May 7th, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Boston Bounces Back, Beats Detroit 7-4
Strong Sox first establishes tone

Tigers.......... 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 4 7 2
Red Sox......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 - 7 13 3

Eddie Morgan had 3 base hits and 2 RBI at Fenway Park as the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers by the count of 7 to 4. Boston started with a bang, jumping out to an early lead in their half of thefirst scoring 3 runs using 3 hits. Max Bishop started the inning off rightwhen he drew a walk. Billy Werber stepped up to the plate and he delivered aone-base hit. Morgan then laced a base-knock which scored a run. RoyJohnson followed and he lined a base-hit scoring one more run. Carl Reynoldsstepped into the box and reached on an error scoring the final run of theinning. Detroit made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to pushthe needed runs across. The victory was credited to Bob Weiland(3-2) who went 8 and 1/3 innings,allowing 4 runs. Weiland was helped out by Fritz Ostermueller who recordedhis 4th save. Vic Sorrell(1-2) was the loser. He got hit pretty hard,allowing 11 hits and 3 walks in 6 and 1/3 innings.

Nats Nip Sox for Second Win of Series, 4-3

Score winning run on error in bottom of 8th

White Sox....... 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 2

Nationals......... 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 4 11 0

4,968 fans were treated to a fine game at Griffith Stadium as only one run separated the combatants at game's end. The Washington Nationals won by theslimmest of margins, 4 to 3. Washington scored the deciding run in the 8th inning. After two were out JohnStone lined a single. Bob Boken stepped up next and he delivered a base-hit,and an error was also committed. Moe Berg then reached on an error scoringthe run. Overall Washington out-hit Chicago 11 to 8. Ed Linke(2-0) allowed no runs in 2 innings, and picked up the victory. JoeHeving(1-1) took the loss. He got hit hard, allowing 11 hits and 2 walks in8 innings.

"Sugar" Cain Sweet in 6-0 Shutout of Indians

Harder hit hardest in first loss of season

Cleveland 0 3 1

Philadelphia (AL) 6 11 0

Sugar Cain blanked Cleveland allowing just 3 hits and Bob Johnson left theyard and had 4 RBI as the Philadelphia Athletics outscored the Cleveland Indians 6 to 0. The Philadelphia fans enjoyed the offense provided by Johnson. He laced a single in the 1st inning, blasted a two-run home run (his 5th of the season) in the 3rd inning and doubled plating two runs in the 5th inning. Philadelphia had a total of 11 hits for the game. Cain (3-2) went the distance for the shutout. Mel Harder(2-1) was the loser. He was hit hard and gave up 11 hits and 3 walks in 8 innings.

Yankees Strike Back at Browns, 9-4

Flashes of old at Yankee Stadium

Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 10 0

Yankees......... 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 3 x - 9 9 0

Lou Gehrig rocketed 2 home runs as the New York Yankees beat the St. LouisBrowns by a score of 9 to 4. Gehrig had a big day at the plate. He launched a rocket-shot out of the park for a Grand Slam homerun in the 3rd inning, smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' (his 8th of the season) in the 5th inning and doubled plating two runs in the 8th inning. New York totaled 9 on the afternoon. Johnny Allen (2-0) went 7 innings allowing 4 runs for the win. Johnny Murphy earned the save, his 2nd. George Blaeholder (1-3) was the loser. He was knocked around, surrendering 5 runs in 4 innings. 'I felt great out there today,' Gehrig said, 'Maybe I should make a regular habit of getting to bed on time!'