May 20th, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Tigers Nip Nats for 4-3 Win In Detroit
Doljack with three hits helps Rowe get win #4


Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 3 8 2
Tigers............ 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 - 4 13 1


Schoolboy Rowe was able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete game as the Detroit Tigers won a dandy at Navin Field over the Washington Nationals, 4 to 3.


The game was decided in the 9th inning. Frank Doljack (pictured) laced a base-hit to spark the inning. Two outs later Charlie Gehringer came up and he lined a one-base hit. Billy Rogell then laced a single making Detroit the victors to the delight of the home town faithful. Detroit finished with 13 hits in the victory.


Rowe(4-0) finished the game allowing 3 runs in the victory. Bobby Burke(0-2) was the loser. He was knocked around by Detroit, allowing 13 hits and 4 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings. 'I had a little blister on my index finger before the game, but I thought itwas nothing.' Rowe said. 'I was lucky I got a win because I couldn't put theball where I wanted it.



West Hits for Cycle as Browns Dismantle A's
Bejma, Clift and Campbell also hit at will



Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 - 6 16 3
Browns.......... 2 0 1 0 2 6 4 0 - 15 19 0


Center fielder Sammy West (pictured) hit for the cycle and had 4 RBI at Sportsman's Park as the St. Louis Browns beat the Philadelphia Athletics by the count of 15 to 6. West really 'lit it up' for St. Louis. He cracked a two-run shot (his 3rd ofthe season) in the 1st inning, ripped a base-knock in the 3rd inning, tripled scoring a run in the 5th inning, doubled plating a run in the 6th inning andl aced a base-hit in the 7th inning. St. Louis lit up the scoreboard in the 6th inning when they had 6 runs on 6 hits and the 7th inning which saw them plate 4 runs on 4 hits.


St. Louis out-hit Philadelphia for the game, 19 hits to 16. The win was credited to George Blaeholder (2-3) who went 8 and 2/3 inningsallowing 6 runs. Roy Mahaffey (0-3) was the loser. By giving up 5 runs in 4 and 1/3 innings his ERA increased from 5.40 to 5.77.


Indians Humilate Yankees in Devestating 21-4 Win
Averill drives in 9 with 3 home runs


Yankees......... 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 8 1
Indians......... 4 3 3 2 1 5 3 0 - 21 26 0


Earl Averill (pictured) rocketed 3 home runs and had 9 RBI and Monte Pearson pitched a complete game as the Cleveland Indians crushed the New York Yankees 21 to4.

Averill was spectacular at the plate. He lofted a three-run 'big-fly' in the 3rd inning, stroked a base-hit in the 5th inning, lost the ball over the fence for three runs in the 6th inning and rifled a three-run blast (his 9th of the season) in the 7th inning. Cleveland bats were hot in the 1st inning when they had 4 runs on 4 hits and the 6th inning with 5 runs on 6 hits. The Cleveland offense man-handled the New York pitching staff as they scored in 7 of the 9 innings. The victory went to Pearson (3-3) who went the distance allowing 4 runs. DannyMacfayden(1-4) was tagged with the loss. He pitched 1 inning and surrendered 6 hits and 1 walk. 'I had a big day, but there's a lot of credit to go around' Averill said. 'We played well together as a team.'



Chicago Shreds Boston Pitching Staff in 19-5 Rout
Every White Sox hits as home team scores in 7 of 8 at bats


Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 - 5 9 2
White Sox....... 5 2 3 0 2 2 4 1 - 19 22 3


George Earnshaw went the distance and left fielder Al Simmons had 4 hits and 4 RBI as the Chicago White Sox man-handled the Boston Red Sox - the final scorewas 19 to 5.


Chicago took the lead off George Pipgras in the first inning as they scored 5 runs on 4 base hits. The critical plate appearance was by Zeke Bonura who made the crowd happy when he lost the ball over the fence for three runs (his 5th of the season). Chicago bats were hot in the 1st inning with 5 runs on 4 hits and the 7th inning which saw them plate 4 runs on 4 hits. The Chicago offense man-handled the Boston pitching staff as they scored in 7 of the 9 innings.

Earnshaw (3-3) lasted until the end allowing 5 runs for the win. Pipgras (0-2)ended up with the loss. He surrendered 3 hits and 2 walks in 2/3 of an inning.