 But the Tigers' bats went cold for the last three weeks of the season, as the team went 8–14 to end the season.Despite having a ten-game lead over the Yankees on September 8, 1935, the Tigers let the Yankees back into the race, eventually winning by three games.On September 21, 1935, the Tigers clinched the American League pennant by winning both games of a double-header against the St. Louis Browns.