered back with a two-run Lou Gehrig home run in the bottom of the first off Tigers’ starter Schoolboy Rowe. That was just the first inning in what would be a fairly crazy game.
After the first inning, the game wouldn’t get any better for Pearson. He allowed another two runs in the third, one in the fourth, and was chased from the game after allowing a sixth run with one out in the fifth.