Sunday, September 23, 2007

June 1, 1934 - AL Game Summaries


Detroit Opens June with a Bang in Chicago
Destroy Sox in 23-4 rout

Tigers.............. 3 0 0 3 0 0 6 4 7 - 23 22 0
White Sox....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 4 10 5

Schoolboy Rowe (pictured) completed the game without help from the bullpen and had 4hits and 6 RBI as the Chicago White Sox were badly beaten by the DetroitTigers, 23 to 4.

Rowe had a good day at the plate. He delivered a one-base hit which scored a run in the 4th inning, stroked a base-hit scoring a run in the 7th inning, stroked a base-hit knocking in a run in the 8th inning and tripled with all three runners coming home in the 9th inning. Detroit provided plenty of action in the 7th inning with 6 runs on 5 hits and the 9th inning which sawthem plate 7 runs on 5 hits. Detroit managed 22 in their victory.

Rowe(5-1), allowing 4 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Ted Lyons(2-3) absorbed the loss. He was knocked around by Detroit, allowing 12 hits and 5walks in 7 innings. 'Rowe led the way - we just jumped on his back and let him take us,' Tigers skipper Mickey Cochrane said.



Sox Take First Game of Series in Washington, 5-3
Pennock shines in first start

Red Sox......... 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 5 16 0
Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 3 12 2

The Boston Red Sox arrived at Union Station (pictured) this morning in the Nation's capital to open a series against the Nationals.

Left fielder Roy Johnson had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Nationals by a score of 5 to 3. Herb Pennock (3-0), who has been performing spot relief fo the Sox this year, pitched well for Boston his first start. He surrendered 8 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings. Washington threatened in the 9th but theirrally came up short. General Crowder(1-3) was the loser. He allowed 5 runs and 14 hits in 6innings.



Yanks "Moida" A's at Shibe, 7-1
Gehrig serves notice on record book with 2 HR and 4 RBIs
Yankees......... 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 - 7 8 1
Athletics....... 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 11 1

First baseman Lou Gehrig (pictured) cracked 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Jimmie Deshong allowed Joe McCarthy to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game at ShibePark where the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 7 to2. Gehrig was a source of great heartache for the Philadelphia faithful all day. He just kept pounding out hits! He doubled which scored a run in the 1st inning, cracked a solo homerun in the 5th inning and bombed a two-run dinger (his 18th of the season) in the 7th inning.

New York won despite being out-hit by Philadelphia 11 hits to 8. The win went to Deshong(2-1) who allowed 2 runs in the game. Roy Mahaffey(0-5)was charged with the loss. 'The ball was jumping off my bat' Gehrig said.'I didn't do anything differently, it's the same way I always approach the game.'

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