May 6th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Cards Trounce Braves in Game of Series at Sportsman's Park

"Ducky Medwick" leads the way for St. Louis

Boston (NL) 6 14 1

St. Louis (NL) 13 16 2

Joe Medwick (pictured) cracked a homer and had 3 RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals topped the slumping Boston Braves by a score of 13 to 6 at Sportsman's Park. St. Louis took the lead for good in the bottom of the 5th inning scoring 2 runs utilizing 3 base hits. After two outs Frankie Frisch got things going when he banged out a single. Medwick was next and he popped a two-run clout over the fence (his 1st of the season). St. Louis had a total of 16 hits for the game. The victory was credited to Jesse Haines (2-0) who went 1 and 1/3 innings, allowing 1 run. Fred Frankhouse(1-3) suffered the loss. He surrendered 7 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings. It was another victory for St. Louis at Sportsman's Park. Now their winning streak stands at 6 games. Frisch was in a talkative mood after the ballgame. 'Fellows, I don't know what to tell you. our guys are just playing lights out lately. Everything and everybody is just really hitting on all cylinders. I know it can't last forever - but that isn't going to stop us from trying!'

Dodgers Top Bucs at Forbes, 11-8

Teams trade big innings in exciting ball game

Brooklyn 11 16 1

Pittsburgh 8 11 0

Pirates fans were doubtlessly feeling good after their team took a 6-0 lead after the first inning. But, the Dodgers showed they weren't done as they responded with a 5 run third. Lonny Frey slammed a home run and had 3 RBI, and Buzz Boyle (pictured) continued to lead all Dodgers hitters with three hits, raising his team leading average to .417. Frey had a big day against Pittsburgh. He lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' (his 2nd of the season) in the 3rd inning, tripled resulting in a run in the 4th inning and banged out a single which plated a run in the 8th inning. Brooklyn had 16 hits for the afternoon while Pittsburgh had 11. Art Herring(1-0) went 5 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Les Munns earned his 2nd save. Waite Hoyt (0-3) was the loser in relief. His ERA ballooned from 2.79 to 4.40 as he allowed 4 runs in 4 and 2/3 innings. With this win, Brooklyn has a 10-6 record. They have been 7-3 lately. Pittsburgh has a record of 8-8 after the loss.

Giants Top Reds Again, 4-1

Schumaker has easy time at Crosley

New York (NL) 4 6 0
Cincinnati 1 6 0

Hal Schumacher allowed Bill Terry to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as the New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 4 to 1 at Crosley Field. New York came through with the game-winning runs in the 9th inning with 3 runs using 3 hits. Hughie Critz kicked off the action when he slapped a base-hit. After an out was recorded, Si Johnson came up and he threw a high and inside pitch that got by the catcher; it was ruled a passed ball. Mel Ott then tripled driving in a run. Travis Jackson stepped in and he bombed a two-run dinger (his 1st of the season). Cincinnati proved to be no trouble in the bottom of the 9th. Schumacher(3-1) allowed 1 run on the game. Johnson (0-5) suffered the loss. He pitched 8 and 1/3 innings allowing 5 hits and 2 walks.

Chicago Bombs Philadelphia at Wrigley, 10-1

Phillies no match on either side of the plate

Philadelphia (NL) 1 6 2

Chicago (NL) 10 17 0

Lon Warneke went the distance, tossing a complete game, and catcher Gabby Hartnett touched them all and had 2 RBI as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 10 to 1 at Wrigley Field. Cubs third baseman Woody English (pictured) led the way, going 4 for 5. Warneke (4-1) put on a good performance. He allowed just 6 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings improving his ERA from 2.27 to 2.01. Chicago kept the pressure on throughout the contest as they scored in 6 different innings. Snipe Hansen(1-1) was the loser. He got hit pretty hard, allowing 14 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings.