May 18th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Cards Win in Boston with Strong Pitching
Winford and Rhem solid for Redbirds in 15th win


Cardinals....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 9 0
Braves........... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1


Catcher Spud Davis had 2 base hits as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Braves by a score of 4 to 1 at Braves Field. Boston fell behind quickly as the St. Louis offense came through in the first inning when they scored 3 runs on 4 hits. That was all Jim Winford (1-0) (pictured) needed. St. Louis took care of Boston with no trouble in the bottom of the9th. Flint Rhem was credited with his 1st save. Fred Frankhouse(2-4) took the loss. With this win, St. Louis has a 15-12 record. They have been 6-4 lately. With the loss, Boston has a record of 3-7 lately, 8-17 overall.




Giants Finally Prevail Over Reds in 12, 4-3
Salveson props up New York until offense can come through

Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 4 14 3
Giants.......... 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 11 1


The New York Giants nipped the Cincinnati Reds in 12 innings, 5 to 4 at the Polo Grounds in a hard fought contest. The game was deadlocked at 4 after nine full innings.


New York came out on top in the 12th inning. After an out was recorded, Mel Ott doubled. LeftyO'Doul stepped up to the plate and he lined a base-hit resulting in an exciting win for New York and a post-game celebration by the home townfans. New York won despite being out-hit by Cincinnati 14 hits to 11. Jack Salveson (2-0) (pictured) allowed no runs in 4 innings, and picked up the victory. Allyn Stout(0-3) was the losing pitcher in relief. He allowed 4 hits and 1 walk in 4 and 1/3 innings.



Phillies Launch Furious Comeback, Overtake Cubs 12-11
Bush shelled in first; Phillies score 4 in bottom of 9th

Cubs............ 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 11 16 2

Phillies........ 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 - 12 14 1


It was a roller coaster day for the Phillies' faithful. They saw their team blow a 5 run first inning to go down 11-5 to the first place Cubs after 4 innings. But an 8th inning rally was followed by an unconquerable effort in the 9th, for what some are calling 'the best game in Phillies' history.'

Philadelphia came up with the deciding runs in the 9th inning when they tallied 4 runs on 4 hits. The crucial at-bat was provided by Art Ruble (pictured) who made the crowd happy when he lined a one-base hit which was good for two runs. Philadelphia finished with 14 hits in the victory. Snipe Hansen (2-2) was the winner allowing no runs in 1 inning. Jim Weaver (0-1)was the losing pitcher in relief. He pitched 1 and 1/3 innings allowing 3 hits and 2 walks.



Jimmie Wilson was all smiles after the ballgame, 'It sure was looking pretty grim there for a while, but our guys never gave up - and neither did our fans- they kept cheering us on. What a sweet win!'