May 24th, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

A's Defeat Tigers 6-4 at Navin Field
Coleman provides power today for A's

Athletics....... 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 6 13 0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 4 8 2

Right fielder Ed Coleman left the yard and had 3 RBI at Navin Field as thePhiladelphia Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 6 to 4. Detroit fell behind quickly as the Philadelphia offense came through in the first inning when they scored 3 runs on 3 hits. The critical plate appearance was by Coleman who deflated the mood of the partisan fans when he smashed a two-run homer (his 2nd of the season).

Detroit had a chance in the 9th but they came up short. Johnny Marcum(4-2) got the win allowing 2 runs in 7 and 2/3 innings. Marcum was helped out by Bob Kline who recorded his 2nd save.

The losing pitcher was Firpo Marberry(2-4). Philadelphia scored big getting 5 runs off him in 3 innings. Tigers second baseman Charlie Gehringer was especially disappointed in his two errors, which cost it two unearned runs. 'It's a disheartening loss, no question about it' said Gehringer. 'But we have to get over it and get ready for the next game.'



Nats Need Extra Innings in 2-0 Win Over Browns
Weaver "awesome today" says Cronin

Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 6 1
Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1

Monte Weaver allowed only 4 hits resulting in a big goose egg on the scoreboard for St. Louis as the Washington Nationals defeated the St. Louis Browns in 10 innings by a score of 2 to 0 at Sportsman's Park.

Neither team managed to score in the first nine innings. Washington won the hard fought contest in the 10th inning. Joe Cronin kicked off the action when he banged out a single. Fred Schulte came next and he slapped a single. Schulte took second on the throw. John Stone then drew a walk to load thebases. After an out was recorded, Eddie Phillips stepped in and he drew awalk resulting in a run. One out later, Buddy Myer stepped up to the plateand he drew a walk scoring the final run of the inning. Washington finishedwith just 6 hits in the victory.

It was the 2nd shutout of the year for Weaver (3-4). Dick Coffman(0-3) was the losing pitcher. He allowed just 6 hits and no walks in 9 innings. Browns manager Rogers Hornsby was obviously impressed with the pitching of Weaver, 'That guymade us look a little silly out there this afternoon. We just couldn't get to him at all - everything was working for him. I just hope that he got thatkinda performance out of his system.' Nationals player manager Cronin said 'Weaver was a one man show out there - he bailed us out.'



Yankees Win Over Sox 4-3
Gomez wins 5th with complete game

Yankees........ 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 1
White Sox..... 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1

Lefty Gomez pitched a complete game as the New York Yankees outscored theChicago White Sox 4 to 3. New York had 2 runs cross the plate in the top of the 3rd inning. That was all the offense they were to need. Neither team managed to score after the 3rd inning.

The winning pitcher was Gomez(5-3) who allowed 3 runs for the game. Milt Gaston(3-2) was the loser. He surrendered 4 runs and 9 hits in 9 innings.

The New York ballclub's record now stands at 15-16. With the loss, Chicago has a record of 3-7 lately, 13-16 overall.